Wonka’s Chocolatey Backstory is a Breath of Fresh Air
By: Russ Matthews
Roald Dahl has given families some of the most significant characters in literary and cinematic history. Read more
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Family Road Trip Meets Spy Thriller in Mark Wahlberg’s ‘The Family Plan’
By: Russ Matthews
Mark Wahlberg has hit a season of his career where he hopes to connect with families. Read more
A Rare Gem: ‘The Holdovers’ is a Christmas Movie With a Difference
By: Russ Matthews
Something about the 1970s has made this decade come back into vogue. Read more
NSYNC is Back for ‘Trolls Band Together’ – Movie Review
By: Russ Matthews
The two things that the Trolls franchise has going for it are the unlimited supply of characters they have the potential to tap into and an unending back catalogue of tunes to tap into to draw the parents and the children. Read more
‘Napoleon’ is Best Seen on the Big Screen [Movie Review]
By: Russ Matthews
Films like Napoleon may cause many to return to their high school Western History course and attempt to remember everything their teacher taught. Read more
Greatest Showman Meets the Messiah in ‘The Journey to Bethlehem’ [Movie Review]
By: Russ Matthews
When The Greatest Showman opened, many may have wondered how pop music would work in a period piece about P.T. Barnum at the turn of the century. Read more
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes [Movie Review]
By: Russ Matthews
When The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 ended the lucrative franchise, it left cinemas filling the coffers with close to $3 billion (US) to celebrate the world of Panem. Read more
‘The Marvels’: Is it a Musical, a Slumber Party, or a Therapy Session? [Movie Review]
By: Russ Matthews
Do you remember when Captain Marvel was on Star Trek and visited planets with bizarre creatures and she eventually marries a prince of a planet where everyone sings? Read more
‘Pain Hustlers’ Lifts the Lid on Corporate Greed [Movie Review]
By: Russ Matthews
As a former pharmaceutical representative, films like Pain Hustlers tend to make me cringe as they lean into the unethical minority of the industry. Read more
Finding Humanity Despite Artificial Intelligence, in ‘Foe’ [Movie Review]
By: Russ Matthews
What makes Garth Davis’ interpretation of Iain Reid’s novel fascinating is how they delve into the discussion of artificial intelligence without excessive CGI or a city ripped apart by the division of species. Read more