Michael Zaiko Hall wrote and directed Peter Five Eight. The story follows a charismatic man in black, played by Kevin Spacey, an assassin with no conscience.
At the behest of his shadowy boss, played by Jake Weber, Peter uncovers the truth about the seemingly glamorous real estate agent named Sam, played by Jet Jandreau.
Set in a small mountain community, Peter focuses on Brenda, played by Rebecca De Mornay. He is searching for information. It reveals that Sam is an unhinged alcoholic with a dark secret.
With a stylistic noir theme, the psychological tension, crime, and mystery reveal that not everyone is on the up and up. The film leans on stylish noir themes of corruption, betrayal, and suspense that drive the story forward.
Based on The New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning nonfiction book Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer by author James L. Swanson, Manhunt is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best-known but least-understood crimes in history.
Inside the Lincoln Conspiracy
The series tells the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, alongside Tobias Menzies, Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone, Will Harrison, Brandon Flynn, Damian O’Hare, Glenn Morshower, Patton Oswalt, Matt Walsh, and Hamish Linklater.
Themes of Justice, Power, and Revenge
Menzies plays Edwin Stanton, Lincoln’s Secretary of War, who leads the nationwide hunt while trying to protect the former president’s vision for Reconstruction. The political tensions are high, dividing America after the Civil War.
The Assassination That Changed America
Highlights include lesser-known historical figures, such as Black Americans whose lives intertwined with the investigation. Also, the aftermath of Lincoln’s death. Menzies and Boyle are exceptional in the series, while mixing historical fact with storytelling.
Another horror film from Blumhouse, with Jeff Wadlow directing an original horror that taps into the innocence of imaginary friends.
The story follows figments of childhood imagination. Or is something terrifying lying just beneath?
When Imagination Becomes Reality
When Jessica, played by DeWanda Wise, moves back into her childhood home with her family, her youngest stepdaughter Alice, played by Pyper Braun, develops an eerie attachment to a stuffed bear named Chauncey. She found the stuffed animal in the basement.
“Not all imaginary friends are friendly… at least that’s what the characters at the heart of Imaginary are about to find out,” shares Wadlow. “I love making films that play with the audience’s perception of what is real and what is not, so a horror movie that explores the frightening possibilities of imaginary friends was the perfect sandbox for me to play in.
“I think the movie we made is filled with unexpected twists, big scares, and, above all else, a ton of thrilling fun. DeWanda, Pyper, and Taegen, the characters at the center of our story, are not only believable as a blended family but a blast to watch as the tale unfolds.
DeWanda Wise as Jessica in Imaginary. Photo Credit: Parrish Lewis
Exploring the Film’s Creepy Atmosphere
Alice plays games with Chauncey that begin playfully and become increasingly sinister. Jessica intervenes because Alice’s behavior becomes increasingly concerning. She realizes Chauncey is much more than the stuffed toy bear she believed him to be.
Supernatural Creatures and Haunted Memories
The supporting cast includes Tom Payne, Taegan Burns, Pyper Braun, Veronica Falcon, and Betty Buckley.
“I think audiences are going to love watching them go toe to toe with Chauncey, our evil little bear. “I promise you’ll never look at a Teddy the same way again,” says Wadlow.
We know the end of this story is sad, but the film Back to Black is a pseudo-celebration of the talented artist Amy Winehouse, played by Marisa Abela.
Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse and Jack O’Connell as Blake Fielder-Civil in BACK TO BLACK, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Dean Rogers/Focus Features.
Love and Heartbreak
Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, the movie portrays her turbulent relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil, played by Jack O’Connell, which motivates her to write and record the groundbreaking album Back to Black.
Marisa Abela and director Sam Taylor-Johnson on the set of BACK TO BLACK, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Dean Rogers/Focus Features.
A Tribute to a Lasting Legacy
The Amy Winehouse biopic follows her rise to fame, focusing on her influential album Back to Black. The narrative also delves into her battles with addiction and the demands of fame. It highlights the emotional and artistic path that shaped her music, as well as the influence of her lifestyle decisions.
Sam Taylor-Johnson’s films include: Fifty Shades of Grey,Nowhere Boy, and A Million Little Pieces. Like Back to Black, Nowhere Boy is a biopic. The story takes a slice of John Lennon’s life during his teenage years, focusing and his conflicts with his mother.
Directed by Peter Farrelly, Ricky Stanicky follows three childhood best friends who pull a prank gone wrong. They invent the imaginary Ricky Stanicky to get them out of trouble!
