Derrick Murray is a Los Angeles based film critic and Content Producer for ForReel. He has covered numerous film festivals including Sundance, TIFF, SXSW and Venice and was previously selected for the TIFF Media Inclusion Initiative. He can always be found watching movies in a theater with a large popcorn.
The new horror reimagining Lee Cronin's The Mummy is now in playing in theaters, and we got a chance to speak with one of its stars. Veronica Falcón, known for her popular works in Queen of the South, Ozark, and Imaginary. Here she plays Carmen Santiago, the matriarch of the Cannon family and
Putting your name in the title of the movie is a bold move for anyone not named Steven Spielberg or Quentin Tarantino, even if it's just to separate it from familiar IP. I don't know that Lee Cronin quite has the repertoire to demand such a thing, but in his latest film, he most certainly works to
I'm not completely sold on the Bob Odenkirk action star rebrand. That's not a knock on him, either. I actually think he fits the role quite well, given the right circumstances - those being the break out Nobody which remains the best use of his new look. But something about it feels off and
Sometimes the best way to access the core of a film is to let it take you over completely. Locked behind metaphorical dialogue and an obtuse artistry, the key to the door is simply letting it all in and fester inside until the understanding comes to light. You can't second-screen a film like this,
Solidifying itself as the international breadwinner of studios, Neon has quietly become one of the most prominent and successful "smaller" studios since its 2017 inception. They grew from 5 employees at a WeWork to a fully independent studio is less than a decade, quite the run for a new up and
Godzilla is coming! Gkids gave the Cinemacon crowd a first-look at the new film Godzilla Minus Zero. As well as some insight on what fans can expect from the film. Director Takashi Yamazaki was in attendance and presented the film on stage. He discussed what's in store for the the destructive
The Apothecary Diaries has the cast finally begin to prepare for the incoming locust plague in Ep. 52 "The Last Volume". Sure, they could've prepared much sooner. However, without the intel gained in this episode, those preparations wouldn't have been nearly as guided as they are here. Now it's
For a film called All Of A Sudden, very little happens suddenly in Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s sensitive portrayal of friendship and care. The director (Drive My Car) has a particularly patient style of filmmaking that is not universally appealing, but it captures humanity in all its messy earnestness.
Sasaki and Peeps gives us plots galore being brewed up, as you might expect from Ep. 15 "Concealment and Infiltration" with that title. Complete with both the faking of a death and an undercover operation to investigate the death game faction. It's all great ingredients for some serious political