‘A world without the Beatles is infinitely worse’, we are told at one point in this film. Worse than what, we aren’t told. Doesn’t matter, because the film is about the Beatles, though not exactly. Confused? Then read on… Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) is an amateur singer, working in a cash-and-carry in a coastal town in […]
Tag: Musical
Film Review: Rocketman
When one considers that a young piano-playing prodigy (Mathew Illesley) grows up to be a millionaire by 25, and that four per cent of all record sales were attributed to Elton John, one has a fair amount of idea of the subject. The grown-up Elton John (now played by Taron Egerton), born Reginald Dwight, is […]
Film Review: Sing
With the awards season barely a couple of months away, studios are in the race to release their best films. Sing is one of the few, intended for the entire family, and with its title, there leaves little ambiguity regarding its genre. The film revolves around a koala Buster Moon (voice of Mathew Mc. Conaughey), […]