Tag: May2018

Rami Malek is Freddie Mercury in the first teaser from ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

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That’s right! The first footage from Bohemian Rhapsody, the long-anticipated (and overdue) Freddie Mercury biopic starring Rami Malek, is here, and it has fans buzzing with excitement. The film will explore the 15-year period from the formation of the iconic Queen (to which Mercury served as lead singer) up until the band’s famous performance in… Read More Rami Malek is Freddie Mercury in the first teaser from ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

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‘Tully’: Charlize Theron rediscovers herself in this deeply intimate ode to motherhood

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It’s been over a decade since Diablo Cody became a household name with the release of the much-acclaimed Juno. The Oscar-winning writer teamed up with Juno director Jason Reitman for the third time (having also worked together on Young Adult) for Tully, a story of a mother who hires a night-nanny after struggling with motherhood… Read More ‘Tully’: Charlize Theron rediscovers herself in this deeply intimate ode to motherhood

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‘Ready Player One’: a celebration of Steven Spielberg’s pop culture

For over a decade now, Steven Spielberg’s cinema has taken a turn for the more historical, with releases such as War Horse, Lincoln, and The Post — all of which are solid movies, but ones that are safer than previous, more ground-breaking work from the director (think: Jaws, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, Jurassic Park). And… Read More ‘Ready Player One’: a celebration of Steven Spielberg’s pop culture

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‘I Feel Pretty’: Amy Schumer shines in well-intentioned, but problematic comedy

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In a genre that is increasingly becoming unforgiving, it is difficult to appease an informed audience of critics with a run-of-the-mill comedy. The formula is as follows: a seemingly perfect protagonist — usually a woman — disrupted by a change in their life, commonly the end of a relationship, a wacky self-actualising plan, a series… Read More ‘I Feel Pretty’: Amy Schumer shines in well-intentioned, but problematic comedy

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