Tag: Synchronic
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Ethan Hawke to Battle Oscar Isaac as ‘Moon Knight’ Villain in Marvel Disney+ Series
Ethan Hawke is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the villain in the upcoming “Moon Knight” television series on Disney+, THR reports. The casting choice will make “Moon Knight” hard to resist for indie movie lovers, as the MCU series pits Hawke against Oscar Isaac, who is starring in the title role. “Ramy” breakout May…
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‘Moon Knight’: Marvel Taps Indie Directors Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead For Multiple Episodes
Marvel Studios has added two more directors for their upcoming Disney+ series “Moon Knight.” The Hollywood Reporter reveals that indie filmmaking duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead have joined Egyptian director Mohamed Diab on the supernatural hero show. The pair are reportedly working on “multiple episodes,” but an exact number wasn’t given. Benson and Moorehead…
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Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead On ‘Synchronic,’ Obsessing With Time, Working Under Quarantine & More [Interview]
Directors Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson have been making creative leaps in independent film for years now. From their debut, the two-man show “Resolution,” critics have been stoking the flames of their work, though the audiences have remained cult-like in their following, even with big names such as director Guillermo del Toro singing their praises.…
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‘Synchronic’ Review: Anthony Mackie Gets Unstuck in Time in a Messy but Fascinating Temporal Thriller
There used to be a comedian named Louis Ck who had a standup bit about the historical upside of being white. “Here’s how great it is to be white,” he would say. “I could get in a time machine and go to any time and it would be fucking awesome when I get there. That…
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Toronto Film Review: ‘Synchronic’
Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead have been making intriguing, resourceful and idea-based (rather than action-driven) genre films together since “Resolution” in 2012. Last year’s enigmatic inner-/outer-space journey “The Endless” seemed to place them on the cusp of mainstream breakthrough, although that promise looks a little less bright for the arrival of “Synchronic,” which rather than…