2008’s WALL-E is on the surface a delightful film about two robots falling head over heels in garbage-strewn love. Pretty simple and straightforward, right? Well, yes … and no. As Pop Culture Detective aka Jonathan McIntosh (sponsor him on Patreon) explains, the film is actually considerably more complex than that, Continue Reading
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Movie review: Man in a Hurry (Un homme pressé)
If there is one thing Hollywood believes with absolute certainty, it is that sudden disability of any kind automatically and completely ennobles someone. Gone are their abrasive edges, their psychological ticks and their flawed humanity, replaced by an inspirational outlook and persona that makes Mother Theresa look like a serial Continue Reading
Toy Story 4: Another trailer, another poster, more Forky!
SNAPSHOT When a new toy called “Forky” joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy. (synopsis via Bleeding Cool) Is it possible, and I am, of course, asking for a friend, to have too much Continue Reading
Movie review: SHAZAM!
Think back to the heady, carefree days of childhood for a second. Now, anyone will tell you not all days were coloured by idyllic splendour and unfettered enthusiasm, but there were enough of them for most of us to recall the sheer joy of discovering something new and exciting that Continue Reading
Movie review: Dumbo
It has oft been said, and by far wiser heads than mine, that just because you can do something, doesn’t necessarily mean you should. That axiom could well be applied to Disney and its current mania for remaking its animated films as live-action epics, a strategy which makes sense in Continue Reading
Zombies! Fear the Walking Dead S5 trailer and The Dead Don’t Die
Zombies aren’t dead! Well, OK yes they are technically but as robustly-rambling leading lights of the pop culture zeitgeist, they are alive and kicking. Take the fact that not only does Fear the Walking Dead have a fifth season coming up on 2 June at 9/8c this year on AMC Continue Reading
The (verified) truth about Captain Marvel’s Carpool Karaoke
If you were say Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson, currently wowing audiences in Captain Marvel, which is a damn fine movie, what would you want to add to a heartily-fun session of The Late Late Show with James Corden‘s Carpool Karaoke? Well, besides the music of course which is Continue Reading
Movie review: The Lego Movie 2 – The Second Part
If you cast your mind back to childhood – those of you still there, should simply stay right where you are, existentially-speaking, you will recall a tired old routine much indulged in by your parents. It began with an almost pleading entreaty by your parents to please play happily with Continue Reading
There’s a bird in there! Finding Nemo side by side and avian dentist chaos
Finding Nemo is a gem of an animated film for a whole host of compelling reasons – emotionally-resonant characters, a beautifully-realised narrative full of themes of love, commitment, sacrifice and belonging, gorgeous visuals … and some of the best slapstick comedy you will see anywhere. Case in point is “The Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: LEGO Minifig friends and The Great Escape
What wouldn’t two LEGO Minifgure friends do for each other? This may not be a thought that has crossed your mind at any point – and if not, why not, it’s very cool thing to ponder – but nukazooka aka Andrew McMurry has most definitely let his imaginatively-fecund mind go Continue Reading