Following the meteoric rise of legendary rockers Queen and their iconic lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY has taken the box office by storm. With toe-tapping tunes and an incredible performance by Remi Malek, the film has entranced audiences but seems to have alienated critics at the same time. This week, Steve welcomes back Amanda… [Read More]
5.09 Is MARY POPPINS RETURNS Practically Perfect?
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… [Read More]
Papillon – We Know It’s Not Rehabilitation
In 1931 Paris, Henri Charrière (nicknamed ‘Papillon’, or ‘Pappy’ because of the butterfly tattoo on his chest), makes his living as a criminal, stealing jewelry and the like. During an evening of debauchery, Pappy (Charlie Hunnum) witnesses some of the criminals he works under beating a man. The next morning, police arrive at his door,… [Read More]
Papillon – From Savagery to Resurrection
Perhaps that is why when he finally found that new life and wrote his autobiographical books, they became bestsellers and prompted film adaptations. The riveting story of the absolute savagery and inhumanity within that prison setting eventually shifts to a story to hope and fulfillment.
