Tag: Charlize Theron
The Old Guard | Review
No Man Could Be Their Equal: Prince-Bythewood Ponders Immortality with Graphic Novel Adaptation
Director Gina Prince-Bythewood’s fourth film is a marked departure from her previous...
Bombshell | Review
All the Network Allows: Roach Gets Righteous with Topical Melodrama
They’re mad as hell and they just might not take it anymore. So could...
Long Shot | Review
It Happened One Election: Levine Finds Levity in Winning Political Rom-Com
While it arguably doesn’t go for broke and can’t quite shake the well-grooved...
Top 50 Most Anticipated American Independent Films of 2019: #43. Jay Roach’s Fair and Balanced
Fair and Balanced
In a project that will carry a heavier price tag than Trumbo (read review), while we normally don't associate him with American indie,...
A Private War | Review
War is War is War: Heineman Tackles the Controversial Marie Colvin in Narrative Debut
Oscar nominated documentarian Matthew Heineman (2015’s Cartel Land), follows up recent...
Top 100 Most Anticipated American Indie Films of 2018: #84. Nash Edgerton’s Gringo
Gringo
He might have a background in back breaking stunt man work (more than two decades worth), but in our books, this Aussie's true vocation...
Atomic Blonde | Review
Hey There, Stoli Girl: Theron Crackles with a Cold War Climax
Giving new meaning to the term ‘blonde ambition,’ Charlize Theron steals the action icon...
The Fate of the Furious | Review
Fated Attraction: Gray Delivers the Expected in Mind Numbing Franchise Entry
Following the box office success of 2015’s Straight Outta Compton, his most relevant in...
2016 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 10: Sean Penn’s Proposes Cinematic War Zone for “The Last Face”
A well liked actor and personality on the Croisette, he had his first outing as a filmmaker with The Indiana Runner land in the...
The Huntsman: Winter’s War | Review
Sister, My Sister: Love is a Much Belabored Thing in Fairy Tale Pre/Sequel
While it certainly doesn’t reinvent the wheel (or, for that matter, capture...
Mad Max: Fury Road | Blu-ray Review
Every so often, and in increasingly rare numbers, a big budget Hollywood extravaganza comes along and negates the crushing conditioned cynicism built into our...
Dark Places | Review
Grim Girl: Pacquet-Brenner’s Adaptation Brandishes Relentlessly Contrived Twists
“I have a meanness in me,” warns the omniscient narrator of Dark Places, as voiced by a...
It’s Miller’s Time: Mad Max: Fury Road Receives Cannes Film Fest Invite
In an odd leap frog announcement, the Cannes Film Festival have announced an Out of Competition selection that is not the opening film for...
Peacekeeping Penn: Exarchapoulos & Theron Tapped for “The Last Space”
We found out this morning (via ThePlaylist folks) that Sean Penn (the filmmaker) was among the curious Blue Is the Warmest Color onlookers and...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2013: #63. George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
Director: George Miller
Writer(s): Miller, Nick Lathouris and Brendan McCarthy
Producer(s): Doug Mitchell, P.J. Voeten
U.S. Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron,...
