Entertainment Reviews

When an animated TV show makes the leap to the feature film world, one imagines that there is a kind of “go big” mentality that comes with the move. Putting aside the literal size of the screens in the respective mediums, the expanded…

It's been a long wait, but Netflix's premiere original series, Stranger Things, will be back soon enough.Season 4 lands on the streaming service on May 27, but this season will be split into two volumes,…

Watch the first episode of Night Sky and you’ll have found your new favourite show. Carry on for another seven and you’ll wish you stopped a lot earlier. Spread far too thin over eight hours, Amazon’s new sci-fi series is only occasionally…

There’s a long-utilized movie device that works so well, we’ve seen a hundred times before and we’ll see a hundred times again: the buddy comedy. A set of best friends – traditionally one being by-the-book and the other…

In 2022, Disney+ has brought new life to the Rescue Rangers, but not the way you'd think. The new movie Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers takes place in a world where cartoons and real life collide--much like…

Disney animation was at an interesting point at the dawn of the ‘90s. Movies like Who Framed Roger Rabbit kept pushing the studio’s Touchstone brand into a neutral zone for adults and older children to visit together. Meanwhile, The Disney…

Wow. This year’s Eurovision Song Contest played out in a dramatic and ultimately really heartening way. As the bookies had predicted, Ukraine won by a comfortable margin with ‘Stefania’, an infectious folk-rap hybrid performed with a…

Call it cinematic sacrilege, but upon reflection, there really isn’t much to Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in Tony Scott’s Top Gun. He’s the character that comes to mind when prompted to think about the stereotypical hot shot fighter pilot, and…

When a sequel to a beloved movie is made, it's typically within a few years. Some take a bit longer, sure, but Top Gun: Maverick is a true anomaly. The original film was released 36 years ago, before many…

Remakes are funny things. It’s a word that a lot of cinephiles bridle against, as what flashes to mind is the idea that executives are going to recreate a preexisting movie with simply a shiny new coat of paint, merely hoping to cash in on…