16th Dec2024

The Filmmaker’s Podcast #428: Richard Linklater & Glen Powell on hit movie ‘Hit Man’

by Phil Wheat

Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres. For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast […]

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22nd Jul2024

‘Twisters’ Review

by Jasmine Valentine

Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Kiernan Shipka, Katy O’Brien, Daryl McCormack | Written by Mark L. Smith | Directed by Lee Isaac Chung 28 years after the original movie, Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones) is using Dorothy to get a new invention off of the ground — a powder that should decelerate the power of […]

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27th Jun2024

‘Hit Man’ Review

by James Rodrigues

Stars: Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, Sanjay Rao, Molly Bernard, Evan Holtzman, Gralen Bryant Banks | Written by Richard Linklater, Glen Powell | Directed by Richard Linklater Based on Skip Hollandsworth’s 2001 article written for Texas Monthly magazine (which is still available to read online), Hit Man is a “somewhat true story” inspired […]

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13th Feb2024

First poster & trailer for 90s disaster movie follow-up ‘Twisters’

by Phil Wheat

This summer, the epic studio disaster movie returns with the adrenaline-pumping, seat-gripping, big-screen thrill ride Twisters, a current-day chapter of the 1996 blockbuster Twister, that puts you in direct contact with one of nature’s most wondrous—and destructive—forces from the producers of the Jurassic, Bourne and Indiana Jones series. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, the Oscar-nominated […]

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27th May2022

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Review

by Alex Ginnelly

Stars: Tom Cruise, John Hamm, Miles Teller, Glen Powell, Val Kilmer, Jennifer Connelly, Bashir Salahuddin, Charles Parnell, Monica Barbaro, Lewis Pullman, Manny Jacinto, Ed Harris | Written by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer, Christopher McQuarrie | Directed by Joseph Kosinski Tom Cruise hasn’t just returned to the big screen to reprise one of his most […]

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03rd Mar2017

First trailer for Netflix war drama ‘Sand Castle’

by Phil Wheat

Following the release of images from the film, Netflix have debuted the first trailer for war drama Sand Castle, which stars Nicholas Hoult, Henry Cavill, Logan Marshall-Green, Glen Powell, Beau Knapp, and Neil Brown Jr. From a powerful and personal script by screenwriter Chris Roessner who was inspired by his experiences in Iraq, Sand Castle […]

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14th Feb2017

‘Hidden Figures’ Review

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell | Written by Theodore Melfi, Allison Schroeder | Directed by Theodore Melfi 1961. Yuri Gagarin is about to leave Earth, and Alan Shepherd is not far behind. The USA is desperate to beat the Russians […]

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01st Feb2017

First images from Netflix Original film ‘Sand Castle’

by Phil Wheat

Netflix have released the first images from their next original film, Sand Castle, which stars Nicholas Hoult, Henry Cavill, Logan Marshall-Green, Glen Powell, Beau Knapp, and Neil Brown Jr. From a powerful and personal script by screenwriter Chris Roessner who was inspired by his experiences in Iraq, Sand Castle is a depiction of the Second […]

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16th May2016

‘Everybody Wants Some!!’ Review

by Ian Loring

Stars: Blake Jenner, Tyler Hoechlin, Ryan Guzman, Juston Street, Wyatt Russell, Glen Powell, Temple Baker, J. Quinton Johnson, Will Brittain, Zoey Deutch | Written and Directed by Richard Linklater The career of Richard Linklater has been a rather fascinating rollercoaster off ups and downs, very much mostly ups, though the period between School of Rock […]

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23rd Dec2015

First trailer & posters for ‘Everybody Wants Some’

by Phil Wheat

Following the acclaimed Boyhood – nominated for six Academy Awards – Richard Linklater returns with Everybody Wants Some!!, a spiritual sequel to his 1993 breakthrough (and personal fav), Dazed & Confused. The film stars Blake Jenner, Ryan Guzman, Tyler Hoechlin, Wyatt Russell, Glen Powell, Will Brittain and Zoey Deutch. Set in the world of 1980s […]

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28th Aug2015

Frightfest 2015: ‘Wind Walkers’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Zane Holtz, Glen Powell, Kiowa Gordon, Philip Burke, Johnny Sequoyah, J. LaRose, Rudy Youngblood, Castille Landon, Christopher Kriesa | Written and Directed by Russell Friedenberg From the films from actor/writer/director Russell Friedenberg that I have seen, it seems – at least to me – like he has a fascination with three things: Native American […]

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23rd Mar2015

First images and trailer for Everglades horror ‘Wind Walkers’

by Phil Wheat

Acclaimed director Russell Friedenberg’s latest feature, Wind Walkers, has completed post and is primed for an Autumn 2015 release in both the US and UK and to celebrate, the producers have released the first stills and a brand-new trailer for the film. A group of friends and family descend into the swamp lands of the […]

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