Doctor Strange is not a new character for an average Marvel fan, but it was for a lot of fans who were unfamiliar with Marvel comics when the character was first brought to the screen in 2016. Co-written and directed by Scott Derrickson, Doctor Strange was a glorious success and was widely liked by fans and critics alike.
Doctor Strange (2016)
Yet while its sequel was an even bigger financial success, there were a lot of mixed reactions from fans who called it too dark for an MCU entry. Directed by Sam Raimi, the movie was different than the first one. And recently Derrickson revealed how his version of the sequel was different than Raimi’s, making fans demand to get it made.
Scott Derrickson on His Version of Doctor Strange Sequel Scott Derrickson (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
Scott Derrickson‘s Doctor Strange achieved an 89% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed $677 million worldwide...
Doctor Strange (2016)
Yet while its sequel was an even bigger financial success, there were a lot of mixed reactions from fans who called it too dark for an MCU entry. Directed by Sam Raimi, the movie was different than the first one. And recently Derrickson revealed how his version of the sequel was different than Raimi’s, making fans demand to get it made.
Scott Derrickson on His Version of Doctor Strange Sequel Scott Derrickson (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
Scott Derrickson‘s Doctor Strange achieved an 89% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed $677 million worldwide...
- 4/20/2024
- by Maria Sultan
- FandomWire
What is the meaning of success? And how far would you go to be successful? These are just some of the many questions I’m left with after watching Dan Gilroy’s directorial debut film- Nightcrawler. A film that packs many questions and shockingly few answers as intended by the filmmakers behind it. It’s a movie firmly planted in “literally me” culture with a main character who is equally interesting and terrifying- yet strangely observable at the same time.
For a riveting viewing experience that will entertain you (and leave you heavily reflecting on your morals)- Nightcrawler may be what you’re looking for as we follow Lou Bloom, a shady L.A. loner who gets by on low-level schemes and odd jobs. But when he discovers the dark and dangerous world of freelance crime scene photography- Lou becomes obsessed with rising to the top of the food chain as a professional stringer.
For a riveting viewing experience that will entertain you (and leave you heavily reflecting on your morals)- Nightcrawler may be what you’re looking for as we follow Lou Bloom, a shady L.A. loner who gets by on low-level schemes and odd jobs. But when he discovers the dark and dangerous world of freelance crime scene photography- Lou becomes obsessed with rising to the top of the food chain as a professional stringer.
- 1/23/2024
- by Kier Gomes
- JoBlo.com
After decades of witnessing cinematic homicide, it’s easy to get desensitized to murder on the big screen – and I’m not just talking about the horror genre. From heroic secret agents who don’t mind getting their hands dirty to hitmen with hearts of gold, we’ve come to accept that main characters will usually come out the other side of a story with a massive body-count. This isn’t exactly a surprise, as violence is one of the oldest and most easily understandable forms of human conflict, and compelling conflict is what fuels good storytelling.
One filmmaker who’s always been fascinated with the dark side of this obsession with violence is David Fincher, a music-video director turned auteur known for his perfectionist streak and stylish filmography. And in 2023, cinephiles were gifted with an unexpected treat when Fincher once again teamed up with Se7en writer Andrew Kevin Walker...
One filmmaker who’s always been fascinated with the dark side of this obsession with violence is David Fincher, a music-video director turned auteur known for his perfectionist streak and stylish filmography. And in 2023, cinephiles were gifted with an unexpected treat when Fincher once again teamed up with Se7en writer Andrew Kevin Walker...
- 11/23/2023
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
Manodrome is a thriller-drama film written and directed by John Trengove. The drama film revolves around Ralphie, an Uber driver who aspires to be a bodybuilder gets inducted into a libertarian masculinity cult, and loses his grip on reality because of all the pressures in his life. Manodrome stars Jesse Eisenberg in the lead role with Adrien Brody, Odessa Young, Sallieu Sesay, and Philip Ettinger starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved Manodrome here are some similar movies you could watch next.
