adventure… Movie #229 2021: Encanto (2021) 17 Dec 202113 Dec 2021 Ahhhh. That's better. Over the course of 2021, Disney have had some success releasing their animated movies on their streaming platform with Raya and the Last Dragon and Luca. Both…
Drama… Movie #223 2021: tick, tick…BOOM! (2021) 29 Nov 202129 Nov 2021 Know what's weird? I love Rent and Jonathan Larson's legacy. I love Hamilton and Lin-Manuel Miranda's overwhelming talent. But I did not expect for one second to love tick, tick...BOOM!…
Comedy… Movie #218 2021: Little Shop of Horrors (1986) 10 Nov 20211 Nov 2021 Fun fact for you: my girlfriend works in theatre management. Bet you didn't know that. But why am I telling you this? Well, never mind Little Shop of Horrors, imagine…
Animation… Movie #217 2021: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) 8 Nov 20211 Nov 2021 I understand how fond so many people are of this film. I mean, for some, it's a yearly "must watch" for this period between Halloween and Christmas that we're in...…
Animation… Movie #211 2021: Corpse Bride (2005) 27 Oct 202126 Oct 2021 Love him or loathe him, Tim Burton is a fantastic storyteller. Without his penmanship, we would never have had Edwards Scissorhands. Without his directorial prowess, we would never have had…
Drama… Movie #177 2021: In The Heights (2021) 10 Jul 20215 Jul 2021 Ahhhhh, I finally got to see In The Heights last week! As a HamilStan (as so many people are), I was buzzing for it. For those who don't know, In…
Classics… Movie #165 2021: Funny Girl (1968) 21 Jun 202116 Jun 2021 After a slew of pretty new releases, I thought it would be best to go back in time a little bit. Everything I've watched recently has either been an eighties…
Classics… Movie #156 2021: Beaches (1988) 12 Jun 202111 Jun 2021 Classic eighties melodrama? With Bette Midler? Count me in. Beaches is one of those weird movies that you'd think went straight to video if you didn't research it beforehand. It…
Classics… Movie #153 2021: Cabaret (1972) 9 Jun 20213 Jun 2021 Like so many other people in the UK, I really miss the theatre. Musicals are joyous, camp and so fun 90% of the time, and anyone who says otherwise must…
Animation… Movie #55 2021: Over the Moon (2020) 3 Mar 202118 Feb 2021 It’s (finally!) awards season! This week the Golden Globes made a comeback, and although I have heard in good faith that a lot of this year’s nominees are questionable (what’s…
The Quayside Review 