When we are first introduced to the protagonist of Monkey Man — who is identified only as “The Kid” (Dev Patel) — he’s taking a savage beating in…
Read more Star-turned-director Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ whips up a whirlwind of expressionist violenceDev Patel made his feature film directorial debut with Monkey Man, leaving him with some lasting memories, including his breaking his hand. The Slumdog Millionaire made an appearance…
Read more Dev Patel Recalls Breaking Hand While Filming ‘Monkey Man’: “Everything That Could’ve Gone Wrong Went Wrong”“Enter the Dragon,” starring Bruce Lee, is one of the four or five greatest action films ever made. Yet it has a thin, awkward, lurching story. The movie…
Read more ‘Monkey Man’ Review: Dev Patel Directs and Stars in an Audacious, at Times Awkward Mashup of Action Film and Slumdog FableAndrew Scott and Paul Mescal in All of Us Strangers. Photo by Parisa Taghizadeh, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures From a major Oscar winner to one of this year’s…
Read more What to Watch on Streaming This Week: February 23-29Adaptations can be tricky, particularly when the source material is animated. More often than not, they’re reviled upon reveal, because they often feel like they’re going through the…
Read more I Finally Watched The Last Airbender, and It Wasn’t Worth ItThe very first trailer for Monkey Man hit the internet and reminded everyone that it’s time for Dev Patel to stop being criminally underrated in Hollywood. The man…
Read more Dev Patel Proves He is The Action Star We Deserve in The First Trailer For Monkey Man