The Art of Self-Defense (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Bleecker Street
Synopsis: A dark comedy set in the world of karate. The film centers on Casey (Jesse Eisenberg), who is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei (Alessandro Nivola), in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity,...
The Art of Self-Defense (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Bleecker Street
Synopsis: A dark comedy set in the world of karate. The film centers on Casey (Jesse Eisenberg), who is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei (Alessandro Nivola), in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity,...
- 11/20/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
There’s a notion in popular culture that all sociopaths are serial-killing outsiders, but research has shown that most of the empathy-impaired are actually quite capable of blending into civilized society, though they usually gravitate towards certain lines of work that afford them little accountability and plenty of power. This makes a lot of sense when you consider that this relatively rare genetic trait would have long since died out if this wasn’t the case.
And while there are a handful of stories that offer a more realistic take on sociopaths (with even American Psycho depicting Patrick Bateman as a high-ranking office worker and possible CEO), I’d argue that one of the greatest cinematic psychos isn’t even from a horror movie. Naturally, I’m referring to the protagonist of the 2014 thriller Nightcrawler, a mean bit of journalistic satire that explores just how capitalism can reward anti-social behaviour.
And while there are a handful of stories that offer a more realistic take on sociopaths (with even American Psycho depicting Patrick Bateman as a high-ranking office worker and possible CEO), I’d argue that one of the greatest cinematic psychos isn’t even from a horror movie. Naturally, I’m referring to the protagonist of the 2014 thriller Nightcrawler, a mean bit of journalistic satire that explores just how capitalism can reward anti-social behaviour.
- 11/13/2023
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
One year after Sundance megahit “Coda” took home the Oscar for Best Picture, the indie festival is being represented at the 95th Academy Awards again–this time, by four nominees for Best Documentary Feature and “Living,” which is contending in Best Actor (Bill Nighy) and Best Adapted Screenplay. Other recent films to have wound up at the Oscars after debuting in Park City include “Minari,” “Promising Young Woman,” “The Father,” “Get Out,” “The Big Sick,” “Manchester by the Sea,” and “Whiplash.” The event wrapped up over the weekend, with major prizes going to “The Persian Version” (the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award and U.S. Dramatic: Audience), “A Thousand And One” (U.S. Dramatic: Grand Jury), “Shayda” (World Cinema: Audience), and “Scrapper” (World Cinema: Grand Jury).
See 2023 Sundance Film Festival: Early highlights include ‘Fairyland,’ ‘Magazine Dreams,’ ‘Past Lives’ …
The 2023 slate has drawn some strong reactions, but no film has been as...
See 2023 Sundance Film Festival: Early highlights include ‘Fairyland,’ ‘Magazine Dreams,’ ‘Past Lives’ …
The 2023 slate has drawn some strong reactions, but no film has been as...
- 1/31/2023
- by Ronald Meyer
- Gold Derby
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
An Easy Girl (Rebecca Zlotowski)
The director herself calls An Easy Girl a “simple film on a complex subject,” which is as fine a one-liner as I’ll ever come up with. This is a straightforward coming-of-age story from France, a country for whom this is almost a national cliché, but elevated by a key eye for gender roles of its protagonists and an up-to-date message for a teenage generation growing up in a #MeToo world. – Ed F. (full review)
Where to Stream: Netflix
Capone (Josh Trank)
Thanks to a bout of syphilis contracted before the age of fifteen, Alphonse Gabriel “Scarface” Capone found himself trapped inside a prison...
An Easy Girl (Rebecca Zlotowski)
The director herself calls An Easy Girl a “simple film on a complex subject,” which is as fine a one-liner as I’ll ever come up with. This is a straightforward coming-of-age story from France, a country for whom this is almost a national cliché, but elevated by a key eye for gender roles of its protagonists and an up-to-date message for a teenage generation growing up in a #MeToo world. – Ed F. (full review)
Where to Stream: Netflix
Capone (Josh Trank)
Thanks to a bout of syphilis contracted before the age of fifteen, Alphonse Gabriel “Scarface” Capone found himself trapped inside a prison...
