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Maybe he was kidding, but director Clio Barnard recently described "Ali & Ava" as his chance to make a "social realist musical." The phrase, which escaped me during a BFI London Film Festival interview, struck me as something of an oxymoron at first: How is it that a harsh, realistic portrayal of a struggling working-class English couple coexists with the most surreal of film genres? But in light of the end result, Barnard's ambition makes perfect sense. The film's two main characters don't burst into song out of nowhere, but instead listen to music as an escape from their everyday stresses. It is the force that unites them. Equal parts weariness and good cheer for British Pakistani actor Adeel Akhtar ("Four Lions"), Ali is a Yorkshire-based ex-radio DJ who gravitates toward dance and electronic music. An Irish transplant to the region, Ava (Claire Rushbrook) is more of an old-school folk and country fanatic. The two characters are separate

Disney confirmed an official release date for Hocus Pocus 2, which comes nearly 30 years after the original movie and sees the Sanderson Sisters return to wreak havoc in Salem, Massachusetts. The original film is a much-loved cult classic, and while many legacy sequels tend to seem shameless cashing in on nostalgia, it's hard not to get excited about the return to Salem. We can't wait to see what the return of the Sanderson sisters has in store, so here's everything you need to know about Hocus Pocus 2. Stars: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy The Sanderson sisters are back in the first Hocus Pocus 2 trailer, and they're just as kid-hungry as ever. The sequel to the classic Halloween movie reunites Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy as Winifred, Sarah, and Mary Sanderson, respectively, and takes place 29 years after the original. The teaser begins with a scene of three high school students played by Whitney Peak, Belissa Escobedo, and Li

Rising actors Reign Edwards and Charlie Gillespie star in Love You Anyway, a drama from Wayfarer Studios and first-time director Anna Matz. The project is part of the Six Feet Apart experiment created by Wayfarer's Justin Baldoni, the filmmaker behind the Disney+ drama Clouds. The initiative challenged the storytellers to look beyond the social isolation of COVID-19 and use the current circumstances to drive the film project forward. In Love You Anyway, the evolving formats of home video chronicle the life of a young woman, Mackenzie (Edwards), from birth to adulthood as she experiences the ups and downs of life alongside her childhood best friend, Lucas (Gillespie). ). As Mackenzie's struggle with depression worsens over the years, she is forced to find the will to fight alongside the people who love her most. According to Wayfarer, the film hopes to show how mental health issues develop and evolve, and ultimately how they are treated and conquered through love and support. Ma

 Fifty and fabulous is not how Gina feels. She is numb to a life she didn't imagine. Her work, her marriage, hers doesn't excite her. She is in a rut. When her ocean-loving friends arrange a visit to her home from a stripper as a surprise birthday, Gina didn't know she would be a spark that would ignite and take her on a journey unknown, learning as she went, along the way to get it. mojo back! British actress Sally Phillips stars in this Australian film set in Western Australia. Ella's goal is to please in her role as Gina, the good housewife to her husband Adrian, played by Cameron Daddo and the hard worker at the settlement company where she works, but she is invisible to both of them. The only pleasure in her life is swimming in the ocean in the morning with her group of friends. To cheer her up, they throw a birthday surprise and arrange for a stripper to show up at her door. However, things continue to unravel when Gina is fired from her job and is faced with the

“Alone Together,” though set in 2020 amid the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, infuses the genre with the comfort of a matching cashmere bralette and cardigan sweater from the late 2010s, according to the writer, director, producer and trending star Katie Holmes. made famous then. It's easy to get lost in the nostalgic bits of "Alone Together," like Anthropologie's quaint home furnishings and the chic closets of a "woman on the move in the Big Apple." It's even easier to get lost in the simple but charming jokes of Jim Sturgess and Holmes. But don't get too dreamy for the rom-coms of the past: The film, which premiered at Tribeca 2022, has a jarring reminder that the world is a harrowing place, full of death, betrayal, and traumatic loss. So goes our cute and quirky escape. “Alone Together” centers on June (Holmes), a restaurant critic who is suddenly out of a job and on a break in her relationship with her boyfriend John (Derek Luke, with whom Holmes

