Directed by Paul King and based on the extraordinary character at the center of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Wonka tells the wondrous story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician, and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka (Timothée Chalamet) we know today. With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned
Guest writer WMK Movie Reviews has a look at Cyrano, nominated for Best Costume Design. If we excuse its Telluride festival run back in September of 2021, Cyrano is easily the best film of the new year thus far. Based on the 1897 play Cyrano DeBergerac by Edmond Rostand, Cyrano is a bit of a
Guest reviewer The Nerd Review has a look at tick, tick…BOOM, nominated for two Oscars! I’m not a huge musical person. I haven’t seen that many, and I don’t really go out of my way for them. However, I loved this movie. Based on the off-broadway show of the same name, the movie follows the
It’s never too early to get a jump on the potential Oscar nominations: guest reviewer Pasha Ivanov has a look at Steven Spielberg’s remake of West Side Story. This is not an easy movie to review. The difficulty for a reviewer these days lies in not giving away any spoilers. In this case everyone knows
Directed by Academy Award® winner Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® winner Tony Kushner, “West Side Story” tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love in 1957 New York City. This reimagining of the beloved musical stars Ansel Elgort (Tony); Rachel Zegler (María); Ariana DeBose (Anita); David Alvarez
In our continuing series on possibly Oscar nominees, guest writer maerit_vs_movies has a look at The Prom. Emma is a high school student living in Indiana who isn’t allowed to bring her girlfriend to prom after the PTA votes against it. Meanwhile, four self-centered and unemployed Broadway actors decide to support a cause to boost
One of my favorite musicals and one of the first I ever watched as a kid next to The Sound of Music, Little Shop Of Horrors follows a flower shop assistant named Seymour (Rick Moranis) who discovers an unusual plant that he brings to the shop and puts on display, which attracts a great deal
This week guest reviewer Ryan Landy has a look at Cats. Cats is a cinematic adaptation of the musical, culminating into a feline circus fever dream on acid.
By guest reviewer moviemagic16. Yeah, I’m a Marvel fanatic and Star Wars trash, but at my core, I’m a musical (theater) nerd. The Greatest Showman is the first big movie musical since La La Land (even though this was in production wayyyy before but still came out later). This is the story about PT Barnum