by Jordan King Oxygen, the latest feature from The Hills Have Eyes rebootand Crawl director Alexandre Aja (and the French director’s first work in his mother tongue since 2003 slasher Switchblade Romance), sees Melanie Laurent in a tricky situation to … Continue reading Unpopped Kernels: Oxygen (2021) – Review
The work of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh is known the world over. Iconic paintings such as ‘The Starry Night’, ‘Bedroom in Arles,’ and ‘Sunflowers’ are images people from everywhere will find familiar. His work and style are considered foundations … Continue reading Unpopped Kernels: Loving Vincent (2017)
I know what you’re thinking: How can anyone sluice down over forty decades of over fifty films into a compact five movie list? True, the dazzling white teethed Cruise has been the epitome of Hollywood stardom for years and years, … Continue reading The Best of…Tom Cruise
British actor Harris Dickinson is a star in the making. He has nabbed the lead role in director Danny Boyle’s new ten-part television series, Trust, in which he plays John Paul Getty III in the other screen version (after Ridley … Continue reading Unpopped Kernels: Beach Rats (2017)
To celebrate the release of Andrew Haigh’s Lean on Pete, we’re looking at his seminal piece, Weekend. Have you ever had one of those one night stands? Yes, one night stands. Don’t worry, we are all adults here. A lot … Continue reading Looking Back…Weekend (2011)
by Ren Zelen Like so many recent Korean action flicks, Byung-gil Jung’s The Villainess starts off with a humdinger of an action sequence. One is barely settled in one’s seat before being immediately thrust into the midst of a violent … Continue reading Unpopped Kernel: The Villainess (2017)
