A student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming and aristocratic classmate who invites him to his eccentric family’s sprawling estate for a summer never to be forgotten.
Saltburn is a 2023 psychological thriller drama film written, directed, and produced by Emerald Fennell.
Anchored by a strong, eerie performance by Keoghan, Saltburn is insanely twisted, alluring, and darkly satirical.
Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike will be in front of the camera. This will be the first film since 2020’s I Care A Lot, for which she won a Golden Globe.
She has been going from strength to strength in recent years, delivering critically lauded performances.
A beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire directed by a promising female director.
With its wild ride, this film is a deconstruction of British upper-class society.
Expect jaw-dropping sets, rowdy parties, and secret assignations.
Since winning an Academy award for Best Original Screenplay in 2021 for feature directorial debut,
“Promising Young Woman”,
She has become one of only seven women to be nominated for the Best Director prize in the Academy’s 95-year history.
With Saltburn, she is directing, writing, and producing.
Bayard Rustin, advisor to Martin Luther King Jr., dedicates his life to the quest for racial equality, human rights, and democracy. Rustin being an openly gay Black man, he is erased from the civil rights movement he helped build.
Rustin is a biographical drama directed by George C. Wolfe, from a screenplay by Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black, and a story by Breece rights activist Bayard Rustin.
Bayard Rustin was one of the greatest activists and organizers the world has ever known. Rustin having challenged the authority, never apologized on what he believed, or desired. In the history he fought for, he was forgotten in this same history book.
This film has its deep core and moments in black history. Imagine contributing and making change in the society and being forgotten for your contribution to society. This film, shows the lengths to which Rustin embarked on a journey, fighting for his community with all due diligence.
This film will not only be critically good, it will be enjoyed, the movie serves as a rewrite of Rustin’s history in the black community. It will be on the lips of many film audiences worldwide and the black community.
The film stars Colman Domingo in the title role, alongside Chris Rock, Jeffrey Wright, and Audra McDonald.
Production began in November 2021 in Pittsburgh. Upon announcement of Colman Domingo being cast as lead, the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice, an LGBTQIA community activist center, voiced their approval directly to Domingo.
Lenny Kravitz wrote and performed an original song,
“Road to Freedom,”
for the film.
#Clique, what are your thoughts on this film? Will Rustin’s history be one that intrigues you?
There has always been a trend of reviving popular TV shows. It’s never easy to say goodbye to a good television show. Whether it was on the air for years, or it only lasted a few months and received no finale. There are countless TV series that have been canceled before its time.
Here are 4 television series that need a revival:
The Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls is a popular series of the 2000s. It’s still a beloved show, capturing old and new fans with its balance of comedy and heartwarming moments. Netflix released a mini-series called Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, bringing Lorelei and Rory into the modern day. However, the ending to the four-part revival was a huge cliffhanger, concluding when Rory tells her mother she’s pregnant. The original series focused on Lorelei being a single mother, this ending made fans want to see what Rory’s life would be as a single mother in her 30s with a journalism career and a new book.
The Sopranos
The Sopranos follows Tony Soprano as he struggled to balance his personal issues while being a mob leader. The series was a huge hit and is still talked about today. The show brought up many real-life issues, including mental illness, affairs, violence, and betrayals.
Despite the fact that the final episode aired in 2007, The Sopranos saw a spike in streaming views in the 2020s. This gave die-hard fans the hope that the show would be revived for a modern-day drama.
Quantico
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After three seasons, ABC’s Quantico starring Priyanka Chopra, who played an FBI agent, came to an end and left little on the table.
Quantico premiered on ABC on September 27, 2015. Produced by ABC Studios, the series was created by Joshua Safran, who also served as a showrunner for the series’ first two seasons. Mark Gordon, Robert Sertner, Nicholas Pepper and Safran are the executive producers behind the show. Notably, with her role as Alex Parrish, Priyanka Chopra became the first South Asian actress to headline an American network drama series.
Sex and the City
Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, and Charlotte are four smart and dynamic New York-based women, who despite their differences and ever-changing sex lives stick together through the ups and downs.
