Music & Musical
Angelina Jolie delivers a career best performance in ‘Maria’
Pablo Larrain rounds out his trilogy about iconic women of the 20th century with Maria, a film centered around the famed opera singer Maria Callas....
The Ending of ‘Technoboys’ Is Surprisingly Sensitive
The ending of a musical movie is usually a big performance, and while Technoboys gets there eventually, it’s beside the point. Instead, the Netflix movie...
Review: ‘Technoboys’ Has Its Heart In The Right Place
Netflix’s Technoboys has its work cut out for it. It isn’t easy being a parodical musical comedy in a world where Popstar: Never Stop Never...
Netflix’s “Hallmark” Movie ‘Find Me Falling’ Lacks Feeling Despite Set In Scenic Cyprus
To be frank, Find Me Falling is a Hallmark movie filmed in Cyprus. We’ve seen it all before: a man moves to a location to...
‘The Idea of You’ Ending Approaches The Age Gap Problem Wrong
The ending of The Idea of You is somewhat predictable as Hayes Campbell spells it out before it arrives. “I’ll see you in five years,”...
How Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine Capture Our Hearts in ‘The Idea of You’
I assume The Idea of You is dubbed a “contemporary love story” due to its on-theme perspective of age-gap relationships, which is always the topic...
‘The Greatest Hits’ Plays With Time But Keeps Its Setting Constant
The Greatest Hits has an interesting and unique premise involving music and time travel, but despite the ambition of the story its production was contained...
Amar Singh Chamkila’s Filming Locations Are A Tour Of The Musician’s Life
Amir Singh Chamkila covers the rise and tragic fall of one of the most popular Indian singers of all time and was filmed in many...
Why the Ending of ‘The Greatest Hits’ is Wrong in So Many Ways
It’s an absolute shame that the ending of The Greatest Hits is wrong. In fact, I’d argue it is morally wrong, and while Zack Snyder...
‘The Greatest Hits’ Review: Time Travel Meets Music in a Romance That Misses the Beat
I feel sad for The Greatest Hits. It has a wonderful leading performance by Lucy Boynton, a compelling story, and has all the hallmarks of...
Amar Singh Chamkila Is The Story of A True Radical
Amar Singh Chamkila focuses on the true story of a young factory worker who became a bit of a phenomenon at the height of his...
Amar Singh Chamkila’s Ending Is Deeply Resonant and Personal
The story of Amar Singh Chamkila allows for multiple endings. Conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of Chamkila and his wife Amarjot Kaur have kept his memory alive...
Amar Singh Chamkila Is A Gritty Story Of An Iconic Singer
India is known for its musical movies, usually filled with drama and romance. What makes Amar Singh Chamkila different, why it has so much depth...
Música’s Ending Isn’t About Romance – It’s About Puppets
By the end of Música, Rudy’s lies catch up to him and he loses both his girlfriends. However, he does gain something even more valuable...
Zero to Hero’s Ending Chooses Love And Honesty Over Fame
The ending of Zero to Hero (2024) offers its protagonist, Hero, that age-old dilemma — the chance to stay famous and continue his doppelganger’s career,...
‘Zero to Hero’ on Netflix Is Nonsensical and Tropey, Yet Charming and Familiar
Netflix’s rom-com Zero to Hero (2024) is a saccharine romantic comedy with a plot pulled from a two-decades-old Lizzie McGuire movie. The straight-to-streaming movie was...
Música Review – Rudy Mancuso Plays Himself In This Touchingly Rhythmic Rom-Com
We’ve probably all imagined which A-lister would play us in a movie about our lives. Writer, director, choreographer, and Música’s leading man, Rudy Mancuso, answered...
Girls5eva Season 3 Review – The band returns with a nostalgic ride
The iconic 90s girl group Girls5eva has staged a thrilling comeback. Reunited, they’ve recorded a fresh album and are set to embark on a comeback...
Maestro (2023) Review – A biographical masterpiece
Some of the most poignant films in cinema are biographical dramas, as they’re based on real people with vast amounts of history for audiences to...
Soundtrack #2 Episode 2 Recap – Who is K?
In Episode 2, Soundtrack #2 continues to present complicated feelings in a refreshingly uncomplicated way. After the premiere, this follow-up is more about digging into...