‘Demonic’: Neill Blomkamp’s Supernatural Horror Misfire Is More Interested In Toying With New Tech Than Story [Review]

In the wake of documentaries on Britney Spears, Lorena Bobbitt, and other victims of a crueler, “more misogynistic” press machine, the hook to these projects is a prodding at both individual and collective memory. They claim to be recontextualizations, revisions, and rehabilitations, while they are still fundamentally pieced together as amalgamations of fame and identity, with the involvement of the subject or not.

While on his recent publicity blitz, it appears Neill Blomkamp couldn’t escape the inevitable “Alien 5” questions. Of course, as we know, the filmmaker was attached to bring “Alien 5” to fans years ago but that project ultimately fizzled out.

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalogue titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalogue titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

It’s been a couple of years since we’ve had an update about Francis Ford Coppola’s desire to bring his long-awaited passion project, “Megalopolis,” to the big screen. At the time, it appeared the filmmaker was searching for funding.

SPOILER ALERT: This review contains details of FX’s Impeachment: American Crime Story which debuts on Sept. 7, 2021. 

Cannes Film Festival in the south of France earlier this summer. And Jodie Foster was seen under much more casual circumstances on Wednesday, when she was spotted out with for youngest son Kit Bernard Foster, 19, in the West Village neighborhood of New York City.

Johnny Marr has shared a snippet of new music, hinting that new material is on the way very soon – watch the teaser below.The former Smiths guitarist last released a solo album with 2018’s ‘Call The Comet’, following on from 2013’s ‘The Messenger’ and the following year’s ‘Playland’.Earlier this month, Marr announced that he’d signed a new worldwide album deal with the music publisher BMG, and has now teased new music seemingly from that forthcoming album.I’m back… we’re back. New music.

Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page is here to help you have the sexiest sleep of your life.

Halo 3, District 9 director Neill Blomkamp was working on a live action version of Halo and in a new interview, he’s revealed what his time was like on set. Turns out it was bloody.Working alongside Bungie, Blomkamp was involved with creating various shorts that would presumably create the foundations for the film.

With “Demonic” getting released recently, filmmaker Neill Blomkamp has been making the publicity rounds talking about his new thriller.

Director Neill Blomkamp is out promoting his horror film ‘Demonic” and he spoke with our very own Rodrigo Perez for The Playlist podcast. During that chat, we learned some interesting things about the fate of his never-made “Alien 5” that attempted to bring back Sigourney Weaver‘s Ellen Ripley.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorTwelve years ago, South African-Canadian filmmaker Neill Blomkamp burst on the scene with “District 9,” the rare sci-fi film that was appreciated in its time, landing four Oscar noms, including one for best picture.

The Deep Focus podcast is back, and this week, we have filmmaker Neill Blomkamp, known for “District 9,” “Elysium,” and blending sci-fi with socio-political commentary and envelope-pushing technology. Blomkamp’s latest film, “Demonic,” does all that with a little bit of a twist.

Mariah Carey seems to have found her favorite movie of 2021, after admitting she has watched Free Guy nine times in a row.The film features Ryan Reynolds and has received positive reviews from the viewers, including the iconic singer, who took to social media to reveal that the sci-fi comedy movie is “the most important event that‘s ever happened.”Directed by Shawn Levy, the film tells the story of a bank teller who finds himself trapped in a non-player character video game, ultimately deciding

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Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticBack in the ’30s, ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s, what we used to call monster movies had simple concepts and catchy, explicit titles that mirrored them. “Dracula.” “The Werewolf.” “King Kong.” “Mothra vs.