Surprisingly, there’s no news yet on a revival of the beloved Sex and the City. After all, what outlet would not want to create this mega-hit for a reboot? Of course, no combination of actresses can recreate the magic of Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon.
Kim already put an end to a third Sex and the City movie, and the only way you will probably get the remaining trio together is if they are mourning the death of Cattrall’s character Samantha Jones.
#Clique, what are your thoughts on this?, let us know which series you’d love to see a reboot.
Killers Of The Flower Moon is produced and directed by Martin Scorsese, the film reveals America’s history.
The story is on a series of Oklahoma murders in the Osage Nation, committed after oil was gushing from the ground.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone lead an ensemble cast.
Osage elders staidly bury a ceremonial pipe, mourning the assimilation of their descendants into white American society. Wandering through the badlands of their Oklahoma reservation, several Osage find oil gushing from the ground.
This tribe became wealthy after the exploitation of oil on their lands, but the laws required white guardians to manage their money.
As an admirable and respectable fan of the director, I will say this film is unquestionably and impressively well made. Scorsese’s new film poses isn’t in the sequential plot, it’s the puzzle of its own genesis in the fireside story.
The base of this film is that it spends its run time showing the perpetrators of the Osage murders. With Hale as the conniving architect getting exactly what they want.
An empathetic tale of what the Osage Nation went through in the 1920’s.
#Clique, are you seeing this movie to get more knowledge on the Osage Nation?
It’s hard to believe it has been 13 years since the AMC premiere of the instant hit, The Walking Dead, and even harder to believe the number of spinoffs generated from that success. With Fear the Walking Dead concluding in October, viewers will most definitely be looking to fill that gap with something new.
“The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live”
Is an upcoming American post-apocalyptic television series created by Scott M. Gimple and Danai Gurira for AMC. It is set after the conclusion of the original The Walking Dead series, with Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, and Pollyanna McIntosh reprising their roles.
The love story between Rick and Michonne, changed by a world that is constantly changing, will they find themselves in a war against the living, or will they discover that they too are The Walking Dead?
This new story will center around the reunion of the two alums and the continuation of their love story. With the continuing popularity of apocalypse films and television, coupled with the devastation some felt when they believed Rick to be dead,
“The Ones Who Live”
Is sure to find a loyal fan base in the already strong The Walking Dead universe.
The message of love’s perseverance was epitomized through Rick and Michonne’s relationship and is what will draw audiences to this new version. A new teaser for The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live premiered during New York Comic-Con 2023 as well, which you can see below.
#Clique, are you excited about this new story between Rick and Michonne?
Man is determined to win the neighborhood’s annual Christmas decorating contest.
He makes a pact with an elf to help him win, but the spell brings an unexpected chaos to town.
Eddie Murphy stars in this holiday comedy about a man on a mission to win his neighborhood’s annual Christmas contest. Directed by Reginald Hudlin, “Candy Cane Lane” follows Murphy as Chris.
After a wrong deal with the elf to help his chance of winning, the spell ends up bringing the 12 Days of Christmas to life, but chaos ensues for the whole town.
Chris must then work to save Christmas for his family and community, an endeavor that entails battling magical creatures.
Prime Video released the trailer for “Candy Cane Lane” Thursday morning, providing a first look at Murphy’s magical holiday adventure.
The footage reveals Murphy playing a father in the holiday spirit, while being on a competitive edge may have some unintended consequences. Tracee Ellis Ross also stars as Murphy’s wife.
This screenplay is written by Kelly Younger, who is inspired by his childhood experiences on Candy Cane Lane in El Segundo.
“Candy Cane Lane” stars Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Robin Thede, Nick Offerman, Chris Redd, and Jillian Bell.
scheduled to be released by Amazon Prime Video on December 1, 2023.
When a literary book agent tells his brilliant but less exciting author to write about
“Black stuff,”
He writes a successful novel titled
“My Pafology”
Full of
“deadbeat dads, rappers, and crack.”
