Turning Red is Disney and Pixar’s groundbreaking film with Asian representation, tackling femininity, generational trauma and periods. Turning Red is a Toronto land of Tamagotchis, tsum tsums and tempers as director Domee Shi has audiences empathise with lead Meilin (Rosalie Chiang) in a monumental film for Disney’s legacy. Meilin – Mei for short – runs…… Continue reading Turning Red
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Free Guy
Free Guy sees Ryan Reynolds express passionate creative freedom in an original video game film. Ryan Reynolds has become synonymous over years past as the foul-mouthed mercenary Deadpool, creating self-aware comedies, and his latest project Free Guy is no different. Directed by Shawn Levy, who previously helmed Netflix’s Stranger Things and the Night in the…… Continue reading Free Guy
The Suicide Squad
James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad proves what previous DC films were yet to master. Being unique garners attention. Continuing after the events of Suicide Squad by David Ayer five years ago, DC and Warner Bros attempt to excite audiences over the villainous group of misfit delinquents once more. James Gunn, director of Guardians of the…… Continue reading The Suicide Squad
Jungle Cruise
Jungle Cruise becomes an inoffensive Disney romp with safe bets Emily Blunt, Dwayne Johnson and Jack Whitehall transforming the theme park ride into a blockbuster cash grab. Undergoing the same treatment as Pirates of the Caribbean, Jungle Cruise instead focuses on budget animatronics emerging from the depths as a dawdling shanty boat educate guests on…… Continue reading Jungle Cruise
Black Widow: Scarlett Johansson sues Disney
Marvel star Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney for breach of contract. Accusing the company of streaming her film Black Widow at the same time as its cinematic release. Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Widow was released in cinemas and on Disney streaming platform Disney+ simultaneously. The actress is suing the company for the…… Continue reading Black Widow: Scarlett Johansson sues Disney
What’s Next After #ReleaseTheSnyderCut?
From #ReleaseTheSnyderCut to Uncanny Valley Sonic and Marvel does the Cornetto Trilogy. We are forever hearing of movies that almost-happened, or fell apart “due to creative differences”. But, what ones do we wish actually happened like Justice League’s #ReleaseTheSnyderCut? We ask this question after fans proved studios will listen with enough outcry on Twitter. Pleading…… Continue reading What’s Next After #ReleaseTheSnyderCut?