Opus, John Malkovich

It's a pop star vs. critics in the scattered cult horror Opus
Ayo Edebiri and John Malkovich square off in a film pitting a culty pop musician against the critics, but Opus needs far more focused ideas.
Opus film review — John Malkovich turns mysterious pop star in hip horror
Simply sign up to the Film myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. John Malkovich has played all manner of unlikely roles — a US Army general, a cruise ship captain, a Russian gambler — but more often than not,
'Opus' review: John Malkovich plays pop superstar in clumsy thriller
The famously intense actor is a bad fit for the role of a dance-pop megastar in Mark Anthony Green's debut film.
‘Opus’ director on casting Ayo Edebiri as a foil to John Malkovich: ‘She could do anything. She could play Thor.’
Ariel Ecton, a budding writer played by Ayo Edebiri who’s one of a handful of journalists selected to visit the compound of an enigmatic pop star (John Malkovich) to celebrate his return to music after a 30-year disappearance.
Movie Review: An unhinged John Malkovich can’t help the cult-horror misfire ‘Opus’
In the new horror movie “Opus,” we are introduced to Alfred Moretti, the biggest pop star of the ’90s, with 38 No. 1 hits and albums as big as “Thriller,” “Hotel California” and “Nebraska.”
How John Malkovich became a pop sensation and horror star in ‘Opus’
Dorchester’s Ayo Edebiri plays a young journalist who’s invited to the desert compound of Malkovich’s cultish character, Moretti.
“Opus” director says John Malkovich didn't think he could pull off the film's twisted pop star villain
"What he said several times was that he didn't think that I was going to be able to do it,” writer-director Mark Anthony Green recalls.
‘Opus’ review: John Malkovich turn as crazy pop legend can’t save predictable horror film
Alfred Moretti was the most dominant pop star of the ‘90s, a reclusive, technopop legend that reached David Bowie-level fame and created a cult-like following. But that was then. Now Moretti (John Malkovich),
How John Malkovich Manipulates the Music in Opus
Malkovich tells Consequence that "I've done all kinds of unlikely things, but that was really a singular experience." How ...
'Opus' a hopeless pop music satire that mashes up movie genres into pure cacophony
The violence is over the top, as is the acting from a skilled cast including Ayo Edebiri, John Malkovich and Juliette Lewis.
‘Opus' Director Mark Anthony Green on Ayo Edebiri, Who He Wanted to Cast Before They Died, and Sean Baker's Wise Words About Theaters
Green tells IndieWire about shooting his A24 feature debut in just 19 days and more on why the term "elevated horror" is ...
A24’s cult thriller Opus is yet another superficial riff on Midsommar
Ayo Edebiri and John Malkovich headline this unconvincing celebrity satire – and we’ve been here before (and too recently) ...
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Opus Review
Mark Anthony Green’s directorial debut, Opus, ambitiously blends horror and satire in an attempt to deconstruct the mystique ...
‘Opus’ review: John Malkovich and Ayo Edebiri match wits in an album release party gone wild
Though not quite wild enough. Malkovich plays a reclusive music superstar, but the cult-of-celebrity satire of “Opus” never quite sorts out its thriller elements.