Directed by Jean-François Richet, Jason Statham’s latest action/thriller is Mutiny.
Statham plays Cole Reed, a man on the run and working to uncover an international conspiracy, after being set up to take the fall for his billionaire boss’s murder.
I fancy a serving of giving the bad guys a taste of their own medicine, and vengeance, of course. Always movie vengeance.
As I watched this trailer, I thought of what I’d say to Statham if I ever met him. I haven’t watched most of his films, but I do love the ones I’ve seen, namely, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Snatch (2000)and Spy (2015). I’d say, ‘Thank you for giving the people what they want.‘
Also, Wrath of Man (2021)keeps coming up as a Statham film I have to see. Do you have a Statham favourite?
Adrian Lester, Arnas Fedaravicius, Roland Møller, Jason Wong, Lee Charles, Steven Blades, Ben Cartwright, Chaneil Kular, Tom Christian and Rumi Sutton also star.
From Star Wars director J.J. Abrams, The End of Oak Street is a new sci-fi/mystery/adventure starring Anne Hathaway, Christian Convery, Ewan McGregor and Maisy Stella.
The story follows a family of four as they navigate their new surroundings after a cosmic event transports their suburban neighbourhood to someplace unknown.
A thing of nightmares? My nightmares? Yes. Specifically, the nightmare in which I learn that humans suddenly have to share planet Earth with dinosaurs. And not dinosaur descendants, the birds, but actual dinosaurs.
It hasn’t been confirmed that that’s the nature of what’s happened in this trailer, but it sure does look like it. I’m also gettingA Quiet Place (2018) vibes, which I’m not mad about.
Since this is a sci-fi/mystery/thriller/adventure and not a horror film, I should be able to watch it.
Maisy Stella, Chris Coy, P.J. Byrne, Bethany Anne Lind, Bethany Anne Lind, Emily Kuroda, Andrea Frankle, Hudson Meek, Pilot Bunch, Denitra Isler, Jordan Alexa Davis and Savanna Renee also star.
The awaited trailer for Disney’s live-action remake of Moana (2016) has landed, and it stars Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Laga’aia and John Tui, while Thomas Kail directs.
I enjoyed Moana (2016), I didn’t get around to Moana 2 (2024), but this live-ation remake of the original movie? It feels super unnecessary.
I’ve been trying to imagine who this appeals to the most. The answer is clearly not me. Perhaps it’s the die-hard fans for whom there’s no such thing as too much Moana.
There simply isn’t an element of this remake that appeals to me in a major way. Whereas, with Disney’s 2015 live-action Cinderella film, it had been a while since a Disney Cinderella movie, and the filmmaking team couldn’t have appealed to me more, as per my response to the excellent trailer.
Are you looking forward to Moana 2026? I’m guessing that there has to be someone who’s super excited.
In new drama Remarkably Bright Creatures, the setting is the night shift at an aquarium. And Sally Field is Tova, an elderly widow who chances upon a life-changing discovery that may bring her joy and wonder once again.
Directed and co-written by Olivia Newman, additional key cast includes Lewis Pullman, Beth Grant and Dan Payne.
‘Occasionally is right.‘
That’s my response to the Octopus’s observation towards the end.
I haven’t read the book of the same name by Shelby Van Pelt, on which this story is based, but I do want to know what else the octopus has to say about us, and to see Field being as good as always.
Are you drawn to this one, too?
Colm Meaney, Laura Harris, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Kathy Baker, Joan Chen, Meghan Heffern, Donald Sales, Carolyn Adair and Ezra Wilson also star.
The time has come for me to bow out of watching future Bridgerton stories.
For six years and four seasons, I’ve been quite devoted to following the love stories of the eight Bridgerton siblings.Season onewas good, even if it had its frustrating moments. Season tworemains my favourite, largely because of the Viscount, Anthony, though I wouldn’t call it perfect either.
My enjoyment dipped more significantly with season three. Season four, the most recent one, ultimately confirmed my decision to step away.
One might say I’ve had my fill of the colourful costumes, opulent set design, and clever use of modern music that the Regency-era series is known for. In truth, though, it’s the stories themselves that have gradually lost their hold on me. With each season after the first two, I’ve found the siblings’ love stories less engaging. It didn’t help that the most recent season leaned quite heavily on Cinderella.
Ironically, the part I enjoyed most in season four was the storyline involving the ‘evil’ stepmother and her two daughters. I was fully invested in seeing their behaviour exposed and their comeuppance delivered. I also appreciated the conclusion of the Queen’s best friend and her new lady-in-waiting storylines. Those are my main highlights, along with one more: a very sweet scene featuring the youngest members of the cast dancing.
Even though I’m bowing out halfway through, with eight Bridgerton siblings and a season planned for each, I’m grateful for the good times I did enjoy because the series happened. That includes attending two London premieres and eating the best gluten-free scone of my life in Leicester Square on April 21st, 2023. It was so good I even tried, unsuccessfully, to track down the caterer. I digress.
From here on, I intend to leave the series to those still fully enthused by it. The most I’ll do, if anything, is feature an especially great Bridgerton trailer, but that’s it.
Are you one of the fully enthused Bridgerton fans? If so, which season or character is your favourite?
