Aiden Gillen Archives - The Playlist

‘Kin’: AMC+ Crime Series Tells A Familiar Tale But Is Elevated By A Superb Cast [Review]

August 30, 2021 11:58 am

Is there room in the TV world for another violent family drama? AMC+ sure hopes so, as the streaming service premieres the intense crime saga “Kin,” a sort of Irish brother to their critically acclaimed “Gangs...

Jon Bernthal, Nicholas Hoult, & More Join Angelina Jolie In Writer-Director Taylor Sheridan’s Upcoming Thriller

Charles Barfield

April 30, 2019 10:22 am

News

At the beginning of the year, we learned that writer-director Taylor Sheridan had lined up Angelina Jolie to star in his upcoming film, “Those Who Wish Me Dead.” That was plenty to get us excited by the new fil...

‘The Maze Runner: The Death Cure’ Trailer: Face The Final Deadly Labyrinth

Kevin Jagernauth

December 8, 2017 3:30 pm

News, Trailers

The final chapter in "The Maze Runner" trilogy is here and....does anybody care? Delayed due to a near fatal on-set accident involving the film's star Dylan O'Brien, "The Maze Runner: The Death Cure" now arriv...

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It’s ‘The Expendables,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ Edition

Katie Walsh

August 14, 2017 12:39 am

News, Television

Season 7, Episode 5, "Eastwatch": Has everyone cooled down after last week’s Lannister BBQ? This Sunday’s fifth episode of ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7, “Eastwatch,” is decidedly less ablaze than last week (thoug...

‘King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword’ Is A Greatest Hits Collection Of Guy Ritchie’s Cinematic Trademarks [Review]

Drew Taylor

May 9, 2017 12:00 pm

News, Reviews

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Back in 2014, when Guy Ritchie's King Arthur project, then titled "Knights Of The Round Table," was announced, it was designed to be the first film in a lengthy series (early trade coverage suggested there coul...

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Azazel Jacobs’ ‘The Lovers’ Is A Wonderfully Adult Romantic Comedy [Tribeca Review]

Kimber Myers

April 30, 2017 5:33 pm

News, Reviews

In other hands, the stripped-down premise of "The Lovers" — a decades-long marriage in its death throes — could be a dour experience or even an enjoyably nasty one. But writer/director Azazel Jacobs (HBO's "Dol...

Charlie Hunnam Seizes The Crown In New Trailer For ‘King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword’

Edward Davis

February 20, 2017 1:07 pm

News, Trailers

Guy Ritchie’s speed-ramping, slow-motion hyper kinetic filmmaking served him well for “Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels,” and “Snatch,” but maybe he needs to ease off it for period piece films. Both the “She...

Debra Winger & Tracy Letts Breakup & Makeup In First Trailer For ‘The Lovers’

Kevin Jagernauth

January 4, 2017 9:00 am

News, Trailers

Generally speaking, A24 either acquire or debut films on the festival circuit before bringing them to cinemas, but that strategy doesn't always need to be followed. Occasionally, there's a film whose charm spea...