Anniversary (20205), Dylan O’Brien, Phoebe Dynevor, Lionsgate Movies
Diane Lane, Kyle Chandler, Dylan O’Brien, and Phoebe Dynevor are the stars of Anniversary, a Jan Komasa-directed thriller that follows a very close-knit family torn apart following ‘the change.’
I’m intrigued by the Dynevor, O’Brien and Lane dynamic. And, if ‘the change’ is what I think it is, it’s a smart move by the trailer editors, not explicitly stating anything.
In any case, I suspect I’ll enjoy Dynevor playing an American.
What are your thoughts about Anniversary so far?
Daryl McCormack, Mckenna Grace, Madeline Brewer, Flavia Watson, Maya O’Shea, Jolly Abraham, Selda Kaya and Kaja Chan also star.
Love and Monstersis a fun/funny comedy/adventure about a young man named Joel and his hero journey; a journey where he learns how to survive a monster apocalypse to get to his girlfriend who’s eighty miles away.
Starring Dylan O’Brien, Michael Rooker and Jessica Henwick; it’s the monster special effects that grabbed my attention in the trailer. And let me say, they did not let me down. The images of giant snails and other oversized creepy crawlies had me watching some of the action through my t-shirt. Yet, I still found those scenes oddly thrilling and fun. Of course, ideally, I’d have liked to be less of a wuss. But I guess I now have a slightly better understanding of the kind of thrills some people get when watching scary movies. Particularly since there’s no denying that giant bugs are often gross and undeniably scary.
The humour in the introductory voice-over in the first third of the movie is one of the key highlights. The other highlights include any encounters with oversized creatures which are both well-choreographed and scary; the latter especially if you’re not into bugs of any size. The only part I didn’t love so much is around the middle of the film, once Joel finds himself alone once more. It may be my impatience acting up here but the pacing seemed to slow down a tad. And the way the editing milked a very key moment for our hero just really annoyed me.
Still, I’d watch part two if it were coming. I mean, yeah, I don’t love bugs but for the first time in my life, being scared was actually fun. I honestly didn’t think that was possible for me.
Watch Love and Monsters because it’s fun. It’s a good hero’s journey/ coming of age story with exciting monsters and heroics.
Director Wes Ball is back with stars Dylan O’Brien and Kaya Scodelario in Maze Runner – The Death Cure.
In this third instalment, young Thomas is determined to find a cure to a deadly disease called the “Flare”.
Why will I watch this, you may wonder. Well, the truth is, I feel as though I began, so I must finish. Not that I’m this committed to all films, let alone franchises that I start watching.
There’s also the horrible on-set accident that nearly ended Mr. O’Brien. I kind of want to watch and remember how close it came to him not being here, while being very glad that he is. He is a young man in his prime after all.
American Assassin stars Dylan O’Brien, Sanaa Lathan, Michael Keaton and Taylor Kitsch.
Directed by Michael Cuesta, the story centres on counterterrorism agent Mitch Rapp (O’Brien).
There’s a hint of good ‘gunplay‘ in this trailer; something I do rather enjoy in movies. Nevertheless, the most this American Assassin trailer has done for me is make me want to re-watch Skyfall (2012).
I don’t know if the story just doesn’t seem fresh and new enough, or perhaps Daniel Craig’s James Bond just has too big a piece of my heart.
