Overlord

Release Date:  11/9/18; In Theaters
Genre:  Horror
Rating:  NR
Director:  Julius Avery
Studio(s):   Bad Robot, Paramount Pictures
Running Time:  109 mins.

Cast:  Jovan Adepo (Pvt. Boyce), Wyatt Russell (Sgt. Ford), Mathilde Ollivier (Chloe), Pilou Asbæk (Dr. Wafner), Jacob Anderson (Grady), Dominic Applewhite (Rosenfeld), Iain De Caestecker (Chase), John Magaro (Tibbet), Bokeem Woodbine (Eldson).
Story:   On the eve of D-Day during World War II, American paratroopers are caught behind enemy lines after their plane crashes on a mission to destroy a German Radio Tower in a small town outside of Normandy. After reaching their target, the paratroopers come to realize that besides fighting off Nazi soldiers, they also must face off against horrifying, bloody, and violent creatures that are a result of a secret Nazi experiment.  Source:  Movie Insider; IMDB.

Trailer:

by Categories: Upcoming Films Leave a comment

Tyrel

Release Date:  12/5/18; In Theaters
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  NR
Director:  Sebastián Silva
Studio(s):   Magnolia Pictures
Running Time:  86 mins.
Cast:  Jason Mitchell (Tyler), Christopher Abbott (Johnny), Michael Cera (Alan), Caleb Landry Jones (Pete), Roddy Bottum (Dylan), Ann Dowd (neighbor), Phillip Ettinger (Charles), Michael Zegen (Eli), Reg E. Cathey (Dowd’s character partner).
Story:   Tyler (who someone mistakenly calls Tyrel) joins his friend on a trip to the Catskills for a weekend birthday party with several people he doesn’t know. As soon as they get there, it’s clear that (1) he’s the only black guy, and (2) it’s going to be a weekend of heavy drinking. Although Tyler is welcomed, he can’t help but feel uneasy in “Whitesville.” The combination of all the testosterone and alcohol starts to get out of hand, and Tyler’s precarious situation starts to feel like a nightmare.  Source:  Hollywood Outbreak, Rotten Tomatoes.

Trailer:

by Categories: Upcoming Films Leave a comment

Green Book

Release Date:  11/21/18; In Theaters
Genre:  Drama
Rating:  PG-13
Director:  Peter Farrelly
Studio(s):  Innisfree Pictures, Participant Media, Wessler Entertainment,
Universal Pictures
Running Time:  Unknown
Cast:  Mahershala Ali (Don Shirley), Viggo Mortensen (Tony Lip).
Story:   The film, which is based on a true story, stars Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali as Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class black pianist, who hires Tony Lip (Academy Award nominee Viggo Mortensen), a Bronx-born bouncer, to drive him on a concert tour that extends from Manhattan to the Deep South. Using the “Green Book,” which serves as a guide to the establishments that were safe at the time for African-Americans, the pair form an unexpected bond during their lengthy road trip. Source: Popsugar.

Trailer:

by Categories: Upcoming FilmsTags: Leave a comment

Tales From the Hood 2

Release Date:  10/2/18; DVD, VOD
Genre:  Horror
Rating:  R
Director(s):  Rusty Cundieff, Darin Scott
Studio(s):   Universal 1440 Entertainment, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
Running Time:  111 mins.
Cast:  Keith David (Portifoy Simms), Bryan Batt (John Lloyd), Kedrick Brown (Booze), Alicia Davis Johnson (PollyAnnas Hockenbull), Creighton Thomas (Cliff Bettis).
Story:   Keith David is Mr. Simms, who will present four horrific stories of lust, greed, pride and politics through tales of demonic dolls, possessed psychics, vengeful vixens and historical ghosts. Mr. Simms’s haunting stories will make you laugh… while you scream. TALES FROM THE HOOD 2 is squarely in the tradition of outrageous, entertaining anthology horror, but it also addresses serious issues with a forceful point of view, just as folklore has done throughout history.  Source:  Dread Central.

Trailer:

by Categories: Upcoming FilmsTags: , , , Leave a comment

The Foreign Exchange Student

Release Date:  9/4/18; DVD (Original Release – 2015)
Genre:  Thriller
Rating:  NR
Director:  Jonathan Milton
Running Time:  100 mins
Cast:  Donny Boaz, Ian Haywood, Jaye Alexander, Bianca Tonsall.

Story:   Sinclair John is a beautiful, troubled, young high school senior from Dominica. When her parents suspect she may have had something to do with her boyfriend’s death, they ship her to America under the Foreign Exchange Student Program. While living with her new family, she wreaks havoc and it’s up to Jackie to stop her.  Source:  Maverick Entertainment.

Trailer:

by Categories: Upcoming Films Leave a comment

DWB: Dating While Black

Release Date:  9/18/18; DVD
Genre:  Comedy
Rating:  NR
Director:  Van Elder
Studio(s):  Bullz Eye Productions, Maverick Entertainment
Running Time:  100 mins.

Cast:  Brandon Fobbs, Eddie Goines, Terry Dexter, William L. Johnson, Slink Johnson

Story:   DWB: Dating While Black is a very honest and comedic look at the dating process through the eyes of several individuals. Two former co-workers, Eric and Alex, have been recently laid off from their jobs and they run into each other on a job interview. While searching for new jobs, they forge a personal relationship that involves Alex, a womanizing ladies’ man, helping the naive and recently dumped Eric understand women better. Along the way are various dating scenarios from different characters who come in and out of the lives of both Alex and Eric who all demonstrate the struggles, strains, and triumphs of Dating While Black.  Source:  Maverick Entertainment.

Trailer:

by Categories: Upcoming FilmsTags: Leave a comment