Written and directed by Sean Mannion
Starring Sarah Schoofs, Shivantha Wijesinha and Lauren A. Kennedy
Running time: 1 hour and 27 minutes
by Emily Maesar
Meme is the feature film debut from writer/director Sean Mannion. And after watching this flick, I want nothing more than to see what his last ten years of short films were all about.
Written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods
Starring Katie Stevens, Will Brittain amd Lauryn Alisa McClain
MPAA rating: R for horror violence/gore, and language throughout
Running time: 1 hour and 32 minutes
by Emily Maesar
I’ve been holding my breath about Haunt. It’s Scott Beck & Bryan Woods’s first film after the success of A Quiet Place, which was actually their sophomore writing effort. That movie fucking slaps, but there was also a lot of discourse around how much of it director John Krasinski had rewritten (because he has a credit on it, which is insanely hard to get, and has talked quite openly about it since). So, what was the next film from these promising writers going to look like?
Read MoreWritten by Semi Chellas and directed by Claire McCarthy
Starring Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts and Tom Felton
Running time: 1 hour and 54 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13 for a scene of violence/bloody images, some sensuality, and thematic elements
by Emily Maesar
Listen. One day I’ll figure out if Daisy Ridley is a good actress outside of a giant franchise. I think she probably is, but Ophelia is another entry in her live-action filmography where the script gives her basically nothing to do. Not that the film gives anyone anything to do. I’d wager Clive Owen is in less than 20 minutes of the film, despite being the main antagonist…I guess? Naomi Watts is doing double duty, but who knows what either of her characters actually want. Honestly, It’s completely deranged.
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