Based the long-running franchise Ghost in the Shell created by Masamune Shirow; the 2017 live-action is an attempt at an American adaptation of the property. It was met with years of development hell and casting controversy. In the future, the lines between humanity and technology blur – due to people having cybernetic enhancements. This field of science […]
Who would have guessed that the first drawings of the little blue men by Belgian cartoonist Pierre Culliford (Peyo) in 1958 would become a worldwide phenomenon? From a cartoon strip to toys to a series of feature-length films, The Smurfs have touched the lives of multiple generations. Their existence may be considered a blessing or a curse to many, but […]
The mere mention of the release of Dance Academy: The Movie may cause two key responses in those looking to spend their entertainment dollar this weekend. Firstly, excitement from the fans of the television drama who will get to see what happened in the next chapter in the dancers lives. The other response may be one […]
It’s all aboard the nostalgia train for this Power Rangers reboot, but sadly the rose-tinted glasses need to be pretty thick to forgive this oddly paced mess. That’s not to say it’s a total loss, but it certainly left a lot to be desired. The film follows what should be a simple and comfortable plot: […]
Pablo Larraín has had a phenomenally successful year, with Jackie getting 3 Oscar nominations, including Natalie Portman for Actress in a Leading Role. Slightly more under the radar, another politically charged biopic, this time in his native language Spanish — an exploration of the Chilean politician and poet known as Pablo Neruda. The film follows […]
With the delivery of The Boss Baby to cinemas, it takes on the age-old challenge of explaining the origins of human babies. Based on the 2010 children’s book by Marla Frazee, audiences are introduced to the Templeton family. Ted (Jimmy Kimmel), Janice (Lisa Kudrow) and their seven-year-old son, Tim (Miles Christopher Bakshi) who relishes in his idyllic home life and being the beneficiary of all […]
The Lost City of Z, based on the non-fiction book of the same name by David Grann, which in turn is based on the true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, is an initially engrossing tale that gradually loses steam before reaching an unremarkable conclusion. At the turn of the 20th century, Percy Fawcett (Charlie […]
Sampling can be defined as the act of taking something from another source and reusing it as something new. A practice that is utilized in the music, art and even in the film industry with varying degrees of success. Life proves to be a less than successful example of sampling of Alien, Gravity, Predator and Frankenstein. The International Space Station […]
Playing at the Stranger Than Fiction section of the Glasgow Film Festival, Check It is a unique little documentary that that plays out like a real-life version of the film Tangerine and Hubert Selby Jr’s cult novel Last Exit to Brooklyn. Check It follows a group of transgender teens and young adults in Washington DC who formed their own gang for […]
Beauty and the Beast is the live action version of the Academy Award-nominated animated feature film, directed by Bill Condon, and starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, and Luke Evans. Beauty and the Beast follows Belle (Emma Watson), a bright and beautiful young woman who has been taken prisoner by a hideous beast (Dan Stevens – Downton […]
