Each year, countless films premiere at festivals across the world. Filmmakers are celebrated for their artistic vision. Projects are praised for their ability to push the boundaries of what we expect from national cinemas. Then, just as quickly as these films burst on the scene, many disappear from the public eye. Some fall through the cracks of distribution. Others are snapped up by discriminating studios but languish in the vault as executives work to puzzle out the perfect date and platform for their release.

Continue reading The 25 Best Movies Of 2020 We’ve Already Seen at The Playlist.

For many film fans, “Mandy” is the best performance from Nicolas Cage in years. The film perfectly utilized the manic sensibilities of the actor and created a horror-thriller that is unlike anything else. Next year, director Richard Stanley hopes to replicate the success of “Mandy” in the upcoming horror film “Color Out of Space.”

As seen in the first trailer for the HP Lovecraft adaptation, “Color Out of Space” tells the story of a man (Cage) that finds a meteorite that crashed in his yard.

Continue reading ‘Color Out Of Space’ Trailer: Richard Stanley Channels ‘Mandy’ With Nicolas Cage In This New Horror-Thriller at The Playlist.

“A Nicolas Cage movie” is defined by more than simply starring the inimitable Nicolas Cage. A true film du Cage loosens its grip on realism to embrace expressionistic freedom in both his performance and the overall tone of the vessel for it. Over the past few years, Cage has taken this concept and run with it to some fascinating places, more out-there in the bizarro-arthouse sense of “Mandy” than the barely-existent direct-to-video sense.

Continue reading ‘Color Out Of Space’: Richard Stanley’s Lovecraft Adaptation Is A Perfect Vessel For Pure Nicolas Cage [TIFF Review] at The Playlist.

If you’re a fan of genre films, then for years, you’ve likely always kept an eye out for the films premiering as part of the Toronto International Film Festival’s Midnight Madness section. And in 2019, there’s plenty for genre and shock cinema fans to be excited for.

Perhaps the most exciting feature to be announced as part of the Midnight Madness lineup in the Richard Stanley film “Color Out of Space.” Based on the short story by H.P.

Continue reading First Look At Richard Stanley/Nic Cage’s Upcoming Horror Film ‘Color Out Of Space’ As TIFF Announces Midnight Madness Lineup at The Playlist.

Normally, we wouldn’t be here for an announcement of the next Nicolas Cage film. Let’s be real, outside of a couple recent winners, “Mom and Dad” and, of course, “Mandy,” the actor’s output still leaves something to be desired. However, Cage’s latest film not only reunites the actor with the producers behind “Mandy,” SpectreVision, on a new horror film, but it also marks the return of cult-director Richard Stanley.

Continue reading Nicolas Cage Teams With ‘Mandy’ Producers For New Horror Film Based On H.P. Lovecraft Story at The Playlist.