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Interview: Bill Hader and the creatives behind The Cat in the Hat; “We wanted to make it really, really fun for literally the whole family.”

Meet the Cat in the Hat you don’t know! In the wonderfully whimsical tradition of Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat comes to the big screen in his animated theatrical feature film debut – an all-new, epic adventure with an edge, where mischief, magic and mayhem reign supreme. Doing what he does best, the…

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Film Review: The Wedding Banquet is a tender, emotional reimagining of Ang Lee’s rebellious original

Directed by a then-rising Ang Lee, 1993’s The Wedding Banquet‘s tackling of themes around queerness, immigration and cultural identity marked something of a silent rebellion in cinema.  It was a film that paved the way for furthered LGBTQIA+ stories to be told, and in Andrew Ahn‘s reimagining, Lee’s original story is expanded upon, allowing a…

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Interview: Andrew Ahn on remaking Ang Lee’s The Wedding Banquet and exploring queer identity on screen

A reimagining of Ang Lee’s acclaimed 1993 romantic comedy, The Wedding Banquet is a joyful, exuberant, fresh take on the genre, featuring a hilarious cast of multigenerational talent, headlined by Lily Gladstone and Bowen Yang. Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for…

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Film Review: The Garfield Movie hates its audience as much as its lead feline hates Mondays

Similar to the disdain many had when it was announced that Chris Pratt would be voicing Mario for last year’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the actor’s involvement as Garfield hasn’t assisted in warming him to the masses that have seriously turned on him in a manner many never saw coming after his winning work…

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Full-length trailer for Wicked highlights music and magic

After teasing us back in February with a gravity-defying first look, Universal Pictures has unveiled the magical first look at the big screen adaptation of Wicked, one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, now a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event coming this holiday season. Telling the untold story of the witches of…

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Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo defy gravity in anticipated first-look trailer for Wicked

After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event this holiday season. Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a young…

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Film Review: Fire Island is a savagely funny comedy that’ll prove warmly important to queer audiences

Whilst I’m certainly not suggesting that Fire Island won’t earn some crossover appeal with straight audiences – hell, I even saw this movie with a straight guy – queer audiences are sure to wholeheartedly embrace Joel Kim Booster‘s deliciously funny, at times savage comedy in a manner that’s entirely personal and significantly unique compared to…

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