Sometimes, in the midst of the trials around you, you need to hear a new story in order to remember what could be. Set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, Empire of Light tells the story of Hillary (Olivia Colman), the cinema manager of the Empire Theatre. Despite struggling with mental health issues and…
Directed by Eva Husson,?Mothering Sunday?tells the story of Jane Fairchild (Odessa Young), a housekeeper to the wealthy Evans family in 1924. When their neighbour Paul (Josh O?Connor) invites their family over to celebrate his engagement, Jane is given the day off to do as she pleases. However, despite his family?s insistence on marriage to another,…
?You have to let me go.? ? Tusker (Stanley Tucci),?Supernova Losing someone you love is never easy. The soul experiences any wide variety of emotions that include a mix of terror, sadness and emptiness. After they?re gone, there?s a reorienting of one?s life that takes place as we come to grips with the fact that…
Like Little Women or Peter Pan, The Secret Garden is one of those stories that is regularly reinvented as each generation discovers it anew. The great thing about stories like these is that there is a richness and relevance that is open to new expressions and possibilities, especially in film. Adapted from Frances Hodgson Burnett?s…
In our first episode of 2020, writer/director Sam Mendes wants to take us back to 1917 where he immerses the viewer in the Great War and tells the story of two young soldiers who are given the impossible task of reaching another unit to warn them of a trap that could potentially wipe out hundreds…
After 60 years, Mary Poppins Returns! With Emily Blunt stepping into the legacy (and Oscar-winning) legacy of Julie Andrews, Poppins automatically has massive expectations to live up to the charm of the original Disney classic. But, is the result practically perfect? Or does the sequel ?go fly a kite?? In a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious conversation, I?m joined…
They’re back! For fans of the 2013 hit film Love Actually, we have great news.? Key cast-members including Liam Neeson, Kiera Knightly, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, and Andrew Lincoln reunited for a short ten-minute sequel.? ? The sequel titled Red Nose Day Actually will air during a special night of programming on NBC on Thursday,…
