Wish follows Asha and a star to reclaim the town's wishes. This is a charming, animated musical that celebrates the power of dreams. A young girl Asha applies to become the King's apprentice. However, in the interview, she discovers his nefarious motivations. In the kingdom of Rosas, wishes are ‘kept safe’ by the tyrannical ruler Magnifico. Asha wonders how … [Read more...] about Wish – Film Review
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Two Tickets to Greece – Film review
Opening over the Christmas period, comes one of the crowd favourites at this year’s French Film Festival - Two Tickets to Greece. Imagine a French version of Mamma Mia, exploring the trials and tribulations of friendship instead of a paternal mystery. Three childhood friends – Laure Calamy, Olivia Côte, and Kristin Scott Thomas – take a hilarious trip down memory lane in … [Read more...] about Two Tickets to Greece – Film review
Squaring the Circle – Film review
Anton Corbijn, the brilliant music video auteur, iconic photographer, and director of the Ian Curtis biopic Control spins some historical wax as he gets into the grooves behind some the most iconic album cover art of all time. Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey "Po" Powell formed the iconic album art design studio Hipgnosis and became rock royalty during the 1970s. Storm and Po … [Read more...] about Squaring the Circle – Film review
Bring Him to Me – Film review
In the spirit of 2018’s adrenalin-fuelled Upgrade, comes Australian director Luke Sparke’s thriller, Bring Him to Me. Canadian Barry Pepper, a reluctant driver for a mob outfit, must drive a young and unsuspecting new recruit (Costa) to their boss (Rachel Griffiths). They are to collect their share of the takings from a recent heist of pawn shop owner, Sam Neill. When … [Read more...] about Bring Him to Me – Film review
Dumb Money – Film Review
Dumb Money is an entertaining look at how a group of everyday people filled the finances on Wall Street using GameStop. You might like to watch the Netflix documentary titled ‘Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga’ before you watch this film. Shorting stock is a bit hard to understand. GameStop is a video game store that was considered to be undervalued. When some savvy YouTube … [Read more...] about Dumb Money – Film Review