We Dare to Dream Acquired by Peacock
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We Dare to Dream Acquired by Peacock

Peacock has acquired documentary We Dare to Dream, executive produced by Angelina Jolie and John Legend. We Dare to Dream is the second feature documentary from Academy Award-nominated Waad al-Kateab (For Sama). The documentary is a tale of resilience and inspiration, hardship and loss, hope and home. A 2023 Tribeca Festival selection, the refugee sports…

Eternals Cast and Crew on the Anticipated Marvel Studios Film

Eternals Cast and Crew on the Anticipated Marvel Studios Film

Vital Thrills got a chance to join the Eternals press conference to learn all about the latest offering from Marvel Studios. The anticipated film opens exclusively in theaters on November 5. Directed by Oscar winner Chloé Zhao (Nomadland), Marvel Studios’ Eternals welcomes an exciting new team of superheroes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The epic story, spanning…

Eternals Movie Review
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Eternals Review: The Chloé Zhao-Directed Marvel Studios Film

With one or two really, really well-known exceptions, it’s become the kiss of death for a fantasy sci-fi epic to open with a scroll of exposition. Not because it presages the filmmaker’s concerns that audiences won’t understand enough of the nuances of the backstory to engage with the prime narrative properly. But because the opening…

The Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Cast and Director on the Oct. 18 Release

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Review

What makes Maleficent: Mistress of Evil so boring? Is it the ramshackle plot that flits from character to character, building up a giant climax without stakes or interest? Is it the strangeness of grafting large action pieces and violent character death onto children’s story characters? Is it the focus on world-building and mythology over character…

The Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Cast and Director on the Oct. 18 Release
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The Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Cast and Director on the Oct. 18 Release

Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil opens in theaters next week, and we recently got a chance to attend the press conference for the film. Participating were director Joachim Rønning and Mistress of Evil cast members Angelina Jolie, Michelle Pfeiffer, Elle Fanning, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sam Riley, Harris Dickinson, and Ed Skrein. Opening in theaters on October 18, Maleficent:…