What Ifs & Maybes by Tom Grennan: The British singer-songwriter’s third album, the follow-up to Evering Road...
COMING SOON
Out this week
Albums
* What Ifs & Maybes by Tom Grennan: The British singer-songwriter’s third album, the follow-up to Evering Road (2021); preceded by the singles ‘Remind Me’, ‘All These Nights’, ‘You Are Not Alone’, ‘Here’, and ‘How Does It Feel’.
Movies
* The Flash (starring Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons) – action, thirteenth instalment in the DC Extended Universe; Barry Allen (Miller) travels back in time to prevent his mother’s death, which brings unintended consequences.
* Elemental (with the voices of Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie del Carmen, Shila Omni) – animated comedy drama; a fire element (Lewis) and a water element (Athie) fall for each other.
* Asteroid City (starring Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton) – comedy drama; a Junior Stargazer convention is disrupted by world-changing events.
* Extraction 2 (starring Chris Hemsworth, Golshifteh Farahani, Adam Bessa, Daniel Bernhardt, Tinatin Dalakishvili) – action thriller, based on the Ciudad graphic novel, sequel to 2020’s Extraction; mercenary Tyler Rake (Hemsworth) must rescue a ruthless gangster’s family from prison.
CELEB TWEETS
* Ben Schwartz (@rejectedjokes): Ever been a cross-over episode where Clark Kent by mistake goes into the Tardis to change into Superman?
* Maura Quint (@behindyourback): “This is not what you asked but” is the precursor to the single most helpful or absolute most irritating thing you have ever heard and there is no in between.
* Rainn Wilson (@rainnwilson): I’m trying to decide on a name for my new social media platform: ShoutR, KnowItAll, or OutrageMax. Thoughts?
SPOTLIGHT
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Voice cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Vélez, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Karan Soni, Daniel Kaluuya, and Oscar Isaac
Directed by: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson
* Animated adventure; Miles Morales (Moore) joins forces with a new team of Spider-People to face off against a powerful villain but the heroes clash on how to handle the threat.
* Is the sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).
* Is the tenth Spider-Man related film to be released in theatres.
* Had the largest crew of any animated movie ever, with around 1,000 people working on it.
* Is the longest American animated film ever, with a running time of 140 minutes.
* Has earned over $274 million against a production budget of $100 million.
* Has received universal acclaim from critics who praised its visuals, action, energy, and storytelling.
* Score composed by Daniel Pemberton.
* A sequel, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, is set to be released next year. A female-focused spin-off film is also in development.
