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‘Kaantha’ a Stylish Thriller That Carves New Path for South Indian Cinema
Kaantha offers a noir-style murder mystery with layered characters, featuring strong performances from Dulquer Salmaan, Bhagyashri Borse, Samuthirakani, and Rana Daggubati, alongside some of the most stunning cinematography I’ve seen all year.
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‘The Girlfriend’ Presents a Poignant Portrayal of Toxic Relationships
Fueled by a stellar performance from Rashmika Mandanna, The Girlfriend packs a punch, offering an important story about toxic relationships, self-discovery, and the healing power of female friendship.
Featured Reviews
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Jennifer Lawrence Spirals Out of Control in ‘Die My Love’
Jennifer Lawrence brings vulnerability and intensity as a mother on the verge of a total breakdown opposite Robert Pattinson in ‘Die My Love’.
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‘One Battle After Another’ Funny, Frantic, and Fantastic
Make some room on your top 10 list because Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another is a frantic, funny, and heartfelt father-daughter story that feels incredibly relevant in our current political climate.
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‘Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra’ Is the Hero We Need
We’ve seen cinematic universes, supernatural stories, and otherworldly action heroes a million times, but Dominic Arun’s Lokah: Chapter 1 – Chandra gives us a refreshing and meticulously-made take on the superhero genre.
Latest Reviews
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‘Fright Night’ should be more fun
The remake of 1985’s Fright Night combines two of today’s hottest trends, vampires and 3D, in an effort to entertain audiences. Instead of sparkly, teenage vampires, Colin Farrell’s Jerry is meant to be dark and menacing and instead of the colorful world of Pandora in Avatar, the 3D is used for shots of the suburbs…
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The Woman in Black official teaser trailer
Harry Potter’s all grown up and he’s dealing with ghosts in ‘The Woman in Black’.
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’30 Minutes or Less’ loaded with comedy heavyweights
If you’ve read Trashwire for any length of time, you know I love the cast of 30 Minutes or Less. We’ve had articles about Jesse Eisenberg’s star-making turn in The Social Network, several about Danny McBride adding flavor to any movie and even an interview with Nick Swardson. As hardcore fans of these guys, I…
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Dominic Cooper dazzles in ‘The Devil’s Double’
Imagine being best friends with a rich, famous guy who throws the best parties and gets all the hot girls. Sounds like an episode of Entourage, except that this famous guy isn’t Vinny Chase, he’s Uday Hussein and he’s also a psychotic, arrogant maniac.
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‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ a solid prequel
If you had told me a year ago that I’d really enjoy the prequel to a 1968 Charlton Heston movie starring James Franco and a bunch of CGI chimpanzees, I would have seriously questioned your ability to predict the future. Fast forward to today and I would have asked you for the lottery numbers because…
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Catch up on RuPaul’s Drag U
Our blog has been possessed by the spirit of Comic Con these past few weeks, which means we didn’t have a chance to post full episodes of RuPaul’s Drag U. To make up for it, we’re giving you this mega post with ALL the episodes from this season’s Drag U. Get caught up here and…
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Trashwire talks to Joe Cornish and John Boyega about ‘Attack the Block’
In anticipation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we’re bringing back a throwback post from Comic Con 2011 when we sat down with John Boyega to discuss his film debut in Attack the Block, a funny and innovative sci-fi comedy from Joe Cornish.
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Attack the Block attacks the blog
We’re crazy psyched about our interview with Attack the Block director Joe Cornish and star John Boyega. The film is pure excellent and these guys have incredibly bright futures ahead of them in the world of film. Before you read our interview, check out these clips from the film (including character bios) so you can…
