COMING SOON
Out this week
*Albums
- Scaled and Icy by Twenty One Pilots: Sixth album by the American duo; follows 2018’s Trench; includes the singles ‘Shy Away’ and ‘Choker’.
- Sour by Olivia Rodrigo: Debut album by the Disney actress; includes the singles ‘Drivers License’ and ‘Déjà vu’.
- Delta Kream by The Black Keys: Tenth album by the rock duo; follows 2019’s Let’s Rock; is a cover album of hill country blues songs; led by the single ‘Crawling Kingsnake’.
*Movies
- American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally (starring Al Pacino, Meadow Williams, Thomas Kretschmann) – drama, based on William E. Owen’s book Axis Sally Confidential; an American woman (Williams) broadcasting Nazi propaganda during WWII is eventually captured and tried for treason.
- A Quiet Place Part II (starring Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Djimon Hounsou) – horror, sequel to 2018’s A Quiet Place; the Abbott family continue their fight for survival in silence while encountering new threats.
- Cruella (starring Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser) – comedy drama; prequel about young Cruella de Vil (Stone), an ambitious fashion designer who becomes obsessed with Dalmatian furs.
- Those Who Wish Me Dead (starring Angelina Jolie, Finn Little, Nicholas Hoult, Aidan Gillen, Jon Bernthal) – action thriller, based on Michael Koryta’s novel; pursued by assassins who killed his father, a boy (Little) tries to survive with the help of a wilderness survival expert (Jolie).
Celeb Tweets
- George Takei (GeorgeTakei): Can we talk about Bill and Melinda Gates or is that not considered PC?
- Conan O’Brien (ConanOBrien): I admit it: part of me was hoping the second vaccine would turn me into a handsome patriotic super soldier.
Awards
41st Annual Golden Razzie Awards
“Winners”:
- Worst Picture: Absolute Proof
- Worst Actor: Mike Lindell (as himself) – Absolute Proof
- Worst Actress: Kate Hudson – Music
- Worst Supporting Actress: Maddie Ziegler – Music
- Worst Supporting Actor: Rudy Giuliani (as himself) – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
- Worst Screen Combo: Rudy Giuliani and His Pants Zipper – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
- Worst Director: Sia – Music
- Worst Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel: Dolittle
- Worst Screenplay: 365 Days – Tomasz Klimala, Barbara Bia owas, and Tomasz Mandes
- Special “Governors’ Award” For “The Worst Calendar Year Ever!”: 2020
Spotlight
Thunder Force
Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Bobby Cannavale, Pom Klementieff, Taylor Mosby, Melissa Leo, Jason Bateman
Written and directed by: Ben Falcone
Tagline: Newly super. Almost heroes.
Superhero comedy; in a world where criminals have developed superpowers, two estranged childhood friends (McCarthy and Spencer) become superheroes after one of them develops a treatment that gives them powers.
Has been watched by around 52 million viewers in the first month of its release.
Has received negative reviews from critics, who thought the film was neither exciting nor amusing despite having a talented cast.
Is the fifth collaboration between Melissa McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone.
Score composed by Fil Eisler.
Stars
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