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Tag Archives: Mary Poppins
Mayday
I’m taking actual time to suggest that you say yourself nearly two hours and skip Mayday, the latest Amazon offering that went right to streaming. I could write a great deal about how it should be called Meh-day, or simply … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films
Tagged Belfast, cinema, Cockney, Cold War, Dick Van Dyke, film, Hamlet, Henry V, horror, Kennth Branagh, Mary Poppins, Mayday, movies, My Week with Marilyn, reviews, Russia, Russian, Ryan Reynolds, Swan Song
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Snow White (2025)
Oy! Where to begin with Snow White?! Let’s start with the star, Rachel Zegler, the female lead of the recent West Side Story. Her presence outside her newest film has far overshadowed her presence within as the titular character, and … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films
Tagged Andrew Burnap, Ansu Kabia, Benj Pasek, Gal Gadot, I Like the View from Here, Justin Paul, Mary Poppins, Miss Scarlet, Mother Knows Best, Poor Unfortunate Souls, Princess Problems, Rachel Zeglar, Snow White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfsnd the Seven Dwarves, Song of the South, Spirited, Tangles, The LIttle Mermain, West Side Story, Wicked, World on fire
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Mary Poppins Returns
Warm, sometimes touching, exciting, and uneven, with a compromised central performance. Plus, oh yes, it’s got to withstand the viewer’s recollection of its superior predecessor. That’s a lot for any film to bear. Mary Poppins Returns is mostly a delight, … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films
Tagged A Cover is Not a Book, A Quiet Place, Ben Whishaw, Colin Firth, Dick Van Dyke, Emily Blunt, Emily Mortimer, I Love to Laugh, Julie Andrews, Julie Walters, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Returns, Nowhere to Go But Up, Rob Marshall, The Devil Wears Prada, The Young Victoria, Trip a Little Light Fantastic, Turning Turtle
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Jurassic World
Jurassic World has two things going for it—state-of-the-art special effects and Chris Pratt. It’s also got a completely unoriginal plot line with cliché subplots, and is often poorly directed. And it’s the biggest moneymaker of the year, which is worth … Continue reading
Saving Mr. Banks
Saving Mr. Banks is the story of the creative tug of war between Walt Disney and P.L. Travers, the author and protector of Mary Poppins, which Disney had tried to turn into a film for nearly two decades. It’s soft … Continue reading