Where the Crawdad's Sing, an adaptation of Delia Owen's novel starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, is hitting theaters this summer and is already one of the most anticipated movies of 2022. A New York Times bestseller and Amazon's best-selling fiction book for all of 2019, Where the Crawdads Sing(opens in new tab), has been adapted by Reece Witherspoon's producer Hello Sunshine after she read it as part of her Instagram book club(opens in new tab) in September 2018. The actor said making the film was "one of those really exciting once-in-a-lifetime opportunities" after falling in love with the story that follows Kya Clark, a sensitive and intelligent young woman who has survived on her own for years. in the marshes of Barkley Cove, North Carolina. The story takes a dark turn when a man Kya was involved with is found dead and she becomes the prime suspect. However, Reece is no stranger to exciting crime dramas after making shows and movies like Big Little Lies, Little F

Headstrong teenager Julija lives on an island off the Croatian coast with her father, Ante, and dutiful mother. However, she sees the arrival of Javier, a millionaire friend of her parents, as an opportunity to make a bet for freedom. Coming-of-age movies set in an idyllic location during a vacation almost always have a doom feel. Even a comedy can be portrayed with a touch of sadness, and things may not always work out in the end. Murina doesn't play much with that formula, but it has enough to work as an effective drama. At least in its opening parts, the film feels formulaic due to lead Julija's performance. She is a precarious teenager, who is shaken by the arrival of Javier, an authoritarian and stubborn friend of her father. She often fantasizes about replacing her father with this man, even trying to set him up with her long-suffering mother, thinking it's the right thing to do with disastrous results. In her mind, Javier is everything that her father is not. Sensiti

"Stay Seated" Lionsgate has revealed an official movie trailer for Hot Seat, a new get-hit-by-a-bomb thriller from low-budget action filmmaker James Cullen Bressack. He's been making forgettable action movies for years with Bruce Willis, but now that he's retired they've moved on to work with Mel Gibson for his next mediocre movie. A reformed hacker-turned-cybersecurity technician finds himself in the "hot seat" when he realizes he just set up a bomb under his chair and is forced to help an anonymous maniac pull off a cyber heist. impossible. Kevin Dillon stars as the one in the chair, with Mel Gibson as a cop on the bomb squad, plus Shannen Doherty, Sam Asghari, Michael Welch and Eddie Steeples. The funny thing is that this is more or less the concept of Speed, but it was transferred to a "cyberthriller" movie. Stars: Jasper Pääkkönen, Nanna Blondell, Sverrir Gudnason Oscar winner Mel Gibson brings to life this explosive cyber-thriller. The ac

Terrorists storm the nation's capital during the Independence Day celebrations and take hostages that include the president, as well as other diplomats and personalities. The plot of Olympus Has Fallen Again? No, it's Attack on Finland, based on the novel “6/12” by Ilkka Remes, the Finnish equivalent of Tom Clancy. And given the current political climate, where better to set an international thriller than Finland? EJPO agents Sylvia Madsen and her associate Markus 'Max' Tanner break into a supposedly empty house in Estonia to obtain evidence against a Russian cybercriminal Leonid Titov (Juhan Ulfsak, ​​The Last Ones, Tenet ). Unfortunately, they got some bad information, and as a result, Sylvia ends up shooting and killing Leonid's young son. Fast forward a bit and the controversial Jean Morel (Zijad Gracic, Wasn't Afraid to Die, Children of the Fall), an old friend of President Koskivuo (Robert Enckell, Dual, Devil's Bride) is coming to Finland for the Fall

It's 1818, and "the season" is in full swing in upper-class London. The "ton" of high society is present in full force, making their way through balls, operas, dinners, teas, walks around bodies of water large and small, and even the occasional horse sale, all in the service of of one main objective: to capture a spouse, and hopefully one with a lot of money to his aristocratic name. But a lady from high society is still on strike, and when she enters her fifth season without landing a suitable husband, things are getting pretty desperate. Pretty soon, they'll even turn downright bad. First-time filmmaker Emma Holly Jones tells a lush, lavish and rather playful story with her “Mr. Malcolm's List,” featuring a new twist on the Regency-era romantic comedy that has kept author Jane Austen such a popular commodity for so long. Jones, however, makes almost as many missteps along the way (a losing streak, a predictable plot, and a conclusion that feels too eas

