MOVIE REVIEWS
Now showing around town… maybe streaming.
Billion Dollar Baby
Well, there’s certainly more movie in Jiaozi’s billion-dollar grossing Ne Zha 2.
Mostly Bearable
Maybe the thin air got to the creatives behind Paddington in Peru and left them a touch lightheaded.
A Case for the UN?
How far will she go? Not sure Moana 2 will hit the cash highs of the first film, but it’s at least fun.
Superior Programming
Fire up Robot Dreams and The Iron Giant with The Wild Robot and have a perfect triple bill.
Disney-fied
Inside Out 2 heads to puberty territory – but really? No horny? Were these people ever 13?
At Least it’s Fast as Lightning
Po the kung fu fighting giant panda returns for more of the same in Kung Fu Panda 4.
‘Table’ Mannered
When Table for Six 2 remembers its roots it’s a feast, but most of time it aims for haute cuisine: tiny bits that don’t fill you up.
The Long Good-bye
If Hayao Miyazaki is going out after The Boy and the Heron, it’s not quite with a whimper, but it certainly isn’t a bang.
Pure Sugar
Holy crap, Wonka is actually a delight and that monster at WB didn’t hide it from us.
No Laughing Matter
Note: Au Cheuk-man’s very dramatic Stand Up Story has hardly any stand up comedy in it.
Self-Centred
Daishi Matsunaga takes on seminal Japanese LGBTQ+ novel Egoist and does not embarrass himself.
‘Ninja’ stars
Wait, is this... is this good? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem reboots the old franchise to ace effect.