COMING SOON
Out this week
Albums
* We Need to Talk by Keri Hilson: Third album by the American singer, her first new record in over a decade, following No Boys Allowed (2010); includes the songs ’Bae’ and ‘Searchin’ (featuring Method Man).
Movies
* Sneaks (with the voices of Anthony Mackie, Martin Lawrence, Swae Lee, Chloe Bailey, Macy Gray, Ella Mai, Laurence Fishburne) – animated sport comedy; a designer sneaker finds himself outside the comfort of his shoebox and on a quest to rescue his stolen sister (Bailey).
* Sinners (starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell) – historical horror; twin brothers (Jordan) try to leave their troubled lives behind but find even greater evil upon returning to their hometown.
* The Legend of Ochi (starring Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson, Willem Dafoe) – fantasy adventure; a girl (Zengel) raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi finds a wounded baby ochi and sets out on a quest to return him to his family.
STARS
Vanessa Jane Kirby
- Born on 18 April 1987 in Wimbledon, London, England.
- Has two siblings: brother Joe and sister Juliet.
- Studied English at the University of Exeter.
- Made her stage debut in 2010, subsequently earning acclaim for her performances in several plays in the following years.
- Received international recognition for portraying Princess Margaret in first two seasons of the streaming drama series The Crown (2016 – 2017).
- Has since appeared in movies including Hobbs & Shaw (2019), Pieces of a Woman (2020), Napoleon (2023), and the Mission: Impossible film series (2018 – present).
- Upcoming projects include the films Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025), The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), Night Always Comes (2025), and Avengers: Doomsday (2026).
SPOTLIGHT
A Minecraft Movie
Cast: Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, and Sebastian Hansen
Director: Jared Hess
Tagline: Be there and be square.
- Fantasy adventure; four misfits are pulled through a mysterious portal into a cubic world and must embark on a quest back to the real world with the help of an expert crafter (Black).
- Is based on the 2011 video game Minecraft by Mojang Studios.
- Had been in development since 2014, with several directors – including Shawn Levy and Rob McElhenney – and writers attached to the project at some stage.
- Has grossed over US$550 million on a $150 million budget.
- Has received mixed to negative reviews, with some critics finding the film confusing, especially for viewers unfamiliar with the source material. and the characters underdeveloped.
- Sparked the disruptive “chicken jockey” TikTok trend which has seen some viewers enthusiastically reacting to certain moments from the film.
- Score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh.
- Is likely to be followed by a sequel which is in early development.