20 Nov

It's no exaggeration to call Wicked one of the biggest movie musical events in recent history. Using the term "highly anticipated" to describe this film barely captures the fever pitch of excitement surrounding its release. After 20 years on the Broadway stage, getting a film adaptation off the ground has been a monumental effort. This is a much-delayed film production that's essentially been "in development" for more than a decade (at one stage, it was announced as coming in December 2019). But that's all in the past now....

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12 Nov

Way back in the year 2000, Ridley Scott’s Gladiator redefined historical epics, bringing a raw intensity that reinvigorated the genre and waltzed away with five Oscars including Best Picture. Since that time, the idea of a sequel has been kicking around including one bizarre script written by Nick Cave of all people involving Maximus being resurrected from purgatory and tasked with killing Jesus to end Christianity. Yes, you read that correctly. Two decades later, Scott is finally back with a tremendously entertaining sequel that valiantly and mostly successfully recaptures...

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06 Oct

In a year when Pixar came roaring back to life with the box office phenomenon that was Inside Out 2, all eyes now turn to DreamWorks Animation and their adaptation of Peter Brown's beloved 2016 novel, The Wild Robot. As fate would have it, they've gone and delivered what might just be their greatest work to date. And it could be the film that finally delivers the studio's first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Heck, throw it in the mix for a Best Picture nomination too. Yep,...

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15 Sep

The quest to elect a new Pope doesn't sound like it would make for particularly gripping cinema. Think again, folks. Edward Berger’s masterful Conclave turns the solemn, ritualistic Vatican setting into a stage for tension, moral ambiguity, and unexpected twists and shocks, making it 2024's most thoughtful thriller. With a sharp script that brings out the political intrigue beneath the façade of devout unity and powerhouse performances from a stellar ensemble cast led by an Oscar-worthy Ralph Fiennes, Conclave brilliantly explores how ambition, secrecy, and faith interweave in this...

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14 Sep

There are passion projects and then there's something like Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis; a film the Oscar-winning director has been attempting to get off the ground since its conception way back in 1977 that's only now finally a reality after an investment of $120 million of Coppola's own money. Hats off to the legendary filmmaker for taking such a huge risk, but was it really worth it? At the age of 85, Megalopolis could very well be his final film. With a big swing of the bat for his swan song,...

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13 Sep

Producing live television is a tough gig. Producing live television in the mid-70s with an inexperienced cast, a crew on the verge of revolt, and a network with their finger on the cancel button is even tougher. That's the backstory of Jason Reitman's crackingly chaotic and hugely enjoyable Saturday Night; a wild look at the backstage mayhem surrounding the very first broadcast of iconic late-night show, Saturday Night Live. Led by one of this year's best acting ensembles and Reitman's firecracker of a screenplay, it's a brilliantly constructed look...

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12 Sep

You're going to hear a lot of people say Anora is this generation's Pretty Woman. Sure, both films feature a tough, intelligent, and confident female sex worker as their lead character, but that's really where the similarities end. While Julia Roberts found true romance with her gentleman suitor, that's not really writer/director Sean Baker's intention with his latest masterwork that continues his dedication to telling human stories that remove the stigma around sex work. A brilliant romantic comedy with plenty of laughs but an equal measure of humanity, heart, and...

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09 Sep

Take two of the best actors working right now, pair them with the director of one of this decade's best romantic dramas, and throw in a gorgeous story that explores the power of love, the fragility of life, and the elusive nature of time and you have We Live in Time; one of the loveliest films you will experience this year. With a script brimming with warmth and authenticity, the film balances heartache and sadness with hope and humour. Perfectly led by Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield, it's...

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04 Sep

After more than three decades of watching countless films every year, it takes quite a lot to shock and surprise this film critic. Then again, it's not every day something comes along like The Substance; Coralie Fargeat's disgustingly twisted, pointedly satirical, sickly comedic, and staggeringly entertaining body-horror that will either leave you fleeing for the exit or applauding with sheer joy. I was in the latter category. A biting indictment of Hollywood's obsession with youth and the way it discards women of a certain age, Fargeat clearly has a...

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20 Aug

There is always trepidation when an actor transitions into the director's chair. That apprehension only rises when that actor is also responsible for co-writing the screenplay. With the tense, disturbing, darkly funny, and twist-filled nail-biter Blink Twice, Zoë Kravitz deftly proves she's both a writer and director worth watching and one with a sharp vision and something pertinent to say. Shrewdly influenced by Jordan Peele's Get Out, the #MeToo movement, and the horrors of what went down on Jeffrey Epstein's island, Kravitz delivers an unnerving psychological thriller that will keep...

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