These days it seems that Disney are bringing out remakes at an absolutely rapid rate, Cinderella, Beauty And The Beast, Aladdin and now The Lion King. Although it’s not new, Disney knows exactly what they are doing. These are crowd pleasers, these are money makers. These a facts that simply can not be denied and…
‘Oh The Music That Plays As You Move Through A Maze, In The Haze Of Your Pure Delight’ – Aladdin (2019) Review
If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it, I hear you cry! Yet another Disney remake that we didn’t really ask for, but here it is. Disney’s live action Aladdin opened in cinemas this week and people up and down the country are rediscovering this classic story of a street rat, a princess and a magical…
‘What if It’s The Sword in the Stone?’ – The Kid Who Would Be King Review
What happens when you mix together the old and the new? What happens when you mix myth and legend with real world modern reality? What happens if you tell an ordinary boy that he was a long-lost king?
‘Just When I Thought I’d Seen Everything’ – Dumbo Review
If there is one fact that simply cannot be denied it is that Disney is a money-making machine. Whether they are making the most of the Marvel Franchise or bringing out a tonne of merchandise with every movie release, this is a company that certainly knows how to make money and other recent years they…
‘Well, You wanted me to be a hero’ – Shazam! Review
When it comes to making movies, it would appear that the character type of choice at the moment is some form of hero. If a character can fly, or shoot lasers, fight like a champion and ultimately save the day, then it’s popular. It’s commonly thought that the Avengers and the Marvel Mega Machine rule…
‘I Think Nick Fury Just Hijacked Our Summer Vacation’ – Spiderman: Far From Home Review
There are some pretty big movie franchises out there in the world, and perhaps one of the biggest is anything connected to Marvel. I’ll be honest here and say that I am not the biggest fan of superhero movies. I can never quite get into the stories, especially when they start overlapping into other movies,…
‘People Don’t Pay To See Reginald Dwight! They Pay To See Elton John!’ – Rocketman Review
Everyone knows at least one Elton John Song, deep down somewhere in their mind, everyone knows at least some of those famous lyrics. Following on from the success of Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman comes flying onto the screen with a whirlwind of colour, passion, heartache and music. Telling the true fantasy life of Elton John, or…
‘Oh Well, I Never, Was There Ever’ – A movie as weird as Cats (Review)
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Cats’ opened back in 1981 and enjoyed a run lasting 21 years in London’s West End, where there has been a number of successful revivals since. It also played for 18 years on Broadway. It was one of those shows that no one thought would do well, after all it’s a show…
‘I didn’t know love had an expiration date’ – Letters to Juliet (2010) review
A romantic comedy set in sun soaked Italy, featuring some of the stereotypes of the genre and some great actors, with the story of Romeo and Juliet as the backdrop. Sounds cheesy, almost too cheesy, but that’s ‘Letter’s to Juliet’ in a nutshell. Sunny cheesy romantic escapism. You don’t have to think too hard with…
‘To the Greatest Show on Earth!’ – Barnum (Live Recording 1986) Review
Long before we were spellbound by the Hollywood spectacular that was ‘The Greatest Showman’, there was Barnum. With music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Michael Stewart, Barnum tells the life story of the legendary Circus master Phineas Taylor Barnum from his American Museum in 1835 to the famous Barnum and Bailey travelling show in…
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