Netflix premiered a new clip from the upcoming animated series Sonic Prime. The video spotlights the titular hedgehog as he springs into action alongside a cast of new characters. Netflix's 30-second clip shows little to tease fans except an art style reminiscent of some games in the Sonic franchise. It also shows a quick interaction between Sonic and Big the Cat when the blue hedgehog nearly hits Big and Froggy, Big's best friend, as he runs past to help his friends. The trailer didn't reveal an exact release date, though it did hint that Sonic Prime would be coming "soon." In Sonic Prime, the blue hedgehog will learn amazing things about himself through various trials and tribulations. Each fight presents him with a new opportunity to become the hero he has always been known to be, but also allows him to discover new truths about the world around him. This isn't the first glimpse Sonic fans have seen of his new animated series. Netflix and SEGA previously re

The Man from Toronto 2022 Let's get that out of the way here and now. What starts out with an interesting premise, with solid talent behind it, quickly turns into a pointless mess that isn't exciting, fun, or interesting. Even with actors like Kaley Cuoco and Woody Harrelson, the sheer madness at the center of the film keeps you from laughing even during its absurd hour and 50-minute runtime. Relying on total suspension of disbelief, The Man from Toronto centers on Kevin Hart's Teddy, a failed gym guru who, in an effort to do something for his wife Ruth (Jasmine Mathews), rents a cabin for a little getaway. , the only problem is the printer ran out of ink. That little mistake leads to Teddy ending up in the wrong house and being mistaken for the enigmatic Man from Toronto. Stars: Kaley Cuoco, Woody Harrelson, Kevin Hart With a plot afoot and Teddy the only way in, the US government decides to use him to infiltrate the criminal underworld. This plan quickly derails when the

A new feature film inspired by the pandemic and starring Brian Austin Green is being made in Sacramento. The McKinley Park basketball court is the setting for one of the scenes in the feature film, called "Pacerville." "Sacramento is amazing. The people are very friendly. It's a beautiful city," Green said. After years of playing a student on television on the popular '90s show "Beverly Hills, 90210," Green says he "isn't the baby anymore." He said that he is "surreal" that he is now playing a teacher struggling during the pandemic. "I'm the old man with the beard," he said. "Pacerville" is about a teacher dealing with students in his Zoom class who aren't paying attention.Filmmaker and Sacramento native Nick Leisure is directing the film. He said he came up with the idea during the pandemic as something he could shoot with a small cast. Green said that after trying to help his three children, age

Sylvester Stallone is making the jump to streaming. Paramount+ has released the first trailer for "Tulsa King," the new crime drama from "Yellowstone" creator Taylor Sheridan, starring Stallone in the title role. Tulsa King stars Stallone as mob boss Dwight "The General" Manfredi. When the mob kingpin is released from prison after 25 years, his boss unceremoniously exiles him to set up shop in Tulsa, OK. Realizing that his mob family might not have his best interests in mind, Dwight slowly builds a "crew" from a group of unlikely characters to help him establish a new criminal empire in a place he loves. it might as well be another planet. Stars: Rory Gross, Andrew Olson, Garrett Hedlund Stallone, in the first regular television role of his career, plays Dwight Manfredi, a New York mob boss who is finally released from prison after a 25-year sentence. Upon his release, his boss unceremoniously relocates him to Tulsa, Oklahoma to set up criminal o

Created, written and produced by Peter Ocko, Moonhaven is about a utopian colony on the moon that may hold the keys to preserving life on Earth, which has become increasingly dangerous. The series, produced by AMC Studios, will debut on AMC and AMC+ next year.  There seems to be no shortage of great sci-fi and future-set TV shows that propel us into space. From Apple TV+'s "For All Mankind" to ABC's "Debris," Netflix's "Away" and the upcoming Apple TV+ show "Foundation," the cosmos is a prime stage for epic stories to unfold. AMC is getting on the sci-fi boom lately with "Moonhaven," a new TV show from "Lodge 49" and "Black Sails" executive producer Peter Ocko (via TV Line). According to early reports on the project, "Moonhaven" will consist of six episodes, suggesting the possibility that it is a limited series for a network not known for indulging in such shows. However, if "Moonhaven&quo

