Tag Archives: Ewan McGregor

Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Uncategorized

THE END OF OAK STREET (2026): New Trailer Starring Anne Hathaway, Maisy Stella, Christian Convery, Ewan McGregor…

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The newest trailer for The End of Oak Street, the David Robert Mitchell-directed sci-fi/mystery/adventure, starring Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor and Christian Convery is here, and it looks good.

It’s official, dinosaurs have somehow joined humans on planet Earth, and our chances of survival aren’t looking great. Nevertheless, I’m looking forward to seeing how we end up surviving. After all, this is the movies.

Bring on the adventure, I say!

Chris Coy, P.J. Byrne, Maisy Stella, Bethany Anne Lind, Bethany Anne Lind, Emily Kuroda, Andrea Frankle, Hudson Meek, Pilot Bunch, Denitra Isler, Jordan Alexa Davis and Savanna Renee also star.

The End of Oak Street Release Dates: August 14th, 2026, (US & UK)…

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Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

THE END OF OAK STREET (2026): New Trailer Starring Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, Christian Convery…

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Produced by Star Wars director J.J. Abrams, and directed by David Robert Mitchell, The End of Oak Street is a new sci-fi/mystery/adventure starring Anne Hathaway, Christian Convery, Ewan McGregor and Maisy Stella.

The story follows a family of four as they navigate their new surroundings after a cosmic event transports their suburban neighbourhood to someplace unknown.

A thing of nightmares? My nightmares? Yes. Specifically, the nightmare in which I learn that humans suddenly have to share planet Earth with dinosaurs. And not dinosaur descendants, the birds, but actual dinosaurs.

It hasn’t been confirmed that that’s the nature of what’s happened in this trailer, but it sure does look like it. I’m also getting A Quiet Place (2018) vibes, which I’m not mad about.

Since this is a sci-fi/mystery/thriller/adventure and not a horror film, I should be able to watch it.

Maisy Stella, Chris Coy, P.J. Byrne, Bethany Anne Lind, Bethany Anne Lind, Emily Kuroda, Andrea Frankle, Hudson Meek, Pilot Bunch, Denitra Isler, Jordan Alexa Davis and Savanna Renee also star.

The End of Oak Street Release Dates: August 14th, 2026, (US & UK)…

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Comedy, Drama

RAYMOND & RAY (2022): New Trailer Starring Ethan Hawke, Ewan McGregor, Sophie Okonedo, Vondie Curtis-Hall…

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New comedy/drama Raymond & Ray stars Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke as half-brothers reunited at their father’s funeral.

Directed by Rodrigo García; key supporting cast includes Vondie Curtis-Hall, Maribel Verdú, Todd Louiso, Maxim Swinton, Tom Bower,

I had no clue how much I’d like the idea of Hawke and McGregor as brothers until I saw this trailer. The strong sibling dynamic and the humour are what I’m most looking forward to.

I say, bring on the healing for these connected brothers.

In the meantime, I’m going to reminisce about and maybe even re-watch the most fun scenes in the drama/comedy Death at a Funeral (2010); the movie that came to mind as this trailer played.

Chris Silcox, Chris Grabher, Laura Linda Bradley, Tom Bower, Leydi Morales and Natalie Cassell also star.

Raymond & Ray Release Dates: October 21st, 2022 (US)…

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TV

LONG WAY UP (2020): New Trailer From Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman…

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Long Way Up (2020), Ewan McGregor, Charlie Boorman, Apple TV+
Long Way Up (2020), Ewan McGregor, Charlie Boorman, Apple TV+

Long Way Up is a new Apple TV+ Series that follows best friends Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman as they travel 13,000 miles through Central and South America, on their electric Harley-Davidsons

I’m in, mainly for the tour of South America and to witness the kindness of the locals.

It’s intriguing that at the time of writing, on IMDb, this series has been classified as Reality TV. I can understand why, a little, since it doesn’t seem to be a documentary.

Nevertheless, my fingers are crossed that it isn’t edited in the style of reality TV shows. The way there’s only ever a morsel of new information in each episode. Information that will be teased a million times within the episode, before you actually see what happens.

Long Way Up Release Dates: September 18th, 2020 (US)/Apple TV +

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Action, Adventure, Crime, No Spoiler Reviews

BIRDS OF PREY – AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN (2020): The Things I Liked

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Birds Of Prey (2020), Margot Robbie, Warner Bros. Pictures
Birds of Prey (2020), Margot Robbie, Warner Bros. Pictures

What I enjoyed most about Birds of Prey – And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn is all the moments that Margot Robbie was on screen as Harley Quinn. I liked Robbie’s performance and the film’s very colourful and visually pleasing aesthetic. 

Directed by Cathy Yan and set just after Harley Quinn breaks up with the Joker, and ends up joining three other female superheroes. I have to admit that I was unconvinced by all the female solidarity. I’m not saying that all that happened isn’t very possible. It’s just that the way the stories of each of the characters unfolded and led to all four coming together for one cause didn’t feel as seamless and satisfying as I’d imagined. 

After the disappointment of Suicide Squad back in 2016, I had feared that Birds of Prey would leave me wanting, and it seems my fears have come true. It certainly doesn’t help that I didn’t quite like Ewan McGregor as the villain either. I’ve just seen more engaging and interesting superhero movie villains in other stories.

Overall, even though I appreciate the message behind the story, I didn’t fully enjoy the delivery. I only really made it to the end of Birds of Prey because of Robbie and all the hype about Harley Quinn. 

As some of you may have gathered, I’m more of a Marvel fan when it comes to superhero films. I mean, I’ll take Batman (the Christian Bale era) and Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman, but everything else, DC can keep.

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