Echo Chamber - 308 - Part One
At the last minute, this week's @EchoChamberFP became a 'THREE Parter!!!
In 'Part One' Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer have a couple of entries. The first is an actioner with Miramax & Cedar Park Entertainment, the second, with Amazon Studios is a re-imagining of an 80s classic. We look at DC & Warner Bros. Pictures speedster flick, and Motion Picture Corporation of America, Wild Atlantic Pictures bring their rom-com to Netflix. THEN an indie comedy from Studio 181, Sunday Morning Digital & NoBudge.
'The Beekeeper' is directed by David Ayer, and written by Kurt Wimmer. One man's (Jason Statham) brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as "Beekeepers".
'The Flash' is directed by Andy Muschietti, and written by Christina Hodson. Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) uses his super speed to change the past, but his attempt to save his family (Maribel Verdú) creates a world without super heroes, forcing him to race for his life in order to save the future.
'Irish Wish' is directed by Janeen Damian, and written by Kirsten Hansen. When the love (Alexander Vlahos) of Maddie's (Lindsay Lohan) life gets engaged to her best friend (Elizabeth Tan), she puts her feelings aside to be a bridesmaid at their wedding in Ireland.
'Road House' is directed by Doug Liman, and written by Anthony Bagarozzi & Charles Mondry. Based on the classic 80's flick. Ex-UFC fighter Elwood Dalton (Jake Gyllenhaal) takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.
'Dad & Step-Dad' is directed by Tynan DeLong, who co-wrote with Colin Burgess & Anthony Oberbeck. Jim (Colin Burgess) and Dave (Anthony Oberbeck), a dad and a step-dad, have trouble bonding during a 3-day weekend upstate with their son, Branson (Brian Fiddyment).
In 'Part One' we have:
The Beekeeper - Poster
The Beekeeper
Watch Review: Here.
Theatrical Release Date: 12th January 2024
Digital Release Date: 8th March 2024
Director: David Ayer
Cast: Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Bobby Naderi, Josh Hutcherson, Jeremy Irons, David Witts, Michael Epp, Taylor James, Phylicia Rashad, Jemma Redgrave, Minnie Driver, Don Gilet, Sophia Feliciano, Enzo Cilenti, Megan Le, Dan Li
Credit: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Miramax, Cedar Park Entertainment, Punch Palace Productions, Amazon MGM Studios, Sky Cinema
Genre: Action, Thriller
Running Time: 83 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
Digital Platforms: Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, Google, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast
Watch via Apple TV+: Here.
Watch via Now TV: Here.
Watch via Prime Video: Here.
Website: Here.
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @beekeepermov
The Flash - Poster
The Flash
Watch Review: Here.
Grauman's Chinese Theatre, World Premiere: 12th June 2023
Theatrical Release Date: 16th June 2023
US Digital Release Date: 25th August 2024
UK Digital Release Date: 15th March 2024
Director: Andy Muschietti
Cast: Ezra Miller, Ian Loh, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, Antje Traue, Michael Keaton, Ben Affleck, George Clooney, Jeremy Irons, Temuera Morrison, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Rudy Mancuso, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Luke Brandon Field, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Karl Collins, Kieran Hodgson, Sean Rogers
Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, Double Dream, The Disco Factory
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Running Time: 144 min
Cert: 12a
Trailer: Here.
Digital Platforms: Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, Google, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast
Watch via Apple TV+: Here.
Watch via Prime Video: Here.
Watch via Prime Video UK: Here.
Website: Here.
X: @theFlash
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @dctheflash
Irish Wish - Poster
Irish Wish
Watch Review: Here.
Paris Theater, Manhattan, World Premiere: 5th March 2024
Digital Release Date: 15th March 2024
Director: Janeen Damian
Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Ed Speleers, Alexander Vlahos, Ayesha Curry, Elizabeth Tan, Jacinta Mulcahy, Jane Seymour, Matty McCabe, Dawn Bradfield, Maurice Byrne, James Rottger, Aidan Jordan, Dakota Lohan, Tim Landers, Rachel Benaissa, Rodrigo Ternevoy, Steve Hartland, Carl Shaaban, Vincent Moran, Charlie Hughes
Credit: Motion Picture Corporation of America, Brad Krevoy Productions, Riviera Films, Wild Atlantic Pictures, Netflix
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Running Time: 94 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
Watch via Netflix: Here.
Website: Here.
Road House - Poster
Road House
Watch Review: Here.
South by Southwest, World Premiere: 8th March 2024
Digital Release Date: 21st March 2024
Director: Doug Liman
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Conor McGregor, Billy Magnussen, Jessica Williams, B.K. Cannon, Joaquim de Almeida, Austin Post, Lukas Gage, Dominique Columbus, Arturo Castro, JD Pardo, Beau Knapp, Hannah Lanier, Kevin Carroll, Robert Menery, Darren Barnet, Travis Van Winkle, Jay Hieron
Credit: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Silver Pictures, Amazon MGM Studios
Genre: Action, Thriller
Running Time: 121 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
Watch via Prime Video: Here.
Watch via Prime Video UK: Here.
Website: Here.
Instagram: @roadhousemovie
Dad & Step-Dad - Poster
Dad & Step-Dad
Watch Review: Here.
Theatrical Release Date: 8th March 2024
US Digital Release Date: 22nd March 2024
Director: Tynan DeLong
Cast: Colin Burgess, Anthony Oberbeck, Brian Fiddyment, Clare O'Kane
Credit: International Pigeon Production, Studio 181, Sunday Morning Digital, NoBudge
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 78 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
Digital Platforms: Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, Google, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast
Watch via Apple TV+: Here.
Watch via Prime Video: Here.
Watch via Prime Video UK: Here.
Website: Here.
*(Music)
'Da Joint' (Instrumental) by EPMD - 2020