SNAPSHOTInspired by true events, New Regency & Film4’s Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is the movie adaptation of the hit musical. Jamie New is 16 and doesn’t quite fit in—instead of pursuing a “real” career he dreams of becoming a drag queen. Uncertain about his future, Jamie knows one thing for Continue Reading
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Movie review: Vivo
There is a joyous vivacity that bursts out of every last musical and narrative pore in Vivo, an animated triumph that is fuelled by the wondrous musical talent of Lin Manuel-Miranda, a story that deftly balances the very silly and the immensely heartfelt and an animation style as apt to Continue Reading
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings … now with added posters + featurette
SNAPSHOTMarvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings stars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, who must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization. The film also stars Tony Leung as Wenwu, Awkwafina as Shang-Chi’s friend Katy and Michelle Yeoh as Jiang Nan, as well as Fala Continue Reading
Movie review: Jungle Cruise
If there is one thing movies have had an undeniable lock on since their earliest days, it’s the ability to transport us far away from the world we left outside the cinema doors and do in a way so absolute and complete that only books come close to matching it. Continue Reading
#ChristmasInJuly movie review: Last Christmas
Reviewing a film as reviled as Last Christmas seems to be approximately eighteen months after its release is an interesting exercise. There is the almost debilitating weight of all those negative judgements, some of them almost unnecessarily scathing, and of course, that twist, which while not even remotely in the Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: Character posters for Dune
SNAPSHOTA mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As Continue Reading
Movie review: Wish Dragon
If there’s one theme animated featured films cling to like a protagonist holding on for dear life to a giant pink dragon while flying through the air, it’s the idea of finding the courage to be true to yourself. It makes sense – we live in a world understandably enthralled Continue Reading
Wasn’t that released a year ago? Deadpool has some fun reacting to the Free Guy trailer
SNAPSHOTIn Free Guy, a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, decides to become the hero of his own story … one he rewrites himself. Now in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who Continue Reading
Movie review: The Water Man
“Hope is a powerful force. It made you see what you wanted to see. It made you see … ME.” There is an immense power at the heart what might seem to be a fairly straightforward film. That power takes for the form of hope, which might be dismissed by Continue Reading
Growing up is a beast: Pixar’s Turning Red releases teaser trailer + poster
SNAPSHOTTurning Red will be led by young actress Rosalie Chiang as she lends her voice to Mei Lee, a 13-year-old who suddenly “poofs” into a giant red panda when she gets too excited. Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) voices Mei Lee’s protective, if not slightly overbearing mother, Ming, who is never Continue Reading