Essie Davis

Date of Birth

1970-01-19

Place of Birth

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Known for

The Matrix Reloaded, Girl With a Pearl Earring, Australia, Charlotte’s Web, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole

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JoBlo Originals

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: 11th Annual Halloween Special

Posted 2 years ago

Kier Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

Horror Movie Interviews

Interview: Jennifer Kent Talks The Babadook’s 10th Anniversary

Posted 2 years ago

The Babadook director Jennifer Kent joins us to look back at the cult horror movie's lasting legacy 10 years after being released.

Horror Movie News

The Babadook is getting a 10th anniversary theatrical re-release in September

Posted 2 years ago

Writer/director Jennifer Kent's The Babadook is getting a theatrical re-release for its 10th anniversary, with a Kent Q&A

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The Babadook writer/director Jennifer Kent is rumored to be working on an adaptation of Clive Barker's The Thief of Always

JoBlo Originals

The Babadook (2014) Revisited – Horror Movie Review

Posted 3 years ago

The latest episode of the Revisited video series looks back at Jennifer Kent's The Babadook, starring Essie Davis

Essie Davis, Alex Lawther, and two others are known to be in the cast of the Alien TV series with Sydney Chandler

Horror Movie News

Alien TV series: Essie Davis, Alex Lawther, and more are in the cast

Posted 3 years ago

Essie Davis, Alex Lawther, and two others are known to be in the cast of the Alien TV series with Sydney Chandler

Horror Movie Reviews

Nitram Review

Posted 4 years ago

PLOT: Nitram explores the events leading up to the real-life devastating mass shooting in Port Arthur, Australia. It’s an intimate depiction of the man and the events that led up to the tragedy. REVIEW: When you go into a film...

Horror Movie Trailers

Nitram trailer: Caleb Landry Jones gives award-winning performance in true crime thriller

Posted 4 years ago

Met with controversy when it was first announced, director Justin Kurzel‘s true crime psychological thriller Nitram was actually quite well received when it was screened at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival – where star Caleb Landry Jones (Get Out) won...

Rupert Grint of Servant and Harry Potter has signed on to appear in the Netflix anthology series Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities.

TV News

Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities: Rupert Grint joins cast of anthology series

Posted 5 years ago

Last year, genre filmmaker Guillermo del Toro took to his Twitter account to heap praise on the M. Night Shyamalan-produced series Servant, and one of its cast members in particular. Del Toro said, “I enjoyed Servant completely. Late to the...

Guillermo del Toro's Netflix anthology series Cabinet of Curiosities cast includes Peter Weller, Crispin Glover, Tim Blake Nelson, and more

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Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities begins filming, cast includes Peter Weller

Posted 5 years ago

Guillermo del Toro and the Netflix streaming service are teaming up to bring us an anthology series called Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, which is described as a “live-action, genre-defining and chilling collection of distinct stories”. Filming is currently...

Ex. George MacKay & Justin Kurzel discuss the True History of the Kelly Gang

Posted 6 years ago

One of my favorite performances from last year was George MacKay’s excellent portrayal of Lance Corporal Schofield in Sam Mendes’ masterful 1917. Yet it wasn’t the first time Mr. MacKay impressed me. In fact, he’s given a number of stunning performances that...

Review: True History of the Kelly Gang

Posted 6 years ago

PLOT: The life of Ned Kelly is explored in this stylish and violent, yet not entirely factual, adaptation of the novel by Peter Carey. REVIEW: Ned Kelly is a legendary historical figure. The bushranger from Australia has certainly left an impression...

History is written in blood in The True History of the Kelly Gang trailer

Posted 6 years ago

Based on the novel by Peter Carey, THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG tells the tale of legendary Australian outlaw Ned Kelly as he leads a band of rebel warriors to wreak havoc on their English oppressors. IFC Films...

My Favorite Scary Movie: The Babadook (2014)

Posted 8 years ago

For the month of October, JoBlo.com staff will be gearing you up for the Halloween season with My Favorite Scary Movie, where we will share our favorite scary flicks, be it gory horror, supernatural thriller or bloody slasher flicks, lending...

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