I’ve heard it said that movies come into our lives, for a reason bringing something we must learn… And Wicked: For Good is teaching us a point that we might already know – sequels are never as good. Wicked: For Good follows on seamlessly from the original story – we meet the popular public personas of Glinda the Good (Ariana Grande), and Fiyero Tigelaar (Jonathan Bailey) as they run e...
Historically, Keanu Reeves fans can be split into two camps: well-read scifi fans whose brain chemistry was permanently altered by the first time they watched The Matrix, and thoughtful stoners who still haven’t lost the high of seeing themselves represented for the first time on the big screen in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. Good Fortune, the new divine body-swap comedy, written, dir...
SKETCH is set in present-day America. The story is about the Wyatt family who live in a small town. It focusses on siblings Amber (Bianca Belle) and Jack (Kue Lawrence). She is ten-years-old and he is twelve. They are being raised by their widower father Taylor (Tony Hale). The family is living with the aftermath of losing their wife and mother. Her death has most clearly affected Amber, who was o...
Life ain’t always empty. Few directors capture working-class life as authentically as Andrea Arnold. Arnold is one of a very few class-conscious directors in the UK, where the industry is dominated by wealthy filmmakers who often depict working-class communities through a detached or exploitative lens. Having grown up on a council estate in Dartford, Kent—just miles from where Bird is set—she does...
Monster Summer is a nostalgic 90s horror flick that sets out to capture the attention of the whole family. It seems very rare that a ‘scary’ film actually pulls off a multi-generational appeal but director David Henrie and writers Cornelius Uliano and Bryan Schulz do just that: it’s spooky, fun and won’t give your children nightmares, well, too many. It’s sort of like The Goonies meets Scooby Doo....
Robert Eggers continues kicking goals with Nosferatu, released by Focus Features and Universal this New Year. Long story short: if you’re a fan of Eggers’ previous work, vampire flicks and the legend of Dracula in general- don’t hesitate to catch this one in cinemas. It’s a solid horror flick to sink your teeth into. Not much new can be said about Eggers as an auteur filmmaker. You either lo...
I’ve heard it said that movies come into our lives for a reason, bringing something we must learn, and Wicked (Part 1). From the director that brought us In The Heights and the masterpiece that was Step Up 3D, Jon M. Chu, comes the much anticipated silver screen adaptation of the beloved musical of the same name. While part of the success of In The Heights comes from the raw and realistic slant to...
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” marks the long-awaited return to Tim Burton’s twisted, supernatural (under)world. Fans (myself included) of the original 1988 film are hoping this sequel will recapture the magic that made the first such a cult classic. After a sudden family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family find themselves back in their hometown of Winter River. Lydia (Winona Ryd...
Have you or someone you love had an imaginary friend? Did you ever wish they were still around? IF (Imaginary Friends for those not in the know) explores how life is from the other side, how our imaginary pals feel when we grow up and move on. The first family film from director and actor John Krasinski, is a sharp departure from his previous works (A Quiet Place Part I and II) and is beautifully...
What started with a unique premise and intricate storyline, Madame Web quickly became more tangled up than, well, a fly in a spider’s web. In an effort to tap into the Spider-Man hype, (delicately without ever mentioning everyone’s favourite web-slinger overtly), director S.J. Clarkson took a former side character from the comic pages and gave her the full-fledged superhero movie treatment, which ...
Dive in and get wet with Aquaman one last time (well, maybe) as he deals with child-rearing and sibling rivalry while taking on a vengeful enemy. Driven by revenge over the death of his father, David Kane aka Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) has his sights on taking down the King of Atlantis, Arthur Curry aka Aquaman (Jason Momoa), who is now enjoying a life of domesticity on land. Arthur and h...
The Flash races into cinemas this week as Warner Bros. Pictures releases one of the last films in its current DCEU timeline, and one of its biggest gambles to date. After more than 10 years in development, WB and fans alike are hoping that The Flash was worth the wait after all this time. In a collision of worlds, Barry Allen AKA The Flash (Ezra Miller) harnesses his superhuman speed to journey ba...