Jordan Peele's new horror Nope, Universal's final trailer for the film finally reveals the reason everyone in it is terrified of the sky, and it has very little to do with the weather. The sudden death of Otis Jr. (Daniel Kaluuya) and Emerald Haywood's (Keke Palmer) father, Otis Sr. (Keith Haywood), is what initially sends the brother and sister reeling, and they are left with the task. to figure out what to do with the family. ranch full of rodeo horses in the new trailer. Though both brothers are ready to take over in their father's absence, Otis Jr. (who goes by "OJ") can't shake the feeling that his father was killed, not by a person per se, but by something. or someone who lurks in the eerie clouds that always seem to hover over his land. Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Brandon Perea Nope's flashy posters were already hinting at what kind of terror the film's leads would face, but the new trailer makes it clear that the Haywoods and other

When it comes to the horror genre, ghosts are the only thing that really scares me. I know it's silly, but the idea of ​​a spectral entity breaking into our reality is terrifying. That said, I also love shows about paranormal investigations like Paranormal State and A Haunting. That said, going into THE HOUSE IN BETWEEN 2, with what little I knew about the film, I was prepared for a scare. To better describe the plot, I'll turn to the official synopsis: “After a life-changing paranormal experience, Alice Jackson has refused to spend another night in her own home. Seeking answers, she opened her home to investigators who conducted the first paranormal investigation in a decade. Who or what is hanging around her house? A beautiful documentary that tells the true story of a homeowner and the team searching for answers so Alice can return to her home. Not only is this film scary, but it's also a thought-provoking look at what it's like to live with a ghost. Bridging the par

"The Dragon Master is here." So proclaims Jack Black's Po the Panda in the official trailer for the new Netflix/DreamWorks Animation animated series, Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight. In the trailer, we see the first images of Black's Po, in a reprisal of his role from the Kung Fu movies, the first time he has voiced the character in a television series. Black first voiced him to Po for the original Kung Fu Panda movie in 2008, then reprized the role in Kung Fu Panda 2 in 2011 and Kung Fu Panda 3 in 2016. An official synopsis has now been released alongside the trailer for Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, which reads; "Jack Black returns to KUNG FU PANDA in the new series Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight. When a mysterious pair of weasels set their sights on a collection of four powerful weapons, Po must leave his home to embark on a globetrotting quest. for redemption and justice that finds him partnered with a no-nonsense English knight named Wandering Blade.

Monster High, Mattel's toy line representing the daughters of classic monsters (including Frankie Stein, Draculaura, and Clawdeen Wolf), is coming to life with two new projects that were announced earlier this year. For starters, a live-action TV musical movie "Monster High" is in the works and coming soon, along with a new animated series. From Nickelodeon and Mattel, the movie is coming to Nickelodeon and Paramount+ this fall, and the character posters feature the live-action versions of the dolls this afternoon. Stars: Steve Valentine, Ceci Balagot, Lilah Fitzgerald Miia Harris, Ceci Balagot, Nayah Damasen, Case Walker, Kyle Selig, Marci T. House, Scotch Ellis Loring, Steve Valentine, Jy Prishkulnik, Lina Lecompte, Justin Derickson, Lilah Fitzgerald and Nasiv Sall have been cast in Action TV at live. movie. “Monster High follows Clawdeen Wolf (Harris), who was born half human and half werewolf, after he arrives at her new school, Monster High. She quickly befriends her

With the premiere of Netflix's Spriggan fast approaching, the streaming company released a new key visual highlighting the anime's deadly characters. As reported by Comic Natalie, the artwork was illustrated by Shuhei Handa, who is serving as the show's animation director and character designer. The image shows how the Spriggan agents of the new remake are ready for battle and shows some details of the action in which they will be involved. David Production, the studio behind JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Fire Force, is producing Netflix's Spriggan. Alongside Handa, the anime's creative team includes director Hiroshi Kobayashi (Tiger & Bunny) and writer Hiroshi Seko. Several voice cast members have already been revealed, including Chiaki Kobayashi (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime) as Yū, Akio Ohtsuka (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) as Steve H. Foster, Ayumu Murase (She Professed Herself). Pupil of the Wise Man) as Colonel McDougal and Ken Na