- 8/14/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
It’s the start of a new week and Netflix is kicking it off with four fresh titles being added to its library – two new movies and two new TV shows. And it’s a varied bunch of content, too, delivering something for children, comedy fans, romance lovers and, for film buffs, one of the best movies of the 2010s.
Without further ado, here are all the titles coming to Netflix today, Monday, August 10th:
Julie and the Phantoms (Season 1) Nightcrawler (2014) Game On: A Comedy Crossover Event (Season 1) The Lost Husband (2020)
Julie and the Phantoms is a Brazilian musical series aimed at teens that follows a young girl who rediscovers her love of music after the death of her mother. Kenny Ortega, the man behind such Disney classics as High School Musical and the Descendants trilogy, directed several episodes, and Descendants choreographer Paul Becker is also involved. So, if you...
Without further ado, here are all the titles coming to Netflix today, Monday, August 10th:
Julie and the Phantoms (Season 1) Nightcrawler (2014) Game On: A Comedy Crossover Event (Season 1) The Lost Husband (2020)
Julie and the Phantoms is a Brazilian musical series aimed at teens that follows a young girl who rediscovers her love of music after the death of her mother. Kenny Ortega, the man behind such Disney classics as High School Musical and the Descendants trilogy, directed several episodes, and Descendants choreographer Paul Becker is also involved. So, if you...
- 8/10/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
After his screen debut, a horror-thriller “The Tag-Along”, the Taiwanese director Cheng Wei-hao is back with the elaborate mystery crime-thriller “Who Killed Cock Robin?” Though the international world-wide title given after an old English nursery rhyme feels inspired, the original Mandarin title “Mu ji zhe” directly translated as “The Eyewitness” would give a better clue to the viewers what the film is actually about – an accident from the past surfaced by its reportedly only witness who has to solve the puzzle from other unreliable testimonies.
Who Killed Cock Robin is screening at Asian Pop-Up Cinema: Taiwan Cinema Online
The protagonist Wang, played by sleazy-charming Kaiser Chuang, is a journalist not too dissimilar from Lou Bloom, the protagonist of Dan Gilroy’s “Nightcrawler”, using a police radio scanner to get to the scenes of crimes and accidents. After he finds a senator and a celebrity model involved in a car crash,...
Who Killed Cock Robin is screening at Asian Pop-Up Cinema: Taiwan Cinema Online
The protagonist Wang, played by sleazy-charming Kaiser Chuang, is a journalist not too dissimilar from Lou Bloom, the protagonist of Dan Gilroy’s “Nightcrawler”, using a police radio scanner to get to the scenes of crimes and accidents. After he finds a senator and a celebrity model involved in a car crash,...
- 6/8/2020
- by Marko Stojiljković
- AsianMoviePulse
About once a decade we get a film set in the world of television that serves not just as a satire but a warning, asking us to take a look at the glaring problems in the way Americans get their information. Titles like A Face in the Crowd (1957), Network (1976), and Broadcast News (1987). It’s clear to me that that the film to take up this mantle for this last decade was Dan Gilroy’s Nightcrawler (2014).
The trend in these stories does not inspire optimism. If the 2010’s spat up Jake Gyllenhaal’s Lou Bloom to represent it, am I ever terrified to meet the standard-bearer for the 2020’s...
The trend in these stories does not inspire optimism. If the 2010’s spat up Jake Gyllenhaal’s Lou Bloom to represent it, am I ever terrified to meet the standard-bearer for the 2020’s...
- 5/26/2020
- by Michael C.
- FilmExperience
After his screen debut, a horror-thriller “The Tag-Along”, the Taiwanese director Cheng Wei-hao is back with the elaborate mystery crime-thriller “Who Killed Cock Robin?” Though the international world-wide title given after an old English nursery rhyme feels inspired, the original Mandarin title “Mu ji zhe” directly translated as “The Eyewitness” would give a better clue to the viewers what the film is actually about – an accident from the past surfaced by its reportedly only witness who has to solve the puzzle from other unreliable testimonies.
