''Taurus'' (formerly known as Good News) is a 2022 American

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directed by Tim Sutton and written by Sutton and Machine Gun Kelly. The films Stars Machine Gun Kelly, Maddie Hasson, Scoot McNairy,

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and

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Plot summary

Cast

* Machine Gun Kelly as Cole * Maddie Hasson as Ilana * Scoot McNairy as Ray *

as Mae * Demetrius Flenory Jr. as Syl * Naomi Wild as Lena *

as Bub * Takaya Lloyd as Trent

Release

It had its world premiere in the Panorama section at the 72nd Berlin Film Festival on February 13, 2022. On 16 May 2022, it was acquired by

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for a US

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and on-demand release on November 18, 2022.

Reception

Box office

''Taurus'' grossed $5,684 in the

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Critical response

Writing for ''

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'', Ed Potton said that "the real-life rock star Machine Gun Kelly is worryingly convincing as an obnoxious fictional rock star in this bleak showbiz parable." David Ehrlich evaluated with B− on IndieWire saying that "at least it's a tale that Baker lived to tell, and refused to let anyone else tell for him." Writing for '' Deadline'', Anna Smith said that "the love-hate relationship between this bickering pair is a darkly funny and touching one that, like many scenes, offers an insight into the lives of the rich and famous".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taurus (2022 film) 2022 films 2022 drama films American independent films 2020s English-language films 2022 directorial debut films 2020s hood films 2020s American films English-language crime films