(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTSpellbound follows the adventures of Ellian, the tenacious young daughter of the rulers of Lumbria who must go on a daring quest to save her family and kingdom after a mysterious spell transforms her parents into monsters. Spellbound also features an original score from EGOT-winning composer Alan Continue Reading
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Movie review: Deadpool & Wolverine
(courtesy IMP Awards) We get it – saving the world, the multiverse, the life of a treasured loved one or friend, is SERIOUS. All caps, black font and dour countenance. Sure, but when did superhero movies get so damn grim? Sure, they are dealing with some deeply intense issues and Continue Reading
What makes things so Wicked? New featurette pulls back the curtain …
(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 Grande Continue Reading
Festive animated Peanuts special: I Want a Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown
(courtesy IMDb) Remember when you were a kid and as Christmas approached, all you wanted, all you could think to ask for from Santa, was one particular toy or thing. You were, in a way only kids can ask for, obsessed, and all that mattered was getting that present and Continue Reading
Movie review: Twisters
(courtesy IMP Awards) How do you have a sequel when you don’t have a sequel? When you have a film that sits well and truly within the universe of a previous film, with clear allusions to it, visually, narratively and character-wise, but which tries as much as it can be Continue Reading
Retro movie review: Twister
One of the great delights of life is returning to a movie you haven’t seen in years and discovering, oh happy days, that it is every bit as good as you remember. Or, in the case of Jan de Bont’s 1996 tornado masterpiece, Twister, even better. What makes this 28-year-old Continue Reading
Movie review: Godzilla Minus One (Gojira Mainasu Wan)
(courtesy IMP Awards) It’s a rare monster movie indeed that leaves you feeling that you’ve been through the emotional mill. Most times these big scary blockbusters go hard on the epic scenes and the awe-inspiring special effects and leave any effect on audience members sitting purely in the shock and Continue Reading
During #ChristmasInJuly 2024 I decorated my tree with 10 pop culture ornaments incl. Popeye, Grover, 101 Dalmatians, Winnie the Pooh, Garfield, The Partridge Family + more
(courtesy IMP Awards) Yes, my friends, I put up a Christmas in July tree. Well, to be fair, it’s a plain white tree that sits on a table in our loungeroom all year round and which is bedecked in Christmas ornaments in July and December (and yes, just into February Continue Reading
Mini-mass of movie trailers: Close to You, Chuck Chuck Baby and We Live in Time
(via Shutterstock) One of the things that cinematic storytelling does so very well is to let us stop and soak in the humanity of a person’s lived experiences. Sure, other media do that, but in different ways, and there’s something truly rich and special about a couple of hours in Continue Reading
Paddington and 2 are coming back to the big screen!
What a wonderful Christmas in July gift! In the UK at least – fingers crossed Aussie cinemas follow suit – Paddington and Paddington 2 are heading back to movie theatres for more warmhearted adventures on the big screen. It’s a fabulous way to spend some quality cinema time but even Continue Reading