The protagonist Wang, played by sleazy-charming Kaiser Chuang, is a journalist not too dissimilar from Lou Bloom, the protagonist of Dan Gilroy’s “Nightcrawler”, using a police radio scanner to get to the scenes of crimes and accidents. After he finds a senator and a celebrity model involved in a car crash, his life and career turns upside-down. First he gets involved...
The protagonist Wang, played by sleazy-charming Kaiser Chuang, is a journalist not too dissimilar from Lou Bloom, the protagonist of Dan Gilroy’s “Nightcrawler”, using a police radio scanner to get to the scenes of crimes and accidents. After he finds a senator and a celebrity model involved in a car crash, his life and career turns upside-down. First he gets involved...
- 1/31/2019
- by Marko Stojiljković
- AsianMoviePulse
Hey everybody it's Jason from Mnpp here poking my head out from in between Nyff screenings to entertain us with this week's "Beauty vs Beast" real quick - this weekend Jacques Audiard's The Sisters Brothers is hitting theaters, but as I am sure you are each and all aware it's not the first time we have been gifted the sight of Jake Gyllenhaal & Riz Ahmed on-screen together. Nope four years ago they gave us the wonder that was Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler, in which the self-determined Lou Bloom (Gyllenhaal) took the slightly less determined Rick (Ahmed) under his wing. And what a scratchy wing that was.
bike trails
Previously Although her fate was a downer in Crouching Tiger we can now these many years later finally give a round of applause to Michelle Yeoh's character of Yu Shu Lien, who roundly trounced Zhang Ziyi's Jen Yu, taking 73% of your vote.
bike trails
Previously Although her fate was a downer in Crouching Tiger we can now these many years later finally give a round of applause to Michelle Yeoh's character of Yu Shu Lien, who roundly trounced Zhang Ziyi's Jen Yu, taking 73% of your vote.
- 9/17/2018
- by JA
- FilmExperience
The star of offbeat classics Donnie Darko and Nightcrawler is set to join the superhero ranks. What should we expect?
Spoiler alert – discusses Avengers: Infinity War
From the moment he emerged, seemingly fully formed, into the searing spotlight of the public eye in the cult Richard Kelly fantasy Donnie Darko, Jake Gyllenhaal never quite seemed cut out for the Hollywood heart-throb mould. There have been efforts to recast the actor as a smouldering, musclebound action hero since that spiky early foray into the heart of post-pubescent darkness – conspicuously, if not memorably, in 2010’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. But he has always seemed more comfortable – certainly more watchable – playing offbeat outsiders such as Darko, Nightcrawler’s sociopathic stringer Lou Bloom and Okja’s screwball TV zoologist Dr Johnny Wilcox.
Related: Desperate times: charting Jake Gyllenhaal’s extreme Oscar ambitions...
Spoiler alert – discusses Avengers: Infinity War
From the moment he emerged, seemingly fully formed, into the searing spotlight of the public eye in the cult Richard Kelly fantasy Donnie Darko, Jake Gyllenhaal never quite seemed cut out for the Hollywood heart-throb mould. There have been efforts to recast the actor as a smouldering, musclebound action hero since that spiky early foray into the heart of post-pubescent darkness – conspicuously, if not memorably, in 2010’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. But he has always seemed more comfortable – certainly more watchable – playing offbeat outsiders such as Darko, Nightcrawler’s sociopathic stringer Lou Bloom and Okja’s screwball TV zoologist Dr Johnny Wilcox.
Related: Desperate times: charting Jake Gyllenhaal’s extreme Oscar ambitions...
- 5/24/2018
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
While his first feature set in the city of angels showed what sort of animals lurk around at night, writer-director Dan Gilroy’s sophomore effort Roman J. Israel, Esq. shows a hero who works in the day. The titular lawyer and civil rights activist played by Denzel Washington is the type of well-intentioned and, with the exception of one major mistake, selfless and righteous protagonist perhaps we don’t see enough in dramas.
