Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac is one of the most recognisable French literacy tales. It has been adapted numerous times, including the acclaimed film from 1950, and the 1987 comedic modernisation Roxanne. The musical adaptation is the latest interpretation of the story. Cyrano de Bergerac (Peter Dinklage) is a soldier, a skilled swordsman, and a poet who’s underestimated because of […]
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Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #29: No Time to Die Review (Spoiler-Filled)
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan talk about the latest Bond film, No Time to Die
Pitch Time: Bond 26
Daniel Craig’s time as James Bond has come to an end. Even though the end of No Time to Die’s credits says ‘James Bond Will Return,’ the 25th Bond film ended on a conclusive note, so Bond 26 will be a hard reboot. Seeing that I am a Bond fan and have ambitions to be a filmmaker I thought I would discuss what’s next […]
The Addams Family 2 Review
The 2019 version of The Addams Family made over $200 million from a $24 million budget. With numbers like that a sequel was inevitable. This time the Addamses go on the road and tour America. Gomez Addams (Oscar Isaac) fears his children are growing distant from him. To resolve this he plans to take the family on […]
The Addams Family (2019) Review
The Addams Family is an enduring franchise. It has been around since 1938 and has been adapted into live-action and animated shows and had two hit live-action films in the early 1990s. MGM rebooted the franchise with an animated film in 2019. After getting married, Gomez and Morticia Addams (Oscar Isaac and Charlize Theron) flee their […]
No Time to Die Review
After 15 years and five films, Daniel Craig’s tenure as James Bond has come to an end. His last film, No Time to Die is set to be a film that will cause debate for years to come. No Time to Die picks up five years after Spectre left off. Bond has gone into retirement, living a quiet life in […]
Bondathon: Skyfall
Skyfall was the film that marked the Bond film franchise’s 50th Anniversary. The result was one of the best Bond films ever and the most financially successful. A mission in Istanbul goes wrong. A terrorist has escaped with a hard drive containing a list of all undercover NATO agents and Bond has been presumably killed in action. Three months […]
Bondathon: Casino Royale (2006)
Following on from the big sci-fi spectacle that was Die Another Day, Casino Royale (2006) was proof the franchise has the ability to reinvent itself. The franchise went from one of the worst films to one of the best. James Bond has been promoted to a Double-0. On his first mission Bond is tasked with capturing a bombmaker […]
Bondathon: Die Another Day
Die Another Day was the 20th Bond film that came out on the film franchise’s 40th anniversary. It aimed to be one of the biggest spectacles that the franchise has ever produced. James Bond has been captured during a mission in North Korea. He gets traded 14 months later because MI6 believed he broke under torture. He has been […]
Respect Review
Aretha Franklin is the latest beloved musical to receive the biopic treatment. It’s a film following on a tread that Walk the Line and Bohemian Rhapsody has started. Respect follows the life of Aretha Franklin (Skye Dakota Turner/Jennifer Hudson) from the age of 10 to the release of her live album of Amazing Grace in 1972. During this 20-year period Franklin’s musical […]