The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021), Andrew Garfield, Jessica Chastain, Searchlight Pictures
Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield and Vincent D’Onofrio are the stars of new drama/biography The Eyes of Tammy Faye.
From director Michael Showalter; what’s on offer is an intimate look at the true story of the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.
Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker’s story isn’t one I’m familiar with. And so I look forward to learning about it all, thanks to what appears to be excellent performances, and hopefully a well-executed story.
Anyone else notice how super adorable Chastain’s character is, especially at the start of this trailer?
Sam Jaeger, Cherry Jones, Fredric Lehne, Louis Cancelmi, Joe Ando-Hirsh, Randy Havens, Gabriel Olds, Kevin J. O’Connor, Coley Campany, Kimberly Hester Huffstetler, Chandler Head and Meredith Jackson also star.
The 355 (2020), Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Universal Pictures
Jessica Chastain, Sebastian Stan, Lupita Nyong’o, Penélope Cruz and Diane Kruger are the stars of new Simon Kinberg-directed thriller, The 355.
A spy movie about five women working together to stop a global organisation from acquiring a weapon that could thrust the world into total chaos.
First of all, is it just me or does Lupita’s outfit in the above photo suggest Harry Potter?
Secondly, what a lovely mix of talent. I’m excited to see what the group chemistry is like, and I’m hoping to enjoy this more than I did Chastain’s last movie, Ava (2020).
Edgar Ramírez, Bingbing Fan, Jason Wong, Leo Staar, Raphael Acloque, Hiten Patel, Wong Charlie, Evie Wray, Toby Sauerback and Francisco Labbe also star.
Even though I definitely can’t say I had a great time during all of the two hours and forty nine minute run time of of director Andy Muschietti’s IT Chapter 2, the last hour or so was pretty thrilling.
Starring James McAvoy, Javier Botet, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader and Bill Skarsgård, I had to watch this final instalment of the IT (1990)remake because the cast and trailers were great. I was also determined since this was essentially my last chance to see if I could find at least one of the IT movies scary, at all.
I had a lot of feelings throughout, but, unfortunately, once again, scared really wasn’t one of them. At the very best, I was very grossed out by the scene with the 8-plus-legged severed head. I enjoyed many of the visual effects and the acting. Unlike in the 1990 IT film, this time, both the children and their adult versions performed pretty well.
IT – Chapter 2 (2019), Jessica Chastain, Warner Bros. Pictures
As for the question of why the first hour and forty minutes of IT Chapter 2 weren’t great, it certainly didn’t help that, due to the editing and some characters looking similar, I didn’t find it easy to follow who was playing the adult version of whom. The other key reason is the pace. I know that much of the film is set in Derry, Maine, which is essentially a slower-moving place than a city, but that doesn’t mean the story had to move that slowly, surely? I remember that an hour into the film, I found myself disappointed to not even be halfway through the movie.
There were also, unfortunately, some moments where I couldn’t fully suspend my disbelief. Firstly, the biting of the little girl’s head; how on Earth did she not scream? Secondly, at the reunion dinner, how did it take so long for the restaurant workers to check on the disturbance, especially considering all the screaming and banging? Last but not least, the scene where Chastain’s character performs a certain feat of strength towards the end. I just don’t honestly believe she possessed the physical strength required to do what she did.
Overall, though, thanks to the good performances – particularly by McAvoy and Chastain, plus the fun special effects, IT Chapter 2 is worth watching, if you’re curious enough. Especially so if you have more patience than I.
Lastly, I couldn’t help but conclude by the end that Muschietti’s film seems to be quite a good advert for why therapy is important, and often, if not always, a good idea.
The latest official trailer for director Andy Muschietti’s IT Chapter 2 – starring Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, James McAvoy and Bill Skarsgård is finally here.
The first thing I noticed with this impressive trailer is how wonderfully creepy Skarsgård looks as Pennywise. The second is the brilliant casting of most, if not all of the adult versions of the kids in the movie.
I wonder if this could be the version of IT that actually really terrifies me. I’m ready to find out. At least I think I’m ready to find out.
Javier Botet , Sophia Lillis, Jack Dylan Grazer, Finn Wolfhard, Jaeden Martell and Troy James, also star.
As established in IT (2017), evil in the shape of a scary-looking clown, Pennywise, likes revisiting the town of Derry, Maine, every 27 years.
Starring James McAvoy, Bill Skarsgård, Javier Botet and Jessica Chastain, all the young members of the ‘Losers Club’ are now grown up and and living far from Derry.
That is until a devastating phone call takes them right back.
What a delightfully creepy trailer!
I’ve mentioned a few times that I like clowns, so I haven’t yet found any of the IT movies especially scary. At least not in a way that’s nightmare-inducing. As such, I’ll be watching director Andy Muschietti’s new film to see if that changes.
I also need to confirm whether the young cast members outshine their adult counterparts, where acting is concerned. My experience as I watched the original 1990 IT film was exactly that, the child performers were better actors.
Bill Hader, Sophia Lillis, Troy James, Jack Dylan Grazer, Finn Wofhard, Jaeden Martell and also star.
