(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTZootopia 2 is directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, written by Bush, and stars Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Shakira, Ke Huy Quan, Fortune Feimster, and Quinta Brunson. In the film, detectives Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman) find themselves Continue Reading
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“Let’s keep our distance… because someday, I’ll be flying off to space.” The push-and-pull of love in Lost in Starlight
(courtesy First Showing) SNAPSHOT“Don’t forget. Out here in space, there’s someone who’s always rooting for you.” In 2050 Seoul, astronaut Nan-young’s ultimate life goal is to visit Mars. ✨ But she fails the final test to onboard the fourth Mars Expedition Project. The musician Jay buries his dreams in a Continue Reading
“Every family has dark secrets, Wednesday … and secrets can have deadly consequences” Wednesday S2 has a long-awaited first trailer
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTWednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega), returns to prowl the Gothic halls of Nevermore Academy, where fresh foes and woes await. This season, Wednesday must navigate family, friends and old adversaries, propelling her into another year of delightfully dark and kooky mayhem. Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and Continue Reading
Easter special review redux: It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!
This review was first published on 20 April, 2019. You have to hand it to Linus (Stephen Shea) – in the face of all evidence to the contrary, he continues to believe, and believe with a capital “B”, even when sceptics such as Sally mock him gently, and let’s be Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: The Social Chameleon learns to live on his own terms
(courtesy Premium Films) SNAPSHOTCosmo the Chameleon doesn’t fit in with the other animals and must learn to live by his own colors. (courtesy Premium Films YouTube) Not fitting in with the crowd is something with which I’ve long been familiar. Growing up, I was bullied furiously and relentlessly, and I Continue Reading
Look out for it: Thoughts on Pixar’s Win or Lose
(courtesy IMP Awards) There are always stories behind the stories – if you care to look for them, of course. Which is precisely what Pixar’s first TV/streaming series, Win or Lose, with the studio’s customary blend of whimsy and hard-hitting, heartfelt humanity. Set in a small U.S. community on the Continue Reading
Movie review: The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
(courtesy IMP Awards) Nostalgia, handled carefully, can be a wonderful thing. You can relive and renew your love for something that gave you, and likely still gives you, great joy, and as long as it doesn’t ensnare and entrap you from adding to your living library of life experiences, you Continue Reading
“What if the thing you were searching for… found you first?” Elio debuts first full trailer
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTEleven-year-old dreamer Elio (voiced by Yonas Kibreab) is artistic, creative, and an avid indoorsman who finds it hard to fit in. Meanwhile, Mom Olga, who runs a top-secret military project, is working to decode a strange alien signal from outer space. But it’s Elio who makes contact, Continue Reading
Mini-mass of movie trailers: That They May Face the Rising Sun, Sneaks, Thunderbolts + teaser trailer for The Life of Chuck
(via Shutterstock) Grab the popcorn! Pick your favourite choctop icecream! Ordered an upsized wine. It’s time to head to the movies, and if you’re wondering what to see, then wonder no more because here are four brilliant films coming your way, all different, all compelling and all deserving of some Continue Reading
Left to their own devices … Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight trailer
(courtesy IMDb) SNAPSHOTIn the midst of the first millennium, Rome is desperate to conquer the last independent village in Gaul — the home of Astérix and Obélix. The secret to the Gauls’ battle superiority is a magic potion, but when the potion master is struck by amnesia, the villagers are Continue Reading