Meet the Three Friends Behind the Lie
Twenty years after creating this ‘friend,’ Dean, JT, and Wes, played by Zac Efron, Andrew Santino, and Jermaine Fowler, still use the nonexistent Ricky as a handy alibi for their immature behavior.
When their spouses and partners get suspicious and demand to meet the fabled Mr. Stanicky, the guilty trio hires a washed-up actor and raunchy celebrity impersonator, “Rock Hard” Rod, played by John Cena. Together, they bring him to life.
Zac Efron and the Ensemble Cast
But when Rod takes his role of a lifetime too far, they begin to wish they’d never invented Ricky. Additional cast members include William H. Macy, Lex Scott Davis, and Anja Savcic.
Created and written by Peter Harness, Michelle MacLaren directs the first episode, Constellation, whichstars Noomi Rapace as Jo, an astronaut who returns to Earth after a disaster in space.
She discovers that critical pieces of her life seem to be missing.
Two Worlds. One truth
This action-packed space adventure explores the dark edges of human psychology and one woman’s desperate quest to expose the truth about the hidden history of space travel and recover all that she has lost.
Written and directed by Leah McKendrick, Scrambled is about a quintessential eternal bridesmaid, Nellie Robinson, played by Leah McKendrick. She constantly finds herself between weddings, baby showers, and bad dates.
When she feels like the clock is ticking and faces bleak romantic prospects, Nellie freezes her eggs — setting her on an empowering journey to a brave new world where she ultimately discovers “the one” she’s looking for might be herself.
Characters and Cast
The supporting cast includes Ego Nwodim, André Santini, Adam Rodríguez, Laura Cerón, and Clancy Brown.
Singer, actress and filmmaker, McKendrick’s films include:
Filmmaker Goran Stolevski delivers a story exploring the universal truths of family, both the ones we’re born into and the ones we find for ourselves.
Visual Style and Realism
Gradually, we learn in Housekeeping for Beginners that Dita never wanted to be a mother. Yet circumstances force her to raise her girlfriend’s two daughters, tiny troublemaker Mia and rebellious teen Vanesa.
The story turns into a heartfelt drama. A battle of wills ensues as the three continue to butt heads and become an unlikely family that must fight to stay together.
The foreign language film with subtitles features Anamaria Marinca, Alina Serban, Samson Selim, Vladimir Tintor, Mia Mustafa, Dzada Selim, Sara Klimoska, Rozafë Çelaj, and Ajse Useini.
“I’ve always been drawn to moments that feel ‘found’ or ‘discovered’ as opposed to ‘staged.’ A lot of my filmmaking background has, from necessity, been built around shoestring budgets and skeleton crews. I’ve embraced this reality, developing a ‘verité’ style that has now become an important element of my work. I am a big believer in working with what’s there, rather than against it — assessing the means at my disposal and shaping the most exciting imaginable story around them,” explains Stolevski.
Films by Goran Stolevski: Of an Age You Won’t Be Alone Would You Look at Her
It is the summer of 1957. Behind the spectacle of Formula 1, ex-racer Enzo Ferrari is in crisis. Bankruptcy threatens the factory he and his wife, Laura, built from nothing ten years earlier.
Chemistry, Conflict, and Character Depth
Cruz and Driver play the husband and wife drama brilliantly. Showing how volatile their marriage suffered because of the loss of their son, Dino, a year earlier. Ferrari struggles to acknowledge his son, Piero, with Lina Lardi.
Meanwhile, his drivers’ passion to win pushes them to the edge as they launch into the treacherous 1,000-mile Mille Miglia race across Italy.
Discovering what the director of the movie helps understand the carmaker’s life, “… Enzo Ferrari, one of the most famous yet inscrutable and complex men of the 20th century. For Mann, that was a perfect hook. “There is no equilibrium in his life, and that’s the whole point of Enzo Ferrari,” says Mann. “That fascinated me because that’s more like the way life actually is,” Mann continues. “Life is asymmetrical. Life is messy. Life is filled with chaos. Ferrari was precise and logical, rational in everything to do with his factory and race team. In the rest of his life, he was impulsive, defensive, libidinous and chaotic. This asymmetry and wonderful contradiction are what made him and the other characters in this unique story so human to me.”
Wes Ball directs the latest Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes. Many generations passed after Caesar’s reign, and that’s when the story begins. The apes are the dominant species, hoping to live harmoniously. The humans are now reduced to living in the shadows.
