Monthly Archives: September 2019

“The Rhythm Section” Lavishly Suspenseful Trailer and Poster

Blake Lively, with short hair, is a novelty.

Directed by Reed MoranoThe Rhythm Section follows Stephanie Patrick, played by Blake Lively. She is an ordinary woman on a path of self-destruction after the tragedy of her family’s death in a plane crash. 

When Stephanie discovers that the crash was not an accident, she enters a dark, complex world to seek revenge on those responsible and find her redemption. Based on the novel by Mark Burnell, who created a series of books based on the character Stephanie Patrick. Burnell also wrote the screenplay for the movie. 

Morano is an Emmy-winning director for The Handmaid’s Tale and a talented cinematographer. The Rhythm Section also stars Jude Law and Sterling K. Brown.

The movie trailer looks legit, and it’s exciting to see Lively get a movie of this caliber. Lively also starred in A Simple Favor with Anne Kendrick. I highly recommend A Simple Favor. Lively’s part is smaller, but it’s a good movie.

The movie clip is an intense car chase that keeps you on the edge of your proverbial seat.

The next trailer, designed for social media platforms, I don’t see much of a difference.

The next two featurettes lack enough information to tell you about the story, which is crucial to making this movie entertaining, and not just another female action movie.

The two movie clips show how Lively’s character is withdrawn but emerging and calculating.

“Dark Waters” Poster, Clips and Trailer

Directed by Todd Haynes, Dark Waters, motivated by a harrowing true story of a determined attorney, played by Mark Ruffalo, uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths due to one of the world’s largest corporations – Dupont. 

In unearthing the corruption, he risks everything—his future, family, and life—to expose the truth. Haynes’s directing credits include Wonderstruck, the Mildred Pierce Mini-series, and Far From Heaven

Based on an article by Nathaniel Rich, Matthew Michael Carnahan wrote the first screenplay, which was finalized by Mario Correa.

The rest of the cast is impressive, including Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Camp, Victor Garber, Mare Winningham, William Jackson Harper, and Bill Pullman.

One of the two following clips is decent. The other one doesn’t say much of the story, but we see some excellent acting by Tim Robbins.

This clip crescendos into a massive scene at a public function. Victor Garber holds his own with Mark Ruffalo.

“En Brazos De Un Asesino” Poster and Trailer

The movie is in Spanish with English subtitles.

Directed by Matias Moltrasio, En Brazos De Un Asesino follows Victor, played by William Levy. He is smooth-talking, seductive, eye candy for the ladies and a cold-blooded assassin who kills for money. 

When he arrives at the home of an unmerciful drug lord to collect payment for his recent assassination, he encounters the gorgeous Sarai, played by Alicia Sanz. She spent the last nine years forced to be with the drug lord.

Victor leaves the drug lord’s compound, and Sarai seizes her chance at freedom by hiding out in Victor’s car. But things don’t go as planned, and instead of being transported back to her home, she finds herself free from one dangerous man only to be caught in the clutches of another.

While on the run from the vengeful drug lord and his brutal henchmen, Victor’s conscience catches up with him as he risks all he stands for to protect his captive.

In the end, the power Sarai unknowingly holds over Victor, and their undeniable attraction, places her right in the arms of a killer.

The thriller, based on the book “Killing Sarai,” by J.A. Redmerski, also stars Adrian Lastra, Roberto Sosa, Ettore D’Alessandro and Jean Jean.

“Countdown” Trailer and Posters

Written and directed by Justin Dec, Countdown is a horror movie that follows a nurse, played by Anne Winters, who downloads an app that claims to predict the moment a person will die.

It tells her she only has three days to live. With the clock ticking and a figure haunting her, she must find a way to save her life before time runs out.

Elizabeth Lail and Charlie McDermott also star in this funny but horrific movie.

The movie trailer is intense, and horror fans get their blood pumped.

The next two clips are scary and creepy. But, I am not sure if the dude is for real. In the last clip, he doesn’t seem all that concerned about his countdown.

“The Warrior Queen of Jhansi” Trailer, Clip & Poster

Co-written by Swati Bhise, Devika Bhise, and Olivia Emden, with Swati Bhise also directing, The Warrior Queen of Jhansi tells the true story of the legendary Rani of Jhansi, played by Devika Bhise, a feminist icon in India and a fearless freedom fighter. Rani means Queen. 

In 1857 India, this 24-year-old General led her people into battle against the British Empire, earning the reputation of Joan of Arc of the East.  This real-life Wonder Woman’s insurrection shifted the balance of power in the region and set the demise of the notorious British East India Company and the beginning of the British Raj under Queen Victoria, played by Jodhi May.

The rest of the impressive cast includes Rupert Everett, Nathaniel Parker, Ben Lamb, and Derek Jacobi.

It’s hard to imagine this culture allowed women to fight in battles. How did it change to what it is today?

“Portrait of a Lady on Fire” Poster and Trailer

Written and directed by Céline Sciamma, “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” is a French movie with English subtitles that won Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival 2019. 

he movie takes place during the end of the eighteenth century on an isolated island in Brittany. A female painter named Marianne, played by Noémie Merlant, is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman named Heloise, played by Adèle Haenel.

Marianne is secretly painting Heloise’s portrait, and they gradually fall in love with each other.

“Transparent: Musicale Finale” Posters and Trailer

The movie based on the hit TV series.

The Transparent: Musical Finale takes the beloved Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning series to new heights as a dazzling movie fantasia inspired by the classic musicals that shaped society.

When the Pfeffermans face a life-changing loss, they begin a journey hilarious and melancholy, brazen and bold.

As they face this new transition, they confront grief and come together to celebrate connection, joy, and transformation.

Created by Jill Soloway, with original music by Faith Soloway, the finale features returning cast including Judith Light, Gaby Hoffmann, Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass, Alexandra Billings, Kathryn Hahn, Shakina Nayfack, Trace Lysette, as well as several fan-favorite characters returning for this special send-off.

“Gretel & Hansel” Taste of Horror Trailer, Posters, Featurette

A foggy evening in the autumn forest

Written by Rob Hayes and directed by Osgood Perkins, Gretel & Hansel is not the fairytale we are familiar with but rather a horror movie.

The movie follows a young girl, played by Sophia Lillis, who leads her little brother, played by Sammy Leakey, into a dark, ominous forest. Like a long time ago in a distant fairytale countryside story, the brother and sister are in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon the very core of terrifying evil.

Get scared watching Gretel and Hansel.

Perkins is also a writer and an actor who played a minor role in Legally Blonde. He is the son of actor Anthony Perkins of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho.

Gretel & Hansel also stars Charles Babalola, Alice Krige, and Jessica De Gouw.

The featurette discusses how fairy tales are scary.