That’s the premise of the new comedy film American Fiction from MGM and Orion Pictures.
Monk is a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment that profits from Black entertainment relying on tired and offensive tropes.
To prove his point, he uses a pen name to write an outlandish Black book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
Monk is peeved because his latest offering hasn’t caught fire with publishers, while a tome called
“We’s Lives in Da Ghetto”
By Sintara Golden hits the bestseller lists, leaving Monk seething.
It is Cord Jefferson‘s hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes.
Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from “Black” entertainment relying on tired and offensive tropes.
“American Fiction” is a genuine crowd-pleaser that doesn’t play it safe. It challenges the audience and will leave viewers talking for several hours, if not days, after seeing it.
Jamie Foxx‘s films are a testament to his remarkable talent and his willingness to take on a challenging roles. Foxx has consistently proven his ability to breathe life into every role he undertakes.
Ray (2004):
Foxx won the Best Actor Academy Award for his depiction of the great musician Ray Charles in this biographical drama. His commitment to portraying Charles’ particular voice and mannerisms was nothing short of astounding.
2. Django Unchained (2012):
Foxx gave a compelling performance as Django, a freed slave turned bounty hunter, under Quentin Tarantino‘s direction. His gravitas and magnetism in this spaghetti western demonstrated his capacity to hold the audience’s attention.
3. Collateral (2004):
Foxx in the character of Max, a cab driver who unknowingly becomes involved in a contract killer’s terrifying schemes. His portrayal of a typical guy who was tested to the maximum revealed his talent for playing emotionally powerful characters.
4. The Soloist (2009):
Nathaniel Ayers (Foxx), a musician suffering from mental illness. Foxx is wonderful as Ayers and avoids many of the pitfalls actors can fall into when playing mentally ill characters.
Instead of milking the situations Foxx finds the truth at the center of each scene and uses it to reveal tiny yet hugely affecting character notes.
5. The Players Club (1998):
Foxx, had the most assured performance in the film, playing Blue, a naive DJ who falls for Diana. He’s the most natural actor in the entire cast.
When the third act makes Blue the protagonist, Foxx rises to the occasion and closes the film on a high note.
#Clique, which of these movies makes you conclude that Foxx is the GOAT?
The horror genre has often served as a gateway for aspiring filmmakers, providing a platform for Black voices that may have been less accessible in other parts of Hollywood.
Tony Todd, a true legend in the industry, has made an indelible mark in the world of horror cinema. His portrayal of the iconic character Candyman in the cult classic films has solidified his status as one of the greatest characters in the genre’s history. Candyman tells the story of an African American artist who is tragically murdered due to his romantic involvement with a white woman.
Released in 1992, Candyman is an American gothic supernatural horror film written and directed by Bernard Rose. The film introduces Candyman as a ghostly figure summoned when his name is spoken three times in front of a mirror.
Tony Todd’s portrayal of Candyman holds a significant place in film history, as he became the first African American character to be immortalized as the main antagonist in a horror film. Despite sequels and a remake, it is difficult to surpass Todd’s iconic performance as this ghoulish entity.
What are your thoughts on Tony Todd’s incredible contribution to the horror genre?
Is a 2023 American musical comedy film directed by Larry Charles, based on the off-Broadway musical
“Fucking Identical Twins”
by Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson.
The film stars Sharp and Jackson as a pair of identical twins who plot to reunite their divorced parents.
Two business adversaries who realize they’re identical twin brothers decide to switch places to reunite their divorced parents so they can all become an actual family again.
From its eyebrow-raising title to its gleefully provocative humor, talented cast, and catchy songs, DICKS: The Musical is a cult movie in the making.
A twisted genre experiment that plays with sexuality, classic genre tropes, and general lunacy, it’s half a movie, but it’s so committed to its rebellious tone that it makes for a hell of a half. Reportedly, a production that ran as a two-man stage show by its leads for years.
The musical numbers are legitimately well-done, funny, witty, and sometimes even moving.
The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2023. On October 6, 2023, it was released in the United States by A24, as the studio’s first musical film.
