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SPOILERS AHEAD ........................................................................................................................................................................... Netflix has recently released a new original film called   Otherhood  and it is taking the world by storm. This film follows three mothers, played by Felicity Huffman, Patricia Arquette and Angela Bassett, as they journey to New York City to surprise their adult sons who have forgotten about Mother’s Day. Felicity Huffman plays Helen Halston, a mother who ‘doesn’t age’ and dreams she was still in her twenties. Her son Paul is an LGBTQI male living in a group house with his boyfriend and some friends, and designs storefronts for a living. Angela Bassett plays Carol Walker, a mother who spent most of her life caring and looking after her son. She now teaches art twice a week at an assisted living home, is a widow and in her spare time, she likes to draw. Her son Matt is an art director of a maga...

SPOILERS AHEAD ........................................................................................................................................................................... What can be said about Falling Inn Love? Well for starters, this is definitely a major rom-com movie.  Set in Beechwood Downs, New Zealand, this happy go-lucky rom-com stars Christina Milian, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Adam Demos. A corporate executive enters a contest to ‘Win an Inn,’ and after winning, flies to New Zealand for a getaway and to see her new estate. Come to realise the inn isn’t exactly what she set out for. A massive fixer-upper but with the help of the local community and a mischievous goat on the loose, she manages to turn a run-down, old-fashioned house into a beautiful, eco-friendly, energy saving inn with a great view and a house pet. Gabriela Diaz (played by Christina Milian) and Jake Taylor (played by Adam Demos) are the two main characters of the film. First meeting in an a...

SPOILERS AHEAD ........................................................................................................................................................................... Cystic Fibrosis. A devastating disease that causes terrible and heartbreaking moments for anyone. It’s a life-threatening condition that destroys the lungs and digestive system, and can only be inherited. That is the basis for this film. Three kids who have Cystic Fibrosis and try to live life as if there isn’t a chance they’ll die tomorrow. Will, (Cole Sprouse) and Stella, (Haley Lu Richardson), along with their best friend Poe, (Moisés Arias), go out of their way to defy the odds and enjoy life for what it is, even if they’re all suffering from cystic fibrosis. Stella and Poe have been friends for years and years, then they meet Will. The charismatic, sarcastic, dry Cystic Fibrosis patient that even though he has the opportunity of a lifetime to trial a new drug that could potentially save their ...

SPOILERS AHEAD ........................................................................................................................................................................... It cost $AU350 million to make and features an all-star cast, but is the remake of Disney’s The Lion King worth it? On opening night I fought my way through the crowds at Event cinemas in Campbelltown, in western Sydney, to discover which was better and if, in fact, the 2019 version could blast the much-loved original out of the water? Like many I grew up with the original animated version of The Lion King where Scar was menacing and evil and Mufasa was the image of a perfect dad. There were catchy songs everyone could dance and sing-along to, and characters we just couldn’t help but love. But this live action remake takes a different approach to telling the story. Although the events within the film are pretty much exactly the same, there are elements that make it different and a little more moder...

SPOILERS AHEAD ........................................................................................................................................................................... Thieving, lying, male dominance, female empowerment and the mystery of magic. The 2019 Aladdin remake will immerse you in all these themes while you consider whether or not you loved it as much as the original. For those who have grown up with the cartoon version of Aladdin, this new live remake exceeds expectations. As someone who loved the 1992 version and has watched it over 100 times since first seeing it, I had extremely high expectations and was skeptical of how it would turn out. But even after having suspicions I was pleasantly surprised at how similar it was to the original. The 1992 version was made from the folklore of Aladdin which was added to   The Book of  One Thousand and One Nights (The Arabian Nights) ,  an ancient Arabic text in the 18th century. There are some differ...