Frida (Naomi Ackie) and her gal pal Jess (Alia Shawkat) are two young ladies trying to make ends meet. When they get a job hostessing at a fundraising gala they come in contact with Slater King (Channing Tatum). The tech billionaire is fighting the cancel culture after a transgression that is never fully explained and the fundraiser is part of his road back. After their paths cross, King invites them to his island for a weekend of excess.

Once on the island, things seem too good to be true but as the days add up so does the sense of dread. Kravitz and company are masterful at building tension and even the most mundane action is handled in such a way as to add to the feeling of unease. This sensation builds and builds. The resolution only happens at the film’s end. The clues were there but the truth always seemed out of reach.

The aura of the monstrous actions of the late Jeffrey Epstein is never far from the surface and this only adds to the horror on screen. Equal parts fascinating and disturbing, Blink Twice is one of those oh-so-rare works that actually surprises you at the film’s end. It will leave you unsure if you loved the movie or were repulsed by it. Hours later after viewing it, I’m still unsure.
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The film’s ensemble cast includes BAFTA winner Naomi Ackie (“The End of the F***ing World,” “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody”), Channing Tatum (the “Magic Mike” films, “The Lost City”), Golden Globe winner Christian Slater (“Mr. Robot”), Simon Rex (“Red Rocket”), Adria Arjona (“Andor”), Kyle MacLachlan (“Fallout,” “The House with the Clock in Its Walls”), with Oscar winner Geena Davis (“The Accidental Tourist”), and Alia Shawkat (“Drift,” “Search Party”).

When tech billionaire Slater King (Tatum) meets cocktail waitress Frida (Ackie) at his fundraising gala, sparks fly. He invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. It’s paradise. Wild nights blend into sun soaked days and everyone’s having a great time. No one wants this trip to end, but as strange things start to happen, Frida begins to question her reality. There is something wrong with this place. She’ll have to uncover the truth if she wants to make it out of this party alive.

The “Blink Twice” screenplay is from Kravitz & E.T. Feigenbaum (“High Fidelity”), and the film is produced by Bruce Cohen, Tiffany Persons, Garret Levitz, Kravitz and Tatum. The executive producers are Stacy Perskie, Jordan Harkins and Vania Schlogel.

Kravitz’s creative team include Camerimage-nominated director of photography Adam Newport-Berra (“The Last Black Man in San Francisco”), production designer Roberto Bonelli (“Placa de Acero,” Ariel winner for art direction on “Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”), editor Kathryn J. Schubert (“Out of the Blue,” “Bad Things”) and costume designer Kiersten Hargroder (“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “Supergirl”). The music is by Chanda Dancy (“Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody”).

AMAZON MGM STUDIOS Presents a FREE ASSOCIATION / this is important / BOLD CHOICE Production, “Blink Twice.” The film is distributed internationally by Warner Bros. Pictures and will be only in cinemas 22 August 2024.
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Kelly Jones (Johansson) is a marketing and promotional genius from the Big Apple who plays fast and loose with the truth and is perfect for the job. After the tragic loss of the three astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee in a fire that happened during a training exercise, the race to the moon is lagging in popularity and it is Jones who is coerced into helping with lifting those sagging numbers.

She runs headlong in the the conservative ways of Launch Director Davis and most of the fireworks come from their emerging relationship. Watching these two movie stars riff off each other while being driven by a script that gives them plenty of ammunition is a joy to behold. As things progress you discover they both are harbouring events from their past that they need to overcome on their way to being happy.

When government man Berkus comes up with the crackpot idea of filming a fake version of the moon landing in case the actual one goes astray, it provides the circumstance for that moment of truth between the two main protagonists. For a space geek like myself, watching this generation’s version of His Girl Friday (the 1940 Howard Hawks screwball comedy) set during the race to the moon pays extra dividends. It’s also great to see the continuation of strong scripts written where women are the ones who get to swoop in and save the day.
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Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, FLY ME TO THE MOON is a sharp, stylish comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing.

Brought in to fix NASA’s public image, sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Johansson) wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’s (Tatum) already difficult task.

When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as back-up and the countdown truly begins…
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He invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. It’s paradise. Wild nights blend into sun soaked days and everyone’s having a great time. No one wants this trip to end, but as strange things start to happen, Frida begins to question her reality.

