(via Shutterstock) It’s almost blockbuster time, people! That time of the year when the movies go BIG based on budgets that are BIG with (hopefully) BIG stories and characters of depth and quality to match. We don’t always get that but a guy can hope, can’t he? Certainly, these three Continue Reading
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Movie review: Franky Five Star (German Film Festival)
(courtesy IMDb) Beloved though the established romantic comedy tropes and cliches may be, there is something refreshing about a film that dares to take them all, throw them in the air, and smartly and quirkily rearrange on their way down. A film like Franky Five Star which takes the rom-com Continue Reading
Heroically beyond Gaul: Asterix & Obelix – The Middle Kingdom (L’empire du milieu)
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTPrincess Fu Yi, the only daughter of the Chinese Emperor Han Xuandi, escapes from a rogue prince, Deng Tsin Qin, and flees to Gaul, seeking help from Asterix and Obelix. (courtesy Wikipedia) I can remember exactly when in my long-go childhood that I discovered the comic book Continue Reading
“Look alive, foolish mortals!” First full-length ghostly trailer releases for Haunted Mansion
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTInspired by the classic theme park attraction, Disney’s Haunted Mansion is about a woman and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters. Disney’s Haunted Mansion movie is directed by the American filmmaker Justin Simien, director Continue Reading
Back to Greece! Fun trailer drops for My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
(courtesy YouTube) SNAPSHOTOur favorite Big Fat Greek Family is back – again. From writer and director Nia Vardalos, the worldwide phenomenon My Big Fat Greek Wedding is coming back to theaters with a brand-new adventure. Join the Portokalos family as they travel to a family reunion in Greece for a Continue Reading
#Eurovision cultural festival 2023 UK movie review: Limbo
Severing someone’s connection to time and place, to the world which makes and sustains them is a catastrophic act that understandable generates a cascading wall of trauma that never really abates, unless, of course, by some compassionately selfless act, they are given the opportunity to reconnect in some other meaningful Continue Reading
A mini-mass of movie trailers: ROBOTS, Next Goal Wins, and Maggie Moore(s)
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
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