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
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#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
Movie review: Black Widow
If there is one glaring side effect of the current surfeit of Marvel films now out in an increasingly superhero-overwhelmed world, although to be fair Black Widow is the first release in the MCU since July 2019 (Spiderman: Far From Home), it’s that everything is starting to merge together into Continue Reading
Retro animated movie review: Monsters Inc. #Happy20thAnniversary
Watching Monsters, Inc. after a lamentable gap of twenty years is akin to catching up with a close friend you once adored and loved, and deep down still do, but with whom you’ve had little to no contact since you saw them last. As you begin to get re-acquainted, it Continue Reading
Mini-mass of movie trailers: Lorelei, Little Q, The Evening Hour, Encanto, The Addams Family 2
Still in lockdown and still in need of cinematic diversion. It seems to be that at those times when you can’t go out and see the world – I am trapped inside an apartment in a locked down city in a state shut off all the others in a country Continue Reading