There is something wrong with this place. She’ll have to uncover the truth if she wants to make it out of this party alive.

With an ensemble cast including Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Alia Shawkat, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Christian Slater, Kyle MacLachlan and Geena Davis, BLINK TWICE is a wild new psychological thriller directed by Zoë Kravitz.
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Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, FLY ME TO THE MOON is a sharp, stylish comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing.

Brought in to fix NASA’s public image, sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Johansson) wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’s (Tatum) already difficult task.

When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as back-up and the countdown truly begins…
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Mike (Channing Tatum) hooks up with Max as she rebounds from a messy separation from her mega-rich husband and she carts him away to London for a mysterious job. The employment turns out to be revitalising a theatre that said husband used to own but that now belongs to Max. The night of passion with Mike has ignited feelings inside her not known before.

Once the film arrives in the United Kingdom. it shifts to being a theatre piece with all the bureaucratic hurdles to success predictably in place. Some of the efforts at a resolution to the problems are very entertaining and the dancing cast is supreme in their skill sets. The budding romance between M & M underlings the occasion.

If this is indeed the last Magic Mike movie, the franchise goes out on a high note. From what is the most simplistic storyline in the series comes a film that is just good almost clean fun. It’s naughty when it needs to be and nice enough to leave a smile on your dial. This is fine escapism and should be experienced as such.
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The creative team behind the first film, which garnered praise from critics and audiences alike, has reunited to create the magic again: Channing Tatum reprises his role as Mike Lane and Steven Soderbergh returns to the helm with a script from Reid Carolin, who also wrote the first two films. And starring alongside Tatum is Salma Hayek Pinault (“House of Gucci,” “Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard”).

“Magic” Mike Lane (Tatum) takes to the stage again after a lengthy hiatus, following a business deal that went bust, leaving him broke and taking bartender gigs in Florida. For what he hopes will be one last hurrah, Mike heads to London with a wealthy socialite (Hayek Pinault) who lures him with an offer he can’t refuse…and an agenda all her own. With everything on the line, once Mike discovers what she truly has in mind, will he—and the roster of hot new dancers he’ll have to whip into shape—be able to pull it off?

The film’s producers are Nick Wechsler, Gregory Jacobs, Tatum, Carolin and Peter Kiernan. Julie M. Anderson serves as executive producer.

Also starring with Tatum and Hayek Pinault are Ayub Khan Din (“Ackley Bridge”), newcomer Jemelia George, Juliette Motamed (“We Are Lady Parts”) and Vicki Pepperdine (“Johnny English Strikes Again”).

Soderbergh’s creative team behind the scenes includes production designer Pat Campbell (“The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself”), costume designer Christopher Peterson (“The Irishman”) and music supervisor Season Kent (“KIMI,” “Let Them All Talk”), with choreography by Alison Faulk and Luke Broadlick, both part of the “Magic Mike” franchise.

A Warner Bros. Pictures Presentation, “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” slides into theaters only in North America on February 10, 2023 and internationally beginning 8 February 2023, and will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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Loretta Sage (Bullock) writes pulpy romance novels while retiring from the world after the death of her adventurer husband and Alan (Tatum) is the beefcake model whose flowing locks and bulging muscles adorn the book’s covers. They are brought together for a book tour by super-agent Beth (Da’Vine Joy Randolph).

During this ceremony, Loretta is kidnapped by Mr. Fairfax (Daniel Radcliffe) to translate an ancient text that provides the basis to find hidden treasure. This leads to some globe-trotting while Fairfax’s nefarious plans come to full fruition. This also leads to a hilarious cameo from one Mister Brad Pitt.

Films of this ilk rely heavily on the chemistry between their main protagonists and this coupling works out well. It’s escapist entertainment that requires little from its audience but delivers a substantial amount of good clean fun.

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While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta is kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire (Daniel Radcliffe) who hopes that she can lead him to the ancient lost city’s treasure from her latest story.

Wanting to prove that he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her. Thrust into an epic jungle adventure, the unlikely pair will need to work together to survive the elements and find the ancient treasure before it’s lost forever.

The Lost City will be released in Australian cinemas April 14!
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