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Crime, Drama, Thriller

SOVEREIGN (2025): New Trailer Starring Jacob Tremblay, Nick Offerman, Dennis Quaid…

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Sovereign (2025), Jacob Tremblay, Nick Offerman, Briarcliff Entertainment
Sovereign (2025), Jacob Tremblay, Nick Offerman, Briarcliff Entertainment

From writer/director Christian Swegal, Sovereign is a crime/drama/thriller about a manhunt involving father/son anti-government extremists and the police.

Jacob Tremblay, Nick Offerman and Dennis Quaid are the key cast.

Offerman in a full-blown dramatic role is something to see. Fans (me included) of his great work as Ron Swanson on hit comedy series Parks and Recreation (2009–2015) will no doubt be intrigued, if the top YouTube comments for this trailer are anything to go by.

It’s always sad to see a child pulled into his unhinged parent’s shenanigans. As heavy as the premise is, I’m curious to see the ever-talented Tremblay continue to do great work.

I wonder if the story will explain what led to Offerman’s character’s current predicaments.

Are you ready for a fully snapped Swanson?

Megan Mullally, Kezia DaCosta, Ruby Wolf, Chris Greene, Jade Fernandez, Buddy Campbell, Bobby Gilchrist and Terry J. Nelson also star.

Sovereign Release Dates: July 11th, 2025 (US)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Comedy, Drama, Horror, No Spoiler Reviews

THE SUBSTANCE (2024): The Things I Liked…

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I  wasn’t sure I’d end up watching The Substance, Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid’s Coralie Fargeat-directed drama/comedy/body horror hit, especially because of the words ‘body horror.’

It was the cast, memorable trailer, colours and social commentary about a fading celebrity’s tribulations that eventually lured me in. I had no expectations of actually making it through to the end, but I did. To my surprise, the words ‘I love it’ left my lips while the movie played. 

The hard-to-forget final scenes slightly aside, Fargeat’s film may just be too clever, funny and beautiful to induce nightmares because I slept peacefully post-viewing.

The production design, colours, the edit, performances, sound design and the story are my favourite things. The Substance has a clear and vital message delivered smartly and very creatively.

The reflections that Fargeat’s beautiful movie inspired within me are: 

Do your best to prepare for the upcoming phases of your life. Truly love yourself, count your blessings, and society’s impending rejection should surely matter less. And you won’t be so inclined to take some ill-calculated risks.

If you’ve seen it already, I’m curious about what The Substance had you thinking. For everyone else, if the words ‘body horror’ also generally give you pause, I still say try to watch this movie. You, too, may be surprised by your response. 

Happy Film Loving, 

G

Drama, Horror

THE SUBSTANCE (2024): New Trailer Starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Joseph Balderrama…

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Read my spoiler-free movie review of The Substance (2024).

New drama/horror film The Substance stars Demi Moore as a fading celebrity. One who decides to use a cell-replicating black market drug that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.

Directed by Coralie Fargeat; additional key cast includes Margaret Qualley, Joseph Balderrama and Dennis Quaid.

Exciting madness is the phrase that came to mind as I watched this one.

The cast, the premise and the fact that I fully enjoyed key aspects of the visual style of Revenge (2018), the last Fargeat movie I saw are additional reasons to see this.

I also like that this appears to be a fun role for Moore, Quaid and Qualley. Honestly, it looks like fun for everyone – future audiences included.

Lastly, I’m pretty sure that The Substance is a non-nightmare-inducing kind of horror, unlike the soon-to-be-released Alien – Romulus.

Now, with all the above said, can I consider you curious?

Joseph Balderrama, Alexandra Papoulias Barton, Tiffany Hofstetter, Vincent Colombe, Gore Abrams, Jiselle Henderkott, Matthew Géczy, Olivier Raynal, Oscar Lesage and Hugo Diego Garcia also star.

The Substance Release Dates: August 20th, 2024 (UK); September 20th, 2024 (US)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Drama, Horror, Mystery, No Spoiler Reviews

THE INTRUDER (2019): The Things I Liked…

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The Intruder (2018), Dennis Quaid, Sony Pictures Entertainment
The Intruder (2018), Dennis Quaid, Sony Pictures Entertainment

The promising trailer, my curiosity about Meagan Good and Michael Ealy, plus the fact that I hadn’t seen the esteemed Dennis Quaid in a movie in a while are my reasons for watching director Deon Taylor’s drama/mystery, The Intruder. A story in which a young couple buy a beautiful new home, only to find that the previous owner is having more than ‘a little trouble’ letting go of his former residence. 

I can’t say that my expectations were particularly high to begin with, since this type of movie has been made many times before. Yet, I must admit that I found Taylor’s film more thrilling than expected – and Quaid’s performance is very much my favourite thing about The Intruder. I found his character quite scary, especially considering Good’s overly trusting wife character.

As the movie played, there may have been a couple of moments where I wondered, ‘Did it really  make sense for that character to make that move?’  And by ‘that character’ I’m mostly referring to the one played by Joseph Sikora. Nevertheless, even with the moments of failed suspension of disbelief, I still had fun.

Perhaps give The Intruder a chance – if the mood for some easy-viewing thrills strikes. It may not be extraordinary, but that doesn’t mean you won’t appreciate Quaid’s quite frankly, terrifying performance and have a good time.

Happy Film Loving,

G

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A DOG’S PURPOSE (2017): New Trailer From Josh Gad, Dennis Quaid, Britt Robertson…

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A Dog's Purpose (2016), Josh Gad (Voice)
A Dog’s Purpose (2016), Josh Gad (Voice)

A Dog’s Purpose is the latest movie starring Dennis Quaid,  Britt Robertson and Josh Gad.

Directed by Lasse Hallsström, we get to tag along on a dog’s quest to find its purpose over several lifetimes.

Unless something goes horribly wrong, this movie will be a great success, largely because of the subject matter and sheer number of dog lovers out there.

I’ll watch because Gad is great. I’m actually surprised that I didn’t realise he’s the man behind the voice of ‘Bailey Bailey Bailey’ until I read it. I loved his voice work in The Angry Birds Movie (2016).

Will dog ownership rise after this movie? YES!

A Dog’s Purpose Release Dates: January 27th, 2017 (US & UK)…

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G