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Whats on at the cinema? The Owners The Owners. Your classic switch-a-roo, a group of teenagers including Game Of Thrones’ Maisie Williams believe they have happened across an easy score when they discover an empty country pile loaded with fine pickings. Easily breaking in, they are in the midst of swiping most of the loot when the huddle discover a large safe built into the basement wall. Throwing everything except the kitchen sink at the steel door to no avail, the house’s owners surprisin...

The film aims to offer a fresh take on a princess tale in a fantasy world inspired by Southeast Asia

Advertisement With the success of having ignited an explosion of African-influenced pop culture in Western markets, there’s never been a more opportune time to get kids hooked on their new favorite hero, Kirikou! Super-fast, super-smart, super-tiny, and super-naked, he may not be the most physically imposing specimen, but he can save the day with the best of them. Not to mention that he’s got a theme song to rival Spider-Man’s, courtesy of Senegalese great Youssou N’Dour. In Michel Oce...

EW, Cinemark Theaters announced its decision to skip the premiere on Wednesday, citing an issue with Disney’s steep licensing terms in a statement: “In the current operating environment, we are making near-term booking decisions on a discrete, film-by-film basis, focusing on the long-term benefit of exhibitors, studios and moviegoers. While we are having conversations with The Walt Disney Company, we have not yet reached agreeable licensing terms for Raya and the Last Dragon. As we contin...

Screenshot: YouTube Soul, man it’s what drives music as a whole. As with all things, music adapts to what’s current, already going on. In recent years, the concept of the genre has transformed into whatever a specific artist identifies with, whether that’s the backing tracks, lyrics or melodies, soul has become a much more approachable genre. Neo-soul, a sub-genre launched in the mid-‘90s, is influenced by funk, punk, jazz and hip hop, moving away from its musical counterpart, R&B. Near...

Cats Don’t Dance. Technically, Cats Don’t Dance was only distributed by Warner Bros.; it was the sole full feature produced by Turner Animation before a merger absorbed the nascent studio into its new corporate parent. But it’s extremely compatible with Warner’s history, not least because it features at least a dozen caricatures of the types of Old Hollywood celebrities that used to dot classic Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies. It’s even set in 1939, right around the creation of Bug...

“Raya and the Last Dragon” seems like it should be based on some ancient tale passed down through generations.

Image: Disney Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon is a film that’s so different from most other movies of its kind, it didn’t even have to be fully formed for writers and actors to jump at the chance to be part of it. Advertisement “It was one of those things where I heard ‘Strong female protagonist,’ ‘Asian inspired dragon’ and I was like, ‘I’m your chick for this. Like a thousand percent,’” co-writer Adele Lim, best known for adapting Crazy Rich Asians, told io9. Lim w...

Advertisement Though it was in production years before the pandemic changed everyone’s way of life, Raya And The Last Dragon truly feels like the first Disney blockbuster of the COVID era. Accidentally or not, this lavish animated production resonates with the collective grief of the world it’s being released into, inviting everyone to sit with that pain, even as it hints at brighter days to come. Helmed by Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, together with co-directors Paul Briggs and John...

Skip to main content What to Watch in March: Godzilla vs. Kong, New MCU Series and Prince Akeem Returns to America What to Watch in March: Godzilla vs. Kong, New MCU Series and Prince Akeem Returns to America From blockbuster superhero releases, to a sequel 33 years in the making, here are the best movies and TV shows to stream this March Keith Phipps, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail The first two months of 2021 have brought no shortage of compelling, even great, movies and TV series but in M...