From Boiling Point (2023) and Adolescence (2025) Director Philip Barantini, One Shot With Ed Sheeran – A Music Experience is a new Netflix music special. The kind where Sheeran performs his hits in one continuous take while moving around New York City.
I’m in to see just how engaging this experience will be, to witness the technical achievement and watch Sheeran put a smile on the faces of many New Yorkers.
I’ll also be playing ‘spot the security,’ because I imagine there had to be at least one around, just in case, right?
Michael is the new biography/musical about world-famous musician Michael Jackson, a.k.a. The King of Pop.
Directed by Antoine Fuqua, Colman Domingo, Miles Teller, Jaafar Jackson, Nia Long and Kat Graham star.
Michael was at the heart of many happy childhood memories with my siblings. For this reason and several others, including the talented cast, I’ll be watching this.
Will Michael make your to-watch list for 2026?
Joe Gillette, Laura Harrier, Larenz Tate, Juliano Krue Valdi, Tony von Halle, Derek Luke, Jessica Sula, Hank Northrop, Nathaniel Logan McIntyre and Joseph David-Jones also star.
For the longest time, my favourite Brad Pitt movie has been Fight Club (1999). Watching just a few clips of the trailer on IMDB almost had me postponing writing this review, so I could rewatch it right away. That is, until I remembered I’m supposed to be working hard on my discipline this month, and so I’m back here happily typing. After all, Interview with the Vampire, the Neil Jordan-directed drama/fantasy/horror film, based on Anne Rice’s novel of the same name, is the main focus of this post.
Interview With The Vampire (1994), Tom Cruise, Warner Bros Pictures
Starring Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Christian Slater, Kirsten Dunst, and Antonio Banderas, Jordan’s film is about Louis (Pitt), a vampire, telling his epic life story. A life of love, loneliness, hunger, and betrayal.
I’ll get right to it, Jordan’s film is one of my all-time favourite movie experiences. I enjoyed almost everything about it. Whether it be the story, dialogue, performances, production design, cinematography, or costumes, I simply saw beauty everywhere I looked as this film played. Except, of course, each time the camera was focused on rodents. I watched through my fingers during those scenes.
Interview With The Vampire (1994), Kirsten Dunst, Warner Bros Pictures
There are no bad performances in Interview with the Vampire. For me and many others, it’s a young Kirsten Dunst who stands out most. Because she brought an emotional depth to her character, Claudia, in a way that many would deem impossible for an eleven-year-old performer to do.
If you haven’t already, watch Interview with the Vampire, for all the reasons above. And whether or not becoming a vampire is of interest to you, don’t be surprised if, within an hour of screen time with Louis, Lestat, and or Armand, you find yourself agreeing that the only way to watch this movie is with the side of your neck exposed.
What is the title of your favourite Brad Pitt movie?
House of Dynamite (2025), Rebecca Ferguson, Netflix
I had ideas of how A House of Dynamite, Netflix’s latest Kathryn Bigelow-directed drama/thriller, would be. Especially considering a wonderful cast that includes Idris Elba, Greta Lee, and Rebecca Ferguson.
The compelling premise, one about several White House staffers dealing with an impending missile strike on the United States, is well teased in the trailers. Once the film started, along with the filming style and notable acting, the musical score stood out for expertly creating a constant sense of unease.
Bigelow’s film is split into three distinct parts. For me, part one is where the good news lives in terms of my experience of the film. It’s where we’re introduced to the high-pressure world of people bearing the weight of keeping America safe, should the incoming missile do its worst. These people are also processing the idea that within thirty minutes, they, along with many they love, and innocent civilians could very well cease to exist. These tension-filled scenes are captured in an engaging way.
Things went downhill for me when it became clear that parts two and three were capturing the very same events, covering the same period of time, but from the vantage point of different White House staff departments. Unfortunately, having to sit through a retelling of the same event wasn’t delivered in a way that proved adequately engaging for me. Essentially, I found myself feeling short-changed due to the repetition.
If you’re curious, give A House of Dynamite a chance. You may find parts two and three more engaging than I did.
Co-written/directed by Bart Layton, Crime 101 is the latest thriller from Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry, Mark Ruffalo and Barry Keoghan.
In Layton’s story, an insurance broker (Berry) and an elusive thief team up for a multi-million dollar heist, with a relentless detective on their tail. Who wins? That is the question.
Could this be the good heist movie I’ve been dreaming of? It certainly looks stylish and sexy enough, and the cast is great. The story and execution just have to deliver, and looking at Layton’s filmography, there’s hope, boys and girls. There is much hope.
I feel like I don’t even have to ask, but you’re going to watch this, aren’t you?
Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins, Nick Nolte, Babak Tafti, Peter Banifaz, Patrick Mulvey, Tate Donovan, Crosby Fitzgerald, Hossein Mardani, Payman Maadi and Deborah Hedwall also star.
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