Halle Bailey’s Triumphant Performance Lifts Up Live-Action ‘The Little Mermaid’ – Review

“Watch, and you’ll see, someday I’ll be part of your world.” –Ariel As Disney continues to throw their funds behind their live-action remakes, their latest, The Little Mermaid, has enormous shoes to fill. It’s one of Disney’s most beloved animated masterpieces and, as such, would be challenging to recreate. So, can the live-action The Little […]

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Toni Collette Shines In Catherine Hardwicke’s Outlandish Crime Comedy ‘Mafia Mamma’ – Review

“What the f*** is going on?!” –Kristin  Since the beginning of cinema, many films and television shows have depicted the mafia or various crime syndicates. There is such an abundance of these projects it’s become a subgenre of its own, with familiar tropes, archetypes and storylines. However, Mafia Mamma subverts expectations and offers us something […]

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‘Shadow And Bone’ Takes Us On Another Fantastical Journey In The Grishaverse – Review

Thank the Saints! Shadow and Bone has returned to us. The first season of Netflix’s adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s fantasy young adult (YA) series was well-received when it premiered only two years ago. The burgeoning franchise promised a fantasy epic that can stand alongside the best live-action YA adaptations like Harry Potter and The Hunger […]

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‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Frustratingly Delves Deeper into the Multiverse – Review

It feels like a short and long time since we’ve had a Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film. Truly, what is time anymore? Torn between “superhero fatigue” (note: not tiredness of superheroes specifically, but of the mundane storytelling and repetitiveness in recent films) and wanting to know what comes next, I had to figure out what […]

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‘The Woman King’ is a Celebration of Black Women’s Humanity and Fierceness – Review | TIFF 2022

The Woman King is a rare occurrence in Hollywood. The modestly budgeted historical epic was developed by women, written by women, directed by a Black woman, and starred an ensemble of Black women. Without pulling any statistics, it is safe to say that Black-led cinema does not often get the chance to be blockbuster hits, […]

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