M. Night Shyamalan got his career back on track with a couple of self-financed films (The Visit, Split) that did well critically and at the Box Office. The revelation that Split was a sequel (to Unbreakable, to my mind his best film) provoked a lot of speculation – along with the critical acclaim and financial […]
Tag: Anya Taylor-Joy
The Technique Trailer: Thoroughbreds!
Lily (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Amanda (Olivia Cooke) are recently reconnected best friends – despite Amanda’s not feeling anything, ever, and Lily feeling everything, always. One thing they are definitely in agreement on – Lily’s oppressive stepfather has to go. Thoroughbreds will be in theaters of March 9, 2018.
They Are The Things That Go Bump In The Night! Trailer: The New Mutants!
Consider, if you will, the scratchy yellow font on the poster for The New Mutants. Harsh against the blacks/grays of the background, it seems to be more of a warning than a reassurance. The implication – borne out by a statement in the trailer that ‘baby rattlesnakes are more dangerous than adult rattlesnakes’ – seems […]
Split – Shyamalan’s Best Since Unbreakable!
It’s been a long while since M. Night Shyamalan has produced a movie that’s as good as Split – just over sixteen years, in fact (since Unbreakable). He’s come close before – sixteen months ago, he almost did it with the fatally flawed The Visit – but he’s finally put it all together in this […]
23-Skidoo Trailer: Split!
One of Kevin’s 23 personalities has kidnapped three girls – for a yet-to-be-revealed 24th personality. The second trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s Split is dark, twisted and bizarrely witty. It suggests that the director is back to his The Sixth Sense/Unbreakable level of quality. Check it out after the break. Split opens in North America […]