Echo Chamber - 235
It's the first EchoChamberFP of 2023 folks, and we've got four films for you this week!
Things start off with the new indie thriller from Lionsgate, Signature Entertainment, then we have two new Netflix joints. A comedy / drama, and a crime / horror. We close the show with a new Searchlight joint that mixes food, intrigue, and shock!
'The Minute You Wake up Dead' is directed by Michael Mailer, who co-wrote with Timothy Holland. After a shady small-town stockbroker (Cole Hauser) begins dating a shy waitress (Jaimie Alexander), a shocking murder takes place—and one of them may be responsible. As word leaks out that there’s money behind the killing, every criminal in town wants their share of the cash. One shocking plot twist follows another, and a bloody showdown leads to a mindblowing finale.
'White Noise' is written & directed by Noah Baumbach, who adapted from Don DeLillo's 1985 novel of the same name. A a contemporary American family's attempts to deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life while grappling with the universal mysteries of love, death, and the possibility of happiness in an uncertain world.
'The Pale Blue Eye' is written & directed by Scott Cooper, and based on Louis Bayard 2003 book of the same name. At West Point, 1830, a world-weary detective (Christian Bale) is hired to discreetly investigate the gruesome murder of a cadet (Steven Maier). Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case — a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe (Harry Melling).
'The Menu' is directed by Mark Mylod, and written by Seth Reiss & Will Tracy. A couple (Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult) travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.
This episode has:
The Minute You Wake up Dead - Poster
The Minute You Wake up Dead
Watch Review: Here.
Theatrical Release Date: 4th November 2022
Digital Release Date: 9th January 2023
Director: Michael Mailer
Cast: Cole Hauser, Jaimie Alexander, Darren Mann, Morgan Freeman, Ben VanderMey, Liann Pattison, Tony DeMil, Andrew Stevens, James Harlon Palmer, David Dahlgren, John Read, Kenneth Farmer
Credit: Milestone Studios, Grindstone Entertainment, Lionsgate, Signature Entertainment
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Running Time: 90 min
Cert: 18
Trailer: Here.
Rent or Buy via AppleTV+: Here.
Website: Here.
White Noise - Poster
White Noise
Watch Review: Here.
79th Venice International Film Festival: 31st August 2022
Theatrical Release Date: 25th November 2022
Digital Release Date: 30th December 2022
Director: Noah Baumbach
Cast: Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Raffey Cassidy, Sam Nivola, May Nivola, Henry Moore, Dean Moore, Don Cheadle, Jodie Turner-Smith, André 3000, Sam Gold, George Drakoulias, Danny Wolohan, Lars Eidinger
Credit: NBGG Pictures, Heyday Films, BB Film Productions, A24, Netflix
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Running Time: 136 min
Cert: 18
Trailer: Here.
Watch via Netflix: Here.
Website: Here.
Instagram: @whitenoisefilm
The Pale Blue Eye - Poster
The Pale Blue Eye
Watch Review: Here.
Theatrical Release Date: 23rd December 2022
Digital Release Date: 6th January 2023
Director: Scott Cooper
Cast: Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Gillian Anderson, Toby Jones, Lucy Boynton, Harry Lawtey, Fred Hechinger, Joey Brooks, Brennan Keel Cook, Robert Duvall, Timothy Spall, Mathias Goldstein, Steven Maier, Gideon Glick, Jack Irv, Matt Helm, Charlie Tahan, Hadley Robinson, Charlotte Gainsbourg
Credit: Cross Creek Pictures, Streamline Global Group, Le Grisbi Productions, Netflix
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Running Time: 128 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
Watch via Netflix: Here.
Website: Here.
The Menu - Poster
The Menu
Watch Review: Here.
Toronto International Film Festival: 10th September 2022
Theatrical Release Date: 18th November 2022
Digital Release Date: 4th January 2023
Director: Mark Mylod
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, Janet McTeer, Reed Birney, Judith Light, John Leguizamo, Aimee Carrero, Paul Adelstein, Rob Yang, Arturo Castro, Mark St Cyr, Peter Grosz, Christina Brucato, Adam Aalderks, Matthew Cornwell, Rebecca Koon
Credit: Alienworx Productions, Hyperobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions, TSG Entertainment, Searchlight Pictures, Disney+
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Running Time: 106 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
Watch via Disney+: Here.
Website: Here.
Twitter: @TheMenuFilm
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @themenufilm
*(Music)
'A Million Ways’ by OK Go - 2005