(courtesy IMP Awards) In the romantically unreal world of romance-cons, it’s rare to come across an emotion that feels even halfway authentic. That’s not necessarily a bad thing in this much-loved genre; after all, we pay to see these movies for just these escapist qualities, ripe with the ability to Continue Reading
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Everyone deserves a chance to fly: Epic new trailer drops for Wicked the movie
(image courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTWicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy, Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Continue Reading
A trio of terrific movie trailers: Twisters (new trailer), Good One and Fancy Dance
(via Shutterstock) As the year moves on, so does the ceaseless release of movie trailers. This post’s selection is a mix of blockbuster and arthouse which neatly matches this blogger’s eclectic taste in films; sometimes you watch something epic and bombastic, sometimes quiet and interior but always with a good Continue Reading
Movie review: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
(courtesy IMP Awards) In a sweeping saga like the Planet of the Apes series, it’s easy to get lost in the blockbuster weeds, to see only the big, massive moments when what’s left of humanity and apes clash, the once-set master-servant relationship now turned on its world transforming head. And Continue Reading
#Eurovision cultural festival 2024 movie review: Thank You, I’m Sorry (Tack och förlåt)
(courtesy IMDb (c) Netflix) If you have ever struggled to find a way to describe how grief feels in all its complexity and lostness, then you likely should embrace and adopt one pivotal line in Thank You, I’m Sorry (Tack och förlåt) where a character observes something along the lines Continue Reading
#StarWarsDay book review: Brotherhood by Mike Chen #MayThe4thBeWithYou
(courtesy Penguin Books Australia) Star Wars is defined in many ways by the relationships which fill it with a space operatic sense of connectiveness that powers the narrative and lends it a great deal more resonance that you might expect what it essentially a galactic Western. Han and Leia and Continue Reading
#StarWarsDay movie review: Star Wars – A New Hope #Maythe4thBeWithYou
(courtesy IMP Awards) It’s always a fascinating exercise diving back into a film as an adult that, in your youth, defined how you see movies. You either love it all over again, not simply wrapped in a cosy cocoon of nostalgia but in awe of how good the story is Continue Reading
Movie review: The Fall Guy
(courtesy IMP Awards) It’s time to be brutally honest – most cinematic adaptations of TV shows are not very good. In fact, in many cases, they are beastially awful – we’re looking at you Bewitched and CHiPs; we’d rather we weren’t but alas for a moment we must – and Continue Reading
Off to the movies we go! Enjoy the trailers for Summer Camp and Cora Bora
(via Shutterstock) Movies that combine a sense of escapist fun and some meaningful, if light, explorations of love and humanity are always just what this cinema doctor ordered. This time around there are not one but two movies on offer, both of which diversionarily delightful and guaranteed to put a Continue Reading
“I don’t know anything about saving worlds, but you do!” Trailer and posters drop for Deadpool & Wolverine
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTDeadpool will change the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Wolverine. Or will he?! The third movie in the Deadpool franchise, Deadpool & Wolverine, formerly known as just Deadpool 3, is directed by the American producer / filmmaker Shawn Levy, director of many movies including Just Continue Reading