Monika Keri

It has been in development since 2008 with numerous changes made along the way but finally The Legend of Tarzan has arrived. The story starts off in England where Jane (Margot Robbie) and Tarzan/John Clayton III (Alexander Skarsgard) have been living for years. Soon they receive an invitation to return to Africa by King Leopold, which Tarzan/John declines, until George Williams Washington (Samuel ...

After thirteen years, the sequel to Finding Nemo has arrived but this time it’s all about Dory.Finding Dory takes us back to her childhood where we meet baby Dory and her parents, who desperately try to improve her memory out of fear that she would get lost one day. As we all know, their fear came true when Dory somehow ends up carried away by an undertow. One year after she embarked on a tr...

The lovableTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back saving the world again. The teen turtles face evil once more when Shredder escapes from custody with the help of mad scientist, Baxter Stockman, who has plans to take over the world. Unbeknownst to him, Krang from Dimension X also emerges with a much more deviant plan. Joining Shredder are the simpleminded jail escapees, Bebop and Rocksteady. Casey ...

Fashionistas rejoice! The fly on the wall style documentary of the most sought-after yearly fashion event is here. The First Monday in May covers the preparation for the 2015 Met Gala at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, which turned out to be the most attended fashion exhibition in history. Main contributor to the documentary is the curator for the gala, Andrew Bolton.  Followed by the...

It was only a matter of time before a sequel would be made to Bad Neighbours after it became a huge hit in 2014.  Bad Neighbours 2 picks up two years after the fraternity moves out and begin their lives as working adults. Mac (Seth Rogen) and Kelly (Rose Byrne) are leading a quiet life raising their daughter when a group of University girls move in next door to create a new sorority. Much to the h...

Allegiant, the third in the Divergent series, directly follows the events from Insurgent after the demise of Jeanine and her plans. Naomi Watts reprises her role as Evelyn, mother of Four and leader of the Factionless, who ends up following a somewhat similar path to Jeanine. Four and Tris realise they must leave the Factionless behind to escape Chicago. Leading a small group of their friends to t...

The Huntsman: Winter’s War is a prequel and sequel all in one to 2012’s Snow White and The Huntsman. The first quarter covers how the Huntsman came to exist, while also giving us the shocking back story of how Freya turns into the love hating Ice Queen. As the past unfolds, the story moves forward 7 years after Snow White reclaimed her Kingdom from evil Ravenna. A narrator explains what occurred d...

The Witch, first feature film by Robert Eggers, has been receiving praise since its release overseas. So is it worth the hype? The film set in 1630 New England, follows a Puritan family living in a remote farmhouse on the edge of the woods. Pain and despair hits the family when their baby, Samuel, suddenly vanishes while out with his older sister, Thomasin. As time passes and paranoia sets in, the...

Most people would have read about Robert De Niro’s new movie being awful. Intrigued by all the hate, I attended the premiere expecting it to be as horrid as I have been hearing. So does it really deserve the “worst movie his career and year” comments? Dirty Grandpa revolves around a recently widowed elderly man, Dick Kelly (De Niro) who asks his grandson, Jason Kelly (Efron) to drive him to Florid...

Those who were in school in the 90s undoubtedly have read at least one Goosebumps book or watched the TV series. Fast forward a couple of decades and now we finally have a movie. The film stars Jack Black as the mysterious recluse man called Mr Shivers, whose lively and kind 16 year old daughter, Hanna (Odeya Rush), befriends their new neighbour. Living next door is recently widowed Gale Cooper (A...

We all know the story of Moby Dick, the allegedly true story of a vengeful, massive white sperm whale that nearly killed an entire vessel of whale fisherman. Directed by Ron Howard, In the Heart of the Sea tells the back story of Moby Dick. We meet aspiring writer Herman Melville, (Ben Whishaw) who aims to write a lasting piece of literature. This brings him to Tom Nickerson (Brendon Gleeson), a t...

I had the chance to attend the wonderful opening night of the PIAF Lotterywest Festival Films last Sunday, with In Harmony starting off the festival. In Harmony (or En Équilibre ) is a French story written by director, Denis Dercourt. During the night, he revealed that the script is loosely based on a real person he was inspired by. It chronicles after the time Marc (Albert Dupontel), a movie stun...