Now in theaters, 鈥淥pus鈥 is a thriller about entertainment journalists, written and directed by Mark Anthony Green. Featured in the movie is John Malkovich, a legendary pop icon, and Emmy award-winning actress Ayo Edebiri, a young journalist hoping to get a scoop. (Courtesy of A24 Films)
Now in theaters, 鈥淥pus鈥 is a thriller about entertainment journalists, written and directed by Mark Anthony Green. Featured in the movie is John Malkovich, a legendary pop icon, and Emmy award-winning actress Ayo Edebiri, a young journalist hoping to get a scoop. (Courtesy of A24 Films)

Now in theaters, the film 鈥淥pus鈥 is a film about a group of entertainment journalists eager to be an exclusive audience for Moretti, a pop legend portrayed by John Malkovich, who has not released new music in over 30 years. 

The group is taken to a desert resort where they are salivating over spending a few days in the lap of luxury. Days of great wine and sumptuous meals divert attention from some peculiar incidents. 

鈥淚t鈥檚 a film about these people that we idolize and how, for a lot of people, that idolization  has become their identity,鈥 said

One young journalist in the group, Ariel, played by Ayo Edebiri, is there with one of her editors. Ariel immediately senses weirdness. It鈥檚 not long before some reporters start to disappear. As a journalist in the film, Edebiri鈥檚 character is constantly taking notes. 

鈥淭hrough Mark Anthony and talking with some of my friends from school who went into journalism, I learned a few things, said Edebiri, the Emmy award-winning actress from 鈥淭he Bear鈥 on Hulu.

Any film that opens with 鈥淢aggot Brain鈥 by Funkadelic will be interesting, which is what 鈥淥pus鈥 delivers. Kudos to director Green for a thoughtful and surprising ending.聽

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Brenda Siler is an award-winning journalist and public relations strategist. Her communications career began in college as an advertising copywriter, a news reporter, public affairs producer/host and a...

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