Echo Chamber - 249
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Lionsgate & Prime Video bring us a new auctioneer, while RLJE Films & Shudder invoke childhood memories with aliens. The Jim Henson Company & Sky Cinema bring us a book adaptation. And then we have a provocative thriller from Believe Entertainment Production.
'Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre' is directed by Guy Ritchie, who co-wrote Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies. Super spy Orson Fortune (Jason Statham) must track down and stop the sale of a deadly new weapons technology wielded by billionaire arms broker Greg Simmonds (Hugh Grant). Reluctantly teamed with some of the world’s best operatives (Aubrey Plaza, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone), Fortune and his crew recruit Hollywood’s biggest movie star Danny Francesco (Josh Hartnett) to help them on their globe-trotting undercover mission to save the world.
'Kids vs Aliens' is directed by Jason Eisener and written by #John Davies. Gary (Dominic Mariche) and Samantha’s (Phoebe Rex) parents are out of town leading to an all-time rager of a teen house party turns to terror when aliens attack, forcing the siblings to band together to survive the night.
'The Portable Door' is directed by Jeffrey Walker and written by Leon Ford. It's adapted from a 2003 book of the same name from Tom Holt. Paul Carpenter (Patrick Gibson) and Sophie Pettingel (Sophie Wilde), interns at a mysterious London firm J.W. Wells, become steadily aware their employers Humphrey Wells (Christoph Waltz) and Dennis Tanner (Sam Neill) are anything but conventional. With the help of an enchanted towel, Paul & Sophie embark on an adventure to uncover the secrets of this organisation and reveal what happens at night in these dark forbidden corridors.
'Nefarious' is written & directed by Cary Solomon & Chuck Konzelman. On the day of his scheduled execution, Edward Wayne Brady (Sean Patrick Flanery), a convicted serial killer gets a psychiatric evaluation during which he claims he is a demon, and further claims that before their time is over, the psychiatrist, Dr. James Martin (Jordan Belfi) will commit three murders of his own.
Today we have:
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre - Poster
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
Watch Review: Here.
Madrid Premiere: 3rd January 2023
Theatrical Release Date: 4th January 2023
Digital Release Date: 7th April 2023
Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone, Hugh Grant, Tom Rosenthal, Oliver Maltman, Max Beesley, Lourdes Faberes, Peter Ferdinando, Nicholas Facey
Credit: Miramax, STX Films, Toff Guy Films, Lionsgate, Amazon Prime Video, STX International, AZ Celtic Films, Tencent Pictures
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Running Time: 114 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
Watch via Prime Video: Here.
Watch via Prime Video UK: Here.
Website: Here.
Twitter: @fortunemovie
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @operationfortune
Kids vs Aliens - Poster
Kids vs Aliens
Watch Review: Here.
Fantastic Fest: 23rd September 2022
Theatrical Release Date: 28th October 2022
Digital Release Date: 13th April 2023
Director: Jason Eisener
Cast: Dominic Mariche, Phoebe Rex, Calem MacDonald, Asher Grayson Percival, Ben Tector, Emma Vickers, Isaiah Fortune, Jonathan Torrens, Caleb Allred, Jessica Marie Brown, Alexandra MacLean, Jordan Poole, Noah Rafuse, Jonni Shreve
Credit: Cinepocalypse Productions, Bloody Disgusting, Shut Up & Colour Pictures, Yer Dead Prodictions, Studio71, RLJE Films, Shudder
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Running Time: 75 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
Watch via Apple TV+: Here.
Watch via Prime Video: Here.
Watch via Shudder: Here.
Website: Here.
Instagram: @kidsvsaliens
The Portable Door - Poster
The Portable Door
Watch Review: Here.
Australian Premiere: 23rd March 2023
Digital Release Date: 7th April 2023
Director: Jeffrey Walker
Cast: Patrick Gibson, Sophie Wilde, Miranda Otto, Rachel House, Chris Pang, Jessica De Gouw, Damon Herriman, Sam Neill, Christoph Waltz
Credit: The Jim Henson Company, Story Bridge Films, MEP Capital, Arclight Films International, Madman Entertainment, MGM+, Sky Cinema, Now TV
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Running Time: 116 min
Cert: PG
Trailer: Here.
Watch via Stan: Here.
Watch via Sky Cinema: Here.
Watch via Now TV: Here.
Nefarious - Poster
Nefarious
Watch Review: Here.
Dalas Gala Premiere: 4th April 2023
Theatrical Release Date: 14th April 2023
Director: Cary Solomon, Chuck Konzelman
Cast: Sean Patrick Flanery, Jordan Belfi, Tom Ohmer, Eric Hansen, Stelio Savante, Robert Peters, Cameron Arnett, Glenn Beck
Credit: Believe Entertainment Production, Soli Deo Gloria Releasing
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Running Time: 98 min
Cert: 18
Trailer: Here.
Website: Here.
Twitter: @NefariousMovie_
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @nefariousmovie
YouTube: Here.
*(Music)
'Drawn’ (feat. Little Dragon) by De La Soul - 2016