COMING SOON
Out this week
Albums
- Tall Tales by Mark Pritchard and Thom Yorke: Collaborative album by the English musicians; took shape in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the duo exchanging work online; includes the singles ‘Back in the Game’, ‘This Conversation Is Missing Your Voice’, and ‘Gangsters’.
- Pink Elephant by Arcade Fire: Seventh album by the Canadian indie rock band; comes after 2022’s We; led by the single ‘Year of the Snake’.
Movies- Fight or Flight (starring Josh Hartnett, Charithra Chandran, Julian Kostov, Katee Sackhoff) – action comedy; a mercenary (Hartnett) is tasked with the job of tracking down a target on a plane.
- Friendship (starring Tim Robinson, Paul Rudd, Kate Mara, Jack Dylan Grazer) – comedy; a suburban dad’s (Robinson) life is disrupted by the arrival of a new neighbour (Rudd).
- Nonnas (starring Vince Vaughn, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, Brenda Vaccaro, Joe Manganiello, Linda Cardellini, Susan Sarandon) – comedy, inspired by the story of the restaurant Enoteca Maria; a man (Vaughn) decides to honour his late mother by opening a restaurant with actual grandmothers as the chefs.
- Shadow Force (starring Kerry Washington, Omar Sy, Mark Strong, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Method Man) – action thriller; an estranged couple (Washington and Sy) must go on the run with their son when the shadow ops group they worked for comes after them.
STAR
Mary Matilyn Mouser
- Born on 9 May 1996 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
- Has two siblings.
- Started acting as a child.
- Voiced the lead role in Eloise: The Animated Series (2006 – 2007) and appeared as the child-lead in the TV movie A Stranger’s Heart (2007).
- Had roles in the series NCIS (2005 – 2012), Life Is Wild (2007 – 2008), Body of Proof (2011 – 2013), and The Fosters (2013 – 2015).
- Gained recognition for appearing in the series Cobra Kai (2018 – 2025).
- Is engaged to Cobra Kai co-star Tanner Buchanan.
- Has type 1 diabetes.
SPOTLIGHT
Another Simple Favor
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Elizabeth Perkins, Michele Morrone, Elena Sofia Ricci, Henry Golding, and Allison Janney
Director: Paul Feig
Tagline: Every friendship has its twists.
- Black comedy mystery; vlogger Stephanie (Kendrick) and her sketchy friend Emily (Lively) reunite for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman, which is interrupted by murder.
- Is the sequel to A Simple Favor (2018).
- Was officially greenlit in 2022.
- Has received mixed reviews, with critics praising the chemistry between the lead actresses but finding the film ridiculous.
- Elizabeth Perkins replaced Jean Smart, who portrayed Emily’s mother in the first film, due to Smart’s schedule.
- Score composed by Theodore Shapiro.