Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ is one of those rare gems that feels like an instant classic right after seeing it. The theme of duality permeates all over Jordan Peele’s sophomore film Us that even its title serves a double purpose – a noun and an abbreviation for United States (you’ll get it once you’ve seen theContinue reading “‘Us’ review: Terrifying dissection of duality”
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Horror-thriller ‘Us’ puts Lupita Nyong’o front and center of shocking tale
Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o stars in Universal Pictures’ new horror thriller Us, playing the film’s central character is Adelaide Wilson, a woman hiding an inexplicable childhood trauma from her past. She discovers that her attempts to push down and suppress the incident now threatens to destroy not only herself, but her husband and her children. For such an expansiveContinue reading “Horror-thriller ‘Us’ puts Lupita Nyong’o front and center of shocking tale”
Lupita Nyong’o lends voice to Wolf, Raksha in ‘The Jungle Book’
Raksha, a loving and fiercely protective mother wolf, cares deeply for all of her pups—including man-cub Mowgli (Neel Sethi), whom she adopts as one of her own when he’s abandoned in the jungle as an infant. Oscar® winner Lupita Nyong’o (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) was called on to help bring Raksha to life, inContinue reading “Lupita Nyong’o lends voice to Wolf, Raksha in ‘The Jungle Book’”
Triptych poster revealed for Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’
Walt Disney Pictures has unveiled the triptych poster of its new, imaginative take on the classic children’s adventure “The Jungle Book.” The triptych features lead star Neel Sethi who plays Mowgli together with talking animal characters on either side, in a sprawling and extended horizontal shot. Directed by Jon Favreau (“Iron Man”), based on RudyardContinue reading “Triptych poster revealed for Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’”