Pretty Little Liars was a cultural reboot, and if the new trailer for Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin is anything to go by, the spinoff could be following in its footsteps. The new teaser uses the iconic "Two Can Keep a Secret" theme song from the original, complete with Jackbox Trivia Murder Party sound effects and a glimpse of A, ready to wreak havoc on a new generation of liars. Based on the young adult novels written by Sara Shepard, the mystery-thriller series wowed audiences from 2010 to 2017 with its dark, twisted plot and soapy drama, and still ranks as the number one series. 1 series on Freeform, according to Deadline. Two spin-offs have aired since the original series finale: 2013's supernatural Ravenswood and 2019's sequel series The Perfectionists, but both shows ran for just one season. Now a new story is entering the PLL Universe with Original Sin. First announced in the fall of 2020, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin is the next chapter in the PLL leg

The Halloween franchise is one of the most epic horror franchises in movie history and with the latest installment in the new Jamie Lee Curtis-directed reboot series recently ending, fans are eagerly awaiting the conclusion of the decades-long struggle between Michael Myers and Laurie. Strode (Curtis). Halloween first hit theaters in 1978, and since then, the Michael Myers story has gone through many iterations, though none as successful and effective as the latest trilogy. Halloween (2018) reinvigorated the franchise, picking up the story as a direct sequel to the original after Michael and Laurie clashed once again, 40 years after the events of the first film. "There's not a lot of gaming, there's not a lot of retro wit and joy," Green said. “It's kind of a coming-of-age movie, and it has a very different tone. And that's what excited me about it, is that the three chapters that I've been involved in are very different from each other. They're all th

There's a strange feeling here: the feeling that the eponymous father of the bride is right when it comes to his many concerns about a possible happy event that is about to consume his life, for better and much for worse. Edward Streeter's 1949 novel "Father of the Bride" inspired Vincente Minnelli's 1950 Best Picture nominee and Charles Shyer's excellent 1991 version (plus sequels and even a TV series), and now the story gets another reimagining, this time through the prism of a vibrant and complicated Cuban-American family headed by Andy Garcia as the appropriately confused patriarch. While many of the film's beats are familiar, director Gary Alazraki's take on this classic family comedy often misses an essential ingredient: real humor. His heart is in the right place, but even his wackiest diversions, including "SNL" star Chloe Fineman trying to put a spin on Martin Short's indelible wedding planner Franck, plus a new take on the two f

Dan Chase, the lead in FX's new drama The Old Man, is on the run. They're chasing him, do you see what they did there? — by various US government agencies, at least one deadly contractor, and international adversaries. He is an intelligent man, but his main antagonist is time: a past that catches up with him and a future that becomes more finite. It's a role made for Jeff Bridges, one of those actors who was born to and into Hollywood stardom and has gracefully grown from golden boy to septuagenarian savant on movie screens across the country. As a thriller, The Old Man doesn't always deliver. His internal logic is spotty and his backstory shallow. As a showcase for Bridges and John Lithgow, the rare actor almost able to match his indelible co-star role in another indelible role, The Old Man is far more satisfying, though audiences will yearn for a more direct interplay between the two perfect notes. drives and less of the genre filler that stretches three of the four e

First, the elegantly cruel baroness in "Cruella." Now, the wicked Miss Trunchbull in "Matilda the Musical." Is there a childhood villain that Emma Thompson can't transform into? Roald Dahl's beloved novel "Matilda" gets another big-screen treatment courtesy of Netflix, this time a rock musical based on the Tony and Olivier-winning production directed by Matthew Warchus. Thompson plays Principal Trunchbull, who is determined to extinguish independent thinking among her elementary school students, including the brilliant and exceptionally talented Matilda, played by "Darklands" star Alisha Weir. Matilda's only role model, Miss Honey (Lashana Lynch), encourages Matilda to use her vivid imagination and keep her curiosity going, despite Trunchbull's demands to get rid of all the "rebels" in Crunchem Hall. . The film will premiere this holiday season on Netflix. Sony Pictures UK and TriStar Pictures will release the film exclu