Tag: Warner Brothers

  • Gurinder Chada and Sarfraz Manzoor for Blinded by the Light

    Gurinder Chada and Sarfraz Manzoor for Blinded by the Light

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    Director Gurinder Chada and author Sarfraz Manzoor chat with me about their film, “Blinded by the Light”, Bruce Springsteen, and striking the balance in a movie about music. AUTHOR SARFRANZ MANZOOR DHK: I would love to know what the most memorable birthday gift you remember receiving is? That’s not a journal.SM: So here’s the thing,…

  • Blinded by the Light

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    Get ready for yet another music movie, this time featuring the sounds of The Boss, set against 1987 Luton, England. “Blinded by the Light” is a cute/light summer fare shining a spotlight on 1978 Luton and local Pakistani boy, Javed (Viveik Kalra) and his journey growing up there. Directed by Gurinder Chada. ​More about the…

  • The Kitchen, The Nightingale

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    This week brings the morally corrupt female led crime caper in “The Kitchen” and an intense survival story in “The Nightingale.” Based on the DC Comics novel of the same name, “The Kitchen” features Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, and Elisabeth Moss as three Irish crime wives turned crime bosses. Domhnall Gleeson, Margo Martindale, Common, and…

  • Review: Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Rocketman

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    Godzilla is back in “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” and the bitch is back with the new Elton John biopic/musical “Rocketman.” “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” is exactly what you’d expect from a “Godzilla” sequel. It stars Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga, Zhang Ziyi, Charles Dance, Kyle Chandler, Sally Hawkins, Ken Watanabe, Bradley Whitford, Thomas…

  • Pokémon: Detective Pikachu

    Pokémon: Detective Pikachu

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    I choose you… Ryan Reynolds! This latest Pokémon film, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, hits the nostalgia bone hard, but falls apart plot wise. You WILL want a Pokemon after seeing this film, but first make sure you’re someone who actually wants to (and is equipped to) see this film first. Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton,…

  • Review: Shazam

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    This week brings “Shazam” which really should or could also be titled “Call Me By Your Name”… ​Based on the DC Comics superhero, Zachary Levi brings Shazam to the big screen in the titular role. This film skews on the brighter side for a DC film and also on the younger side (which is what…

  • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

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    This week brings an animated sequel double feature with “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” and “The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part.” I’ve been looking forward to the conclusion of the “How to Train Your Dragon” franchise for quite some time and this trilogy does not disappoint, well, at least the dragons…

  • Mary Poppins Returns, Aquaman, Bumblebee

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    Let’s take a look at three of the films vying for your Christmas holiday box office dollars with “Mary Poppins Returns” “Aquaman” and “Bumblebee.”While Emily Blunt delivers a spoonful of sugar in “Mary Poppins Returns” there’s something still off-putting about the medicine the film delivers. In spite of a supporting cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Meryl…

  • Why the Specificity of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Matters

    Why the Specificity of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Matters

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    Here’s why Crazy Rich Asians is so important, particularly to Asian-Americans, and this Asian-American in particular. Imagine growing up and for the majority of your life never seeing a person who looked like you (let alone had a similar background) in a leading role in a movie or TV? Unless you’re a fellow minority it’s…

  • Crazy Rich Asians

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    The movie I’ve been waiting 25 years for is finally here: “Crazy Rich Asians” is the first film starring an Asian/Asian-American leading cast since “The Joy Luck Club” came out 25 years ago. It’s also just a great time at the movies! The film manages to successfully adapt Kevin Kwan’s tale of romance, opulence, and…