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Hayao Miyazaki is a legend of Japanese animation, making numerous classics like My Neighbour Totoro, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away. After a 10-year break, Miyazaki has returned with possibly his last film, The Boy and the Heron. Mahito Maki (Luca Padovan) is a young boy who loses his mother during an Allied bombing raid on Tokyo during the Second […]
In a media landscape of franchises milked for everything they’re worth, 20th Century Studios has done something remarkable: giving audiences an original, special effects-loaded sci-fi film. In the future, a nuclear strike on Los Angeles leads to the United States outlawing A.I. and destroying any remaining robots in the nation. A.I. is given sanctuary in […]
Extrapolations, the new anthology drama set to debut on AppleTV+ this Friday, is not going to be everyone’s cup of tea. And, even for people who can laud its big narrative swings, I suspect it will struggle to find an audience throughout its eight episode running time. That’s not a dig at the performances, the […]
Don’t Worry Darling, the ambitious new thriller that is as star-studded as it is scandal-ridden. At this point, it is nearly impossible to separate the film from the controversies surrounding it in the headlines. I’ll be the first to admit that I was looking forward to this movie prior to its current tabloid messiness. The […]
Chloé Zhao’s movies are beautiful. They feature incredible photography of natural landscapes, and ultra-naturalistic dialogue often delivered by non-actors cast off the street. Her films are deeply meditative and authentic and have the capacity to really touch audiences who are open to a different kind of movie. It made perfect sense that she swept last […]
Raya and the Last Dragon sees Disney enter into the world of martial arts fantasy with their new princess being the most action ordinated heroines. 500 years ago the land of Kumandra was blighted by the Druun, cloud spirits that turn people into stone. The world was saved by the legendary dragon Sisu (Awkwafina), who used […]
The Doctor is one of the most sought-after roles on British TV. Whenever the role becomes available the British media goes into a fever pitch with speculation over who the next Doctor could be. Actors usually play the Doctor for three seasons so it’s likely the role will be available in the near future. The […]
It has been an annual tradition for Marvel to start the summer season and this year’s offering sees the Studio release their first female-led superhero film. Vers (Brie Larson) is a member of Starforce, a group of intergalactic special forces soldiers who go on missions to fight the shapeshifting Skrulls. On her first mission Ves gets captured but discovers […]
The latest film about Mary Queen of Scots sees two important monarchs of British history going face-to-face with each other with two of the talented actresses of their generations playing them. In 1567 Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan) returns to her kingdom after the death of her husband. This leads to tensions with England because she has a claim […]
Based on a novel by Kevin Kwan Crazy Rich Asians was a huge hit in the United States and the first major Hollywood movie since The Joy Luck Club to feature a predominately Asian cast, quickly becoming a cultural touchstone. Nick Young (Henry Golding) is the heir to the Young family fortune and the most eligible bachelor in Singapore. […]