If you think you have seen every possible cinematic permutation of classic whodunnit storytelling, then Knives Out is here to show you that there’s some mileage left yet in this classic genre. Sporting an exuberantly zestful approach to its narrative that is in evidence even in the more nuanced parts Continue Reading
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Is there still magic out there? Two brothers find out in the fantastically real Onward
SNAPSHOTThe story is set in a world with no humans, only elves, trolls and sprites. The film centers on two teenage elf brothers whose father died when they were too young to remember him. But thanks to the little magic still left in the world, the boys embark on a Continue Reading
Alexa with a mo’? Blade Runner parody gets to the heart of the real techno issue of 2019
SNAPSHOTCan an Alexa feel? Can it experience emotion? Can an Alexa pass the Voight Kampff test? Those are the sort of questions this version of Blade Runner is interested in, and it quickly devolves into various forms of slapstick as Deckard and his compatriots try to interrogate and interact with Continue Reading
Movie review: The Aeronauts
There is something inspiring about watching people realise their dreams. It’s not simply being party to the material fulfilment of something that has often just existed in the intangible reaches of the heart and the mind; it’s the look on a person’s face when the hoped-for being the lived-out and Continue Reading
Let’s sneak away: The muscular supernatural whimsy of Wendy
SNAPSHOTIn this wildly reimagined ragtag epic, Wendy is lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued. She must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up. The movie stars Shay Walker, Tommie Lynn Milazzo, Continue Reading
Movie review: Charlie’s Angels
There is nothing really remarkable about the 2019 iteration of ’70s classic TV staple Charlie’s Angels. In overly-intimate trope-embracing fashion, it ticks all the boxes audiences either expect or have given up trying to expect a change from – expansive worldwide locations, mysterious bad guys (or women?), large-scale action pieces Continue Reading
SCOOB! Every epic tale has a beginning (teaser trailer)
SNAPSHOTSCOOB! is written by Matt Lieberman (The Addams Family) and directed by Tony Cervone (Space Jam). The film will follow the mystery-solving group as they must team up with other characters from the Hanna-Barbera universe to save the world from supervillain Dick Dastardly. The cast includes a new generation of “meddling Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: Is devotion reciprocated in Rust in Peace?
SNAPSHOTAn abandoned robot awakens alone in a junkyard. He travels home, to his creator’s ranch, to see if the love he feels is returned. Written & Directed by: Will Welles / Starring: Rhys Coiro & Douglas Tait. (synopsis via Vimeo) “Why am I not home?” Those quietly poignant words set Continue Reading
You’ve got to have Soul – the vibe *and* the film
SNAPSHOTSoul features the voices of Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey, Soul follows Joe Gardner, a school band teacher, who yearns to do more with his life and follow his true passion: playing jazz. An unexpected fall in an uncovered manhole leads Joe on a journey to understand on what having Continue Reading
Proxima: The sacrifices we make to pursue our dreams
SNAPSHOTProxima sees Eva Green’s character, European Space Agency astronaut Sarah, prepare for a year-long mission aboard the International Space Station across the ESA’s various training facilities (real-life facilities director Alice Winocour was given access to while making the film). While in training, Sarah struggles to balance the rigorous demands her Continue Reading