It’s never easy to revisit our past… but, sometimes, it’s fun to revisit the stories we told. Finally returning for its fourth season on Hollywood Suite, A Year in Film takes a look back at the films that helped define us at specific moments in time. This season, the series focuses its lens on the years 1973,…
In the sequel to the 2019 breakout hit Shazam! we see the Billy Batson-turned-Shazam hero (Zachary Levi) struggling with his relatively new-found powers and the scattering of his family due to age and changing priorities. He longs to retain his childhood but also explore freedom as a semi-adult. When two daughters of Titan, Hespera and…
It’s happened. Halle Bailey’s The Little Mermaid is finally here… and oh, the feels. I realised as I wrote this that I’m about the age that my parents were when the original The Little Mermaid came out in 1989. If you fast forward almost 2 decades later, you’d find my younger sisters and I sitting cross legged on the floor…
The Artifice Girl is another notable entry into the pantheon of ever-evolving, low budget sci-fi that squares itself at the centre of a discourse around the creation of A.I. as these technologies become a greater part of our lives. In Artifice, Gareth (Franklin Ritch) is interrogated by special agent Amos (David Girard) and the head…
After nearly 50 years onscreen, it’s understandable when a franchise begins to show its age. But, sometimes, it feels like it’s just getting started. Creed III follows Adonis ‘Donnie’ Creed (Michael B. Jordan) as he reaches the pinnacle of his career but realizes that it’s time to pass the torch on to the next generation. Now…
“Don’t tell anyone.” This is the phrase that (almost) begins The Starling Girl as youth pastor Owen hides his smoking habit behind the church walls. But this brief exchange of confidence becomes symbolic of far more than taking secret cigarettes. Instead, it’s indicative of a system of righteousness that hides more than it helps. The Starling Girl tells…
Everyone has moments in their lives when they ‘make mountains out of molehills’. But what happens when you can’t let go of the proverbial mountain? Written and directed by Adrian Murray, Retrograde begins as Molly (Molly Reisman) is pulled over by a police officer. With her new roommate sitting next to her, the officer instructs her of…
Just like the best of gardens, it takes a lot of work to revive the soul. Written and directed by Paul Schrader, The Master Gardener tells the story of Narvel Roth (Joel Edgerton), the quiet but duteous horticulturist of Gracewood Gardens. Gracewood is the property of Nora Haverhill (Sigourney Weaver), a wealthy woman who demands perfection of…
Sometimes, even if you don’t realize it, it can be refreshing to change the game. Directed by Calmatic, White Men Can’t Jump tells the story of Jeremy (Jack Harlow), a former NCAA star who lost his path to stardom due to injuries. Hustling games in the local community centre, Jeremy meets Kamal (Sinqua Walls), a former promising…
In a world where we’re told love is a fairy tale, it can be awfully challenging to find a prince (or princess). What’s Love Got to Do with It? tells the story of Zoe (Lily James), a documentary filmmaker who finds herself in an endless stream of dead-end relationships. Finally willing to move on from the…
