Rodrigo Perez, Author at The Playlist

‘Good One’ Review: Lily Collias Radiates In An Intimate Kelly Reichardt-Esque Of Girlhood & Overbearing Fathers [Sundance]

January 21, 2024 4:33 pm

Men can be overbearing. Some of us know this firsthand because, with a bit of self-awareness, we can recognize we have, at least at some point, been the pompous bloviating jackass while more introverted people...

‘All Of Us Strangers’ Int’l Trailer: Andrew Haigh’s Acclaimed Drama Stars Andrew Scott & Paul Mescal

Rodrigo Perez

December 6, 2023 10:00 am

News, Trailers

From acclaimed British filmmaker Andrew Haigh, known for “Weekend,” “45 Years,” “Lean on Pete,” and most recently, the BBC series, “The North Water,” his latest film is the heralded love story/family drama/qua...

Nicolas Winding Refn Says His Spy Script With Famed ‘Bond’ Writers Is The “Endeavor Of His Soul” & “Grand Finale Of His Life”

Rodrigo Perez

February 27, 2023 1:26 pm

News

Way back in 2016, filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn (“Drive,” “Only God Forgives”) revealed he was working with James Bond in-house writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade (“Casino Royale,” “Quantum Of Solace,” “Skyf...

‘Yellowstone’ Is Ending As Taylor Sheridan Plans New Matthew McConaughey-Led Franchise Extension Following Problems With Kevin Costner [Report]

Rodrigo Perez

February 6, 2023 4:12 pm

News, Television

As we’ve reiterated more times, we care to count in print and on our Yellowstoners podcast, its writer/director/showrunner/exec Taylor Sheridan’s world, and we’re just living in it. At least when it comes to t...

‘Yellowstone’ Teaser Trailer: Season 5, Part 2 Returns Summer 2023

Rodrigo Perez

January 1, 2023 10:58 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Well, Paramount+ did tease splitting “Yellowstone” season five into two parts earlier this year. While they remained relatively quiet about it after that, true to their world, during this Sunday’s episode—whic...

‘Pachinko’ Trailer: Kogonada & Justin Chon Direct An Apple TV+ Series Coming In March

Rodrigo Perez

February 23, 2022 4:34 pm

News, Television, Trailers

One of the most highly anticipated series of 2022 is “Pachinko.” What’s that and why you ask? Well, it’s a new series about generational trauma from writer and executive producer Soo Hugh (“The Terror,” “The K...

‘Flux Gourmet’ Exclusive Poster: Peter Strickland’s Wild New Film Gets Some Beautiful Art To Accompany Its Berlin Debut

Rodrigo Perez

February 11, 2022 11:29 am

News

Outré horror maestro Peter Strickland is back. The filmmaker behind such Eurotica, vintage, throwback classics such as “Berberian Sound Studio” (2012), “The Duke of Burgundy” (2014), and “In Fabric” (2018), re...

Director Mike Mills Talks ‘C’mon C’mon’ & Joaquin Phoenix Trying To Politely Turn Down The Role [Interview]

Rodrigo Perez

December 29, 2021 12:19 pm

Features, Interviews, News

At the risk of being a little gauche and starting a piece quoting your own review, to paraphrase myself regardless, with A24’s lovely black and white comedic drama “C’mon C’mon,” filmmaker Mike Mills “solidifi...

Kevin Feige Says ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Makes Audiences “Wipe Away Tears” & “Deserves” Oscar Recognition

Rodrigo Perez

December 27, 2021 11:32 am

Awards, News

Welcome back from your slumber and food coma. As you start to raise from your holiday fog (hope you had a merry one), you'll start to receive bits of information that penetrate your haze. Number one, you've pr...

‘Nuclear Family’: Ry Russo-Young Revisits Painful Family Traumas To Reckon With Her Past [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

September 28, 2021 2:04 pm

News, Reviews, Television

Given the many personalities in all our families and the way we often all perceive past traumatic events differently, making a probing documentary about your own family sh*t could end up either highly damaging...