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From the Past

Films on the to-do list

  • Armageddon Time
  • Black Widow
  • Chimes at Midnight
  • The Killing of a Sacred Deer
  • Last Christmas
  • Remember Sunday
  • Shazam! 2
  • Thor: Love and Thunder
  • Spy Guys

Category: Musical Films

Chicago (2002)

Film review: Chicago (2002), directed by Rob Marshall tl;dr: This musical-turned-film has got some bangin’ tunes! In 1926 Maurine Dallas Watkins wrote a satirical play

Dirty Dancing (2017)

TV film reviews: Dirty Dancing (2017), directed by Wayne Blair tl;dr: Is it as bad as people say it is? No. It’s WORSE THAN THAT.

Mamma Mia! (2008)

Film review: Mamma Mia! (2008), directed by Phyllida Lloyd This hit West End musical turned film is about Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), who is about to

Nativity! (2009)

Film review: Nativity! (2009), written and directed by Debbie Isitt If you’re Paul Maddens (Martin Freeman), a disgruntled primary school teacher who once dreamed of

Hairspray (2007)

Film review: Hairspray (2007), directed by Adam Shankman I saw this film not knowing that it’s based on a musical based on the 1988 film

Hamlet 2 (2008)

Film review: Hamlet 2 (2008), directed by Andrew Fleming Despite the title, this is not a follow-up to Shakespeare’s Hamlet, but a comedy about a