Well that was different. I’ve just watched the Cats trailer, which has caused the internet to explode today. I thought it was half creepy & half interesting. Some scenes worked well (I liked the choreography and of course the singing), and some just looked bizarre (the tails of the unexpected). I predict a singalong version will… Cats trailer: old fashioned yet from the future, not unlike real cats Read More
Watch “Cats – A Look Inside” featurette and then tell me you’re not feline excited
Giant sets. Digital fur. A stellar cast. And Judi Dench’s second chance. I’m not usually one for musicals. I find it hard to suspend disbelief long enough to accept someone breaking into period-inappropriate song while dancing round a lamppost twirling a chimney brush. (See also films about men dressed as bats.) But director Tom Hooper’s… Watch “Cats – A Look Inside” featurette and then tell me you’re not feline excited Read More
Secret Life Of Pets 2 3 stars
Cute animals in movies often become scene-stealers. Jonesy the ginger cat in Alien. Daisy the floppy-eared beagle in John Wick. Black Phillip the satanic goat in The Witch. Okay, not that last one. In The Secret Life Of Pets 2, it’s Rooster. He’s not actually a rooster, he’s a Welsh sheepdog, wonderfully voiced by Harrison Ford. He… Secret Life Of Pets 2 Read More
Can You Ever Forgive Me? 4.5 stars
There’s a scale for private letters from icons: $75 for a genuine Fanny Brice letter, $350 for a genuine Fanny Brice letter with a fake PS. Lee Israel, failed biographer turned successful forger, has probably stumbled upon one of the few lucrative careers in writing, so it’s a pity it’s illegal. It’s a writer’s job… Can You Ever Forgive Me? Read More
Streetcat Named Bob 3 stars
Based on a true story about a young man’s path away from addiction, this is a sweet if formulaic film – and Luke Treadaway offers an engaging, measured and thoughtful performance as James, owner of the titular feline, in a role that was probably trickier than it looks. I do wonder what acting with a… Streetcat Named Bob Read More