Mamoudou Athie Archives

‘Archive 81’ Trailer: Netflix’s Latest Thriller Finds Something Creepy On Old VHS Tapes

January 5, 2022 11:49 am

What if you combined the found-footage aspect of the “V/H/S” franchise with the creepy, supernatural aspects of “The Ring?” Basically, that’s the elevator pitch of Netflix’s new thriller series, “Archive 81.” ...

‘Welcome To The Blumhouse’: ‘Black Box’ & ‘The Lie’ Launch Amazon’s New Horror Anthology [Review]

Brian Tallerico

October 5, 2020 12:23 pm

News, Reviews, Television

The monthly series of original films known as “Into the Dark” may be on COVID-related hold over at Hulu, but even a pandemic can’t stop the hardest working producer in Hollywood. Jason Blum has shuffled over t...

‘Uncorked’ Trailer: Netflix Film Stars Mamoudou Athie As An Aspiring Master Sommelier

Charles Barfield

March 9, 2020 11:26 am

News, Trailers

Mamoudou Athie is a name that you may not recognize immediately, but the actor is consistently a standout in the various projects he’s starred in. Whether that’s as one of the supporting actors in films like “...

‘Underwater’: Kristen Stewart’s Murky Sci-Fi Thriller Is Mercifully Brief & Sorta Entertaining [Review]

Jason Bailey

January 8, 2020 10:04 am

News, Reviews

“There’s a comfort to cynicism,” intones Kristen Stewart’s voice-over in the opening scene of the undersea creature feature “Underwater.” “There’s a lot less to lose.” She’s setting up the themes of the picture...

‘The Front Runner’: Hugh Jackman & An Impressive Ensemble Navigate Scandal [Telluride Review]

Gregory Ellwood

September 1, 2018 8:29 am

Awards Campaign, Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

TELLURIDE – It may prove bizarre and hard to believe given today’s political climate, but it wasn’t that long ago when major news outlets wouldn’t report on the private lives of political figures. A president, ...

Brie Larson and Samuel L Jackson in Unicorn Store

‘Unicorn Store’: Brie Larson Gets Whimsical With Her Directorial Debut [TIFF Review]

Kevin Jagernauth

September 14, 2017 10:35 am

News, Reviews

When “Unicorn Store” opens, Kit (Brie Larson) is determinedly completing a painting awash in “My Little Pony” style colors and glitter, with a more is more approach that literally leaves the wall around her can...

‘One Percent More Humid’ Trailer: Juno Temple & Julia Garner Star In Tribeca Film Festival Award Winner

Elazar Fine

August 17, 2017 6:46 pm

News, Trailers

From the renowned writer-director of the not-good 2013 Kristen Bell vehicle “The Lifeguard” comes “One Percent More Humid.” With a stacked cast including Juno Temple, Julia Garner, Alessandro Nivola, Mamoudou A...

Danielle Macdonald Takes The Mic In Crowd-Pleaser ‘Patti Cakes’ [Sundance Review]

Gregory Ellwood

January 24, 2017 2:05 am

Awards Campaign, News, Reviews

PARK CITY – Small town underdog looking to make it in the music business isn’t exactly the most original idea for a movie. And throwing in a hip-hop angle is familiar territory even at Sundance (see 2005’s “Hus...

Tagged Mamoudou Athie