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The Streaming Market has recently seen two major changes. There are streaming services like Disney and Warner Brothers removing large amounts of their exclusive content. Or in some cases don’t even release it, i.e. Batgirl. Whilst Netflix has moved ahead with its plans to crack down on password sharing. There has been a negative reaction to both these […]
The Little Mermaid is considered one of the great movies from Disney’s animated catalogue. It was the film that started the Disney Renaissance and ushered in a wave of classics like Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King. 35 years since its release Disney has remade it into a live-action film. Ariel (Halle Bailey) is the youngest daughter of […]
There have been many versions of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet put to screen. There have been classic interpretations (Romeo and Juliet – 1968), modernisations (Romeo and Juliet – 1996), and films inspired by the classic text (West Side Story). Rosaline aims to show the story through the viewpoint of Juliet’s cousin. Rosaline (Kaitlyn Dever) is a Capulet in love with […]
Love Again is a remake of the German film SMS für Dich. The American version moves the story to New York City and sees a popular recording artist getting a prominent supporting role. Mira Ray (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) is a children’s book writer and artist who saw the love of her life die in a car accident. […]
After a five-year break and a pandemic, the Book Club returns for a second film. This time they travel to Italy. The Book Club has seen many changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown. Carol (Mary Steenburgen) was forced to close her restaurant, Sharon (Candice Bergen) only gets to officiate weddings after turning 65, […]
Fast X sees the Fast & Furious crew return for a tenth film (eleventh if you include Hobbs & Shaw). This time they must overcome a sociopathic villain and a troubled production. 10 years ago Dom Torero (Vin Diesel) and his crew robbed a notorious crime lord in Rio de Janeiro. This crime lord had a son, Dante Reyes […]
Kieran and Jean discuss the news about Disney+ and Hulu removing a large amount of their original content and the potential impact it might have for audiences and the entertainment industry.
Hypnotic is a mind-bending sci-thriller that cult filmmaker Robert Rodriguez had written back in 2002. Danny Rourke (Ben Affleck) is an Austin Police Detective whose daughter has been kidnapped and murdered. He gets a tip off that a bank is about to be robbed. This case is stranger than Rourke expected since the perpetrator, “Dellrayne” (William Fichtner) […]
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret is the long-awaited adaptation of Judy Blume’s celebrated young adult novel of the same name. Kelly Fremon Craig and James L. Brooks gets the opportunity to adapt the book after Blume rejected many offers for the film rights. Margaret Simon (Abby Ryder Fortson) is a sixth-grade girl who moves from […]
The world is currently in eco-conscious times and more people are voicing and protesting about these issues. How to Blow Up a Pipeline explores the idea of people taking extreme action to save the environment. A group of disenfranchised young people brought together by Xochiti (Ariela Barer), a college student and activist. They arrive in West Texas […]