Like Nightcrawler, Gilroy puts more emphasis on character than plot. Roman J. Israel, Esq., is an old-school, thoughtful studio drama with completely engrossing performances. The spectacle doesn’t involve car chases, corporate espionage, or Roman taking on the big evildoers of La. The spectacle of Gilroy’s second feature is Denzel Washington, who gives a deeply sympathetic and hypnotic performance as the titular character. Watching him deliver Gilroy’s dialogue along with Carmen Ejogo and Colin Farrell...
Like Nightcrawler, Gilroy puts more emphasis on character than plot. Roman J. Israel, Esq., is an old-school, thoughtful studio drama with completely engrossing performances. The spectacle doesn’t involve car chases, corporate espionage, or Roman taking on the big evildoers of La. The spectacle of Gilroy’s second feature is Denzel Washington, who gives a deeply sympathetic and hypnotic performance as the titular character. Watching him deliver Gilroy’s dialogue along with Carmen Ejogo and Colin Farrell...
- 3/26/2018
- by Jack Giroux
- The Film Stage
Film viewers love an image that looks stunning, but ultimately, whether they’re conscious of it or not, visuals that bear greater meaning to the narrative and characters. Dan Gilroy’s 2014 directorial debut, “Nightcrawler,” provides striking visuals, which ultimately echo the intense story. Everything we can learn about Jake Gyllenhaal’s Lou Bloom from the dialogue is validated by the cinematography. Director of Photography Robert Elswit, pays particular attention to the smallest details, some of which we don’t even notice until it is pointed out.
- 3/17/2018
- by Julia Teti
- The Playlist
After Warners postponed their stand-alone "The Batman" feature, a fresh screenplay was rewritten by director Matt Reeves ("Dawn of The Planet of The Apes"), who said if Ben Affleck drops out, actor Jake Gyllenhaal ("Nightcrawler") will be the next 'Caped Crusader':
In writer/director Dan Gilroy's "Nightcrawler" (2014), Gyllenhaal stars as 'Lou Bloom'...
...a petty thief , who becomes a freelance news stringer, video-recording and sometimes staging violent events late at night in Los Angeles, selling gruesome footage to a ratings-driven local television news station.
The common theme of the film is the symbiotic relationship between unethical 'fake news' journalism...
...and consumer demand.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Nightcrawler":...
In writer/director Dan Gilroy's "Nightcrawler" (2014), Gyllenhaal stars as 'Lou Bloom'...
...a petty thief , who becomes a freelance news stringer, video-recording and sometimes staging violent events late at night in Los Angeles, selling gruesome footage to a ratings-driven local television news station.
The common theme of the film is the symbiotic relationship between unethical 'fake news' journalism...
...and consumer demand.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Nightcrawler":...
- 1/15/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
New Year’s resolutions are a time to work towards a transformation of your body and/or your life. To honor these goals, this month we’re going to look at transformative roles in film. This week we look at some prominent examples of actors losing weight for roles.
It’s one thing to mentally prepare to play a character in a movie or a play. It’s another thing to physically transform yourself in order to better identify with the role. Some transformations are only skin deep; extensive makeup or prosthetics may be sufficient to pull of the necessary look. Other transformations are more involved; many actors may take part in weeks, if not months, of preparations for a role. This can include intense training, specialized diets, and exhaustive exercise routines. The end result of an actor going through such a transformation is not only a more accurate visual resemblance,...
It’s one thing to mentally prepare to play a character in a movie or a play. It’s another thing to physically transform yourself in order to better identify with the role. Some transformations are only skin deep; extensive makeup or prosthetics may be sufficient to pull of the necessary look. Other transformations are more involved; many actors may take part in weeks, if not months, of preparations for a role. This can include intense training, specialized diets, and exhaustive exercise routines. The end result of an actor going through such a transformation is not only a more accurate visual resemblance,...
- 1/3/2018
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
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