Jesse Eisenberg & Adrien Brody in Man Cult Film ‘Manodrome’ Trailer

“Take back your power, Ralph!!” Lionsgate has revealed an official trailer for a film called Manodrome, an indie creation from South African filmmaker John Trengove (director of The Wound previously). This premiered at the Berlin Film Festival to mostly mixed to positive reviews – its a very slick film, although it doesn’t particularly stand out much. Conflicted about his girlfriend’s pregnancy, Ralphie’s life spirals out of control when he meets a mysterious family of men. Manodrome is a clever criticism of toxic masculinity and fragile men who are obsessed with being men (you know the ones). Jesse Eisenberg stars as one of these guys who falls into this kind of cult for men, run by Adrien Brody. Then it gets really crazy… The cast also features Odessa Young, Philip Ettinger, Sallieu Sesay, Ethan Suplee, Evan Joningkeit, and Caleb Eberhardt. I saw this at Berlinale earlier in the year – it’s a good film, with some great performances, that quite boldly challenges modern masculinity by showing the reality of just how dull all these men really are. // Continue Reading ›