Grab that popcorn! Maybe some wine? Definitely some candy and sparkling water and head to your local cinema to lose yourself in a (hopefully) good movie. I say “hopefully” because all we have are trailers to go on, and while they look very fine indeed, they are supposed to look Continue Reading
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Movie review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
When the first Guardian of the Galaxy film burst chaotically and gleefully onto movie screens in 2014, it became immediately apparent that Marvel had a sense of humour, after all. Of course, fighting dastardly evil villain’s from here on Earth and in realms both galactic and multiversal is a deadly Continue Reading
Long live the fighters: Dune 2 debuts new trailer and poster and some damn fine giant worm riding
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTThe film will explore the continuing journey of Paul Atreides, now united with the Fremen on Arrakis. A boy becomes the Messiah of nomads on a desert planet that has giant worms that protect a commodity called Spice. Spice changes people into travelers, mystics and madmen. What Continue Reading
Graphic novel review: The intertwining tales of Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories (1-4) #MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDay
Any journey into the world of Star Wars is a good one. Granted some of the delivery may not be the best at times but overall the franchise has a knack for crafting beguiling tales full of characters who, by virtue of being out in space, have a certain exotically Continue Reading
Movie review: A Good Person
Grief is a greatly misunderstood state of being. In many movies and TV shows, it almost comes across as a minor inconvenience, a speed bump on the freeway of life, which slows you down and interrupts the natural flow of things, and which, once bested or resolved, is left behind Continue Reading
Weekday character poster art: Get to know the fowl cast from Chicken Run – Dawn of the Nugget
SNAPSHOTHaving pulled off a death-defying escape from Tweedy’s English farm, Ginger has finally found her dream – a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock, far from the dangers of the human world. When she and Rocky hatch a little girl called Molly, Ginger’s happy ending seems complete. But back Continue Reading
Imagine a place where wishes come true … Disney drops trailer and poster for Wish
SNAPSHOTIn Disney Animation’s Wish, Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force—a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe—the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico—to save her community and prove that when the Continue Reading
Movie review: Tetris
History doesn’t always make for good stories. In-between all the big battles and epic moments, there’s an awful lots of business-as-usual incidents that don’t lend themselves to exciting storytelling, no matter how much extra made-up oomph Hollywood might inject into proceedings. And then there are stories like the one behind Continue Reading
So much gorgeously fabulous quirk: How to become Accidentally Wes Anderson
SNAPSHOTIt’s hard to find a director with a more distinct visual style than Wes Anderson. In this video we’re going to learn how to recreate it photographically. …What are the elements of Wes Anderson’s visual style that make him so recognizable? (courtesy Laughing Squid (c) Imitative Photography) There is so Continue Reading
Movie review: Glass Onion – A Knives Out Mystery
Diving into a Rian Johnson mystery is like being plunged, in all the best possible ways, into a maelstrom of brilliantly executed ideas, fantastically well-realised characters who brim with flaws and vigour and a storyline so robustly intricate you glory in its enticing complexity and almost clap with glee as Continue Reading