Maya Rudolph

Film Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem excites with its coming-of-age narrative, visually arresting animation, and relatable humour

Since their creation some almost-40-years ago, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have seen their brand of comedic, family-aimed action spread across six feature films (in three separate timelines) and countless television, comic book and video games.  Despite all this, and each respective creative honing their own spin, the younger, more appropriately teen-aged years of the…

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Win a family pass (Admit 4) to see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Shell yeah! Thanks to Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Superdream, we have 5 family in-season passes (Admit 4) to giveaway to see everyone’s favourite heroes in a half shell – Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo – in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers…

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Film Review: Disenchanted sadly lacks the magic of its predecessor

With Hocus Pocus 2 proving a sizeable success, The Princess Diaries 3 now officially in the works, and both Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan discussing their interest in a Freaky Friday sequel, the House of Mouse is more than proving itself in the business of revisiting original titles for the sake of nostalgia, fan…

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Interview: Casting director Jill Anthony Thomas on assembling Apple TV+ series Loot; “My favourite thing is finding and fostering new talent”

As casting director Jill Anthony Thomas states herself, those involved in the casting process are “the unsung heroes of the industry”.  Actors aren’t always handed a role.  And two performers on paper doesn’t equate to them working well in person.  So, thank the movie and television Gods that we have people like Jill to steer…

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Film Review: Luca is a love story at its core that celebrates individuality

On the surface Luca appears to be one of the more slight Pixar entrants.  A studio that is known for its near-perfect track record, there’s a certain narrative around the brand that seems to paint any of their films that doesn’t quite reach the emotional highs of an Up or an Inside Out as a second-tier…

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Bonnaroo Day 4: Brandi Carlile’s set was so good, the Mayor gave her the keys to the freakin’ city

Sunday marked the end of Bonnaroo and the blistering heat and weathered faces of those in attendance made the freezing temps of day one seem like ages had passed. But the sun and lack of shade didn’t keep the thousands of fans from winding down Bonnaroo with an eclectic mix of headliners ranging from American…

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Film Review: The Happytime Murders (USA, 2018) could spark your interest if vulgar and unkempt comedy is your thing

Before Melissa McCarthy’s involvement essentially fast-tracked The Happytime Murders into production, the dark comedy had languished in development limbo for the good part of decade with both Cameron Diaz and Katherine Heigl attached at various moments as potential headliners.  With the final product now upon us, McCarthy’s penchant for vanity-free comedy feels like the most…

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Jackie Chan joins the voice cast for The Nut Job 2

Reported by Variety, it’s been announced that Jackie Chan will be joining the voice cast for upcoming animated sequel film The Nut Job 2.  The film will be directed by Carl Brunker with the script written by Scott Bindley, Bob Barlen and Brunker himself. The Nut Job 2′s anticipated U.S release will be on May 19,…

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