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Directed by Jeff Fowler Starring Ben Schwartz, James Marsden & Jim Carrey                                                      Oh, Paramount Pictures; while Sonic may be super-fast, you are certainly slow for putting a 90’s character in a late 2000’s plot. What do you get if you mix Hop , The Smurfs (2011), washed up comedians and product placement? Surprisingly, something that is as mediocre as its source material. I guess you can call that staying true to your roots. I am by no means a Sonic fan. I appreciate the blue speedster on a truly surface level. The best Sonic games do have merit in their soundtrack and aesthetics but honestly why would I want to go fast in a platformer? What use is Sonic in Smash outside of pissing off people with his homing attack? I genuinely was only interested in this film because of the awful first trailer. The choice to delay the film for a redesign of the character may have given faith to many but for me it killed the potential hilar

Directed by Cathy Yan Starring: Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez, Ella Jay Basco & Ewan McGregor It is no surprise that many people consider 2016’s Suicide Squad to be a low-point in the mass superhero trend of the 2010’s. Almost completely worthless thanks to post-production, the film was saved by one character alone. Now four years later, Harley Quinn returns to the big screen in a movie that will be forgotten in two months. Margot Robbie can do anything she wants in Hollywood right now. That power led to a Birds of Prey adaptation in which none of the Birds characters matter and instead take a back seat to Harley Quinn. In the film, Quinn has finally ended it with Jared Leto ’s Joker, who thankfully is nowhere to be seen, and now must learn to take care of herself without his protection. Things go awry for Harley when a young street criminal ( Ella Jay Brasco ) swallows a diamond sought after by infamous mafia leader Black Mas

Directed by Josh & Benny Safdie Starring: Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Lakeith Stanfield, Idina Menzel & Kevin Garnett Adam.. Adam.. Adam. As a long-time fan of the Sandman, I eagerly waited this film and his Oscar nomination all of last year. But of course, there was no Australian theatrical release date and no Sandler nomination leading me to have to wait for Netflix. The wait is finally over and in all honesty, Uncut Gems does not disappoint. Following their indie underdog of a film Good Time , the Safdie Brothers bring their unique style to New York’s Diamond District. Uncut Gems follows Howard Ratner ( Adam Sandler ), a sleazy jewellery store owner, who constantly makes bad bets and gets himself further into debt as he attempts to strike big. Howard’s schemes involve everything from diamonds to basketball games and become more elaborate as the film goes on. It has been said many times that Adam Sandler is a great actor when in the hands of a competent filmmak

Directed by Greta Gerwig Starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet & Meryl Streep Greta Gerwig ’s 2017 film Ladybird saw the first time director receive immediate acclaim. In part, that film has helped shape how female directors have been received by both Hollywood and audiences since. By setting such a large benchmark for herself, Gerwig needed to follow up strong with her second film; the seventh adaptation of Louisa May Alcott ’s Little Women. When it was first announced, I was confused on the route Gerwig had decided to take but in finally seeing the film, it makes perfect sense. Just as Ladybird was heavily angled as a modern feminist piece, Little Women is an extension of the same ideals albeit set during the Civil War. Little Women follows the story of four teenaged sisters who experience both love and sadness post the American Civil War. Set between 1861 and 1868, the film follows the lead actresses from chi

Directed by Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah Starring Will Smith & Martin Lawrence January. A third movie years after its predecessors. Washed up former box-office darlings. Virtually unknown directors. In theory, the combination of these elements would pre-emptively put a film in its grave. With the latest instalment in the Bad Boys franchise however, Sony has beaten the odds with a sure-fire crowd pleaser even if it suffers from mediocrity along the way. The film sees the return of the titular Bad Boys; still detectives on the Miami streets despite surpassing 50. After the birth of his grandchild, Marcus ( Martin Lawrence ) feels it is time to retire and stop his violent ways. This causes strife with his partner Mike ( Will Smith ) who wants to live by the ‘ride together, die together’ ethos for life. But when a new assassin comes on the scene, the two must put aside their differences and come together to stop crime in Florida once again. Straight away, the most