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‘Moon Knight’: Directors Mohamed Diab, Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead Talk About Bringing A Darker World To The MCU [Bingeworthy Podcast]

March 30, 2022 10:46 am

Features, Interviews, News, Podcasts, Television

In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our revitalized TV and streaming podcast, co-hosts Mike DeAngelo and Rodrigo Perez dig into Disney+’s latest Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Moon Knight.” Based on the Marvel Com...

‘Loki’ Season 2: Marvel Hires ‘Moon Knight’ Directors Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead

Christopher Marc

February 17, 2022 6:40 pm

News, Television

Next month, Marvel Studios debuts their latest superhero series “Moon Knight,” a darker, more twisted tale about an anti-hero with a multiple personality disorder starring Oscar Isaac. And in a major vote of c...

‘Something In The Dirt’ Review: Benson & Moorhead Land A Darkly Funny Sci-Fi Gem About Galaxy-Brained Paranoia & Conspiracies [Sundance]

Jason Bailey

January 23, 2022 5:00 pm

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead work in such a specific, sui generis key and style, producing such exciting results on a small scale, that it’s genuinely shocking they haven’t been sw...

‘Moon Knight’ Trailer: There’s Chaos In Oscar Isaac In New Disney+ Series Coming This March

Ned Booth

January 17, 2022 8:00 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Marvel's Phase 4 finally launched last year, and the driving force of this sequence of films/shows is to introduce lesser-known superheroes into the fold. So far, that's included the likes of Shang-Chi, the ti...

Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead’s New Feature, ‘Something In The Dirt,’ Will Be The First Release From XYZ Films

Charles Barfield

June 22, 2021 12:37 pm

News

When indie production companies begin to work in the distribution space, it’s important for them to launch with something great. And for XYZ Films, the company is setting its first feature distribution to be t...

‘Moon Knight’: Marvel Taps Indie Directors Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead For Multiple Episodes

Christopher Marc

January 8, 2021 8:15 pm

News

Marvel Studios has added two more directors for their upcoming Disney+ series "Moon Knight." The Hollywood Reporter reveals that indie filmmaking duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead have j...

Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead On ‘Synchronic,’ Obsessing With Time, Working Under Quarantine & More [Interview]

Ally Johnson

October 24, 2020 1:40 pm

Interviews, News

Directors Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson have been making creative leaps in independent film for years now. From their debut, the two-man show “Resolution,” critics have been stoking the flames of their work...

‘Synchronic’ Trailer: Paramedics Anthony Mackie & Jamie Dornan Stumble Upon A New Street Psychedelic That Will Mess With Your Reality

Rodrigo Perez

September 16, 2020 12:00 pm

News, Trailers

You might not know the work of filmmakers Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, but one, you should change that, and two, will deliver some kind of mind-bending genre exploration that's either laced with horror, s...

‘Synchronic’ Filmmakers Urge People To Avoid Going To Indoor Cinemas To Watch Their Film

Charles Barfield

September 14, 2020 11:20 am

Box Office, News

Judging by the box office results of “Tenet” thus far, it is clear that now is not the time to release a blockbuster film. However, with the rise of drive-ins and the lack of major studio fare (up until recent...

Moorhead & Benson’s ‘SYNCHRONIC’ Is Egghead Indie Sci-Fi At Its Best [TIFF Review]

Jason Bailey

September 7, 2019 7:18 pm

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

Directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead conduct a clever act of stylistic sleight of hand in their new thriller, “SYNCHRONIC.” Though narrative pieces are set into place in its early sections, the picture se...

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