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Take That was one of the most popular boy bands in the UK in the 1990s. They have a legacy of hit songs, a successful reunion, and in 2017, a jukebox musical. This musical has now been adapted into a film. Rachel O’Flynn (Aisling Bea) is a paediatric nurse working in London and the biggest […]
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 […]
Matilda the Musical has been a regular fixture on the West End since it premiered in 2011. It has now been adapted into a feature film thanks to Working Title Pictures and TriStar Pictures. Matilda Wormwood (Alisha Weir) is a brilliant, intelligent child who has been ignored by her parents (Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough). Matilda […]
Anime can be weird. It can offer strange and unique films and shows, with one of them being the 14th century set rock opera Inu-Oh. In the 14th century Japan is a divided country. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the shogun of Japan seeks to unite the country by finding the lost Grasscutter Sword. However, the Grasscutter Sword is cursed and […]
Based on a children’s book by Bernard Waber, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is a CGI/live-action hybrid and a family-friendly musical. Hector P. Valenti (Javier Bardem) is a performer and dreamer who adopts a remarkable baby crocodile that can sing. However, when it comes to the time to perform Lyle the Crocodile (Shawn Mendes) gets stage fright and […]
Tomorrow Morning is a musical movie based on an Off-Broadway show with West End stars Samantha Barks and Ramin Karimloo in the lead roles. Catherine (Barks) and Bill (Karimloo) are a couple who have been married for 10 years. However, they are about to separate and the pair reflect on the beginning of their relationship. Before […]
This weekend saw the release of eccentric Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, a biopic epic about the troubled life of the king of rock n’ roll. Oh boy, this is a whole lot of movie. Luhrmann and company have stuffed an almost overwhelming amount of sequins and style into every frame of this film, and […]
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 […]
Encanto is the latest animated musical from the House of Mouse. This film takes the Disney musical to Colombia. The Madrigal family are the de facto leaders of a small town in Colombia and they use their powers to help the townspeople. All the Madrigals are bestowed with superpowers at a young age, except Mirabel (Stephanie […]
The 1961 film version of West Side Story has been viewed for decades as an untouchable classic. Meticulously presenting the music and choreography made famous by the groundbreaking Broadway show, the Best Picture winner effectively captures a specific moment of cultural change happening in New York City’s West Side at the end of the Eisenhower […]