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,
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.
Even John Malkovich can’t save this tepid satire Opus
In Opus, the latest from cult studio A24, Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) stars as Ariel, a rookie music journalist who is mysteriously invited to a listening party for the new album by music icon Alfred Moretti (John Malkovich).
“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),
'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.
REVIEW: Opus Is Better Than You All Said It Was
Opus is best enjoyed without a serving of trailers, commentary, and expectation, so if you're yet to see it, come back once ...
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) ...
‘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 ...
Opus review: Ayo Edebiri shines but half-baked cult thriller fails to indoctrinate
Edebiri’s voice work was also rather overshadowed by Maya Hawke in Inside Out 2, while only the geekiest audiences caught her ...
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Mark Anthony Green’s Magnum ‘Opus’
Written and directed by Mark Anthony Green, “Opus” draws a line between the haves and have nots in creativity instead of ...