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Review: Adopting Audrey

 In Adopting Audrey, Audrey is a call centre worker who feels stuck in a rut. Her most recent relationship has soured, life is less than thrilling, and even the electric in her apartment has given up on her, due to the non-payment of bills. After being fired from her latest job, Audrey finds herself in…

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Forest Whitaker movies in order

 In 1982, Forest Whitaker made his film debut in the movie, Tag: The Assassination Game. From here he followed up his movie acting work with appearances in films such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Vision Quest, and The Grand Baby. To begin with, his on-screen roles were small parts, but soon his star status began to grow as…

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Review: We Have a Ghost (2023)

 New to Netflix today is the horror-comedy, We Have a Ghost. The movie – from writer/director Christopher Landon – is based on a short story by Geoff Manaugh, stars Anthony Mackie, David Harbour, Erica Ash, Tig Notaro, and Jennifer Coolidge, and tells the story of a young family who move into a haunted house in…

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Review: Cocaine Bear (2023)

 Every once in a while, a movie will come along with a title that seems so preposterous you can’t help but pay attention. It happened back in 2006 with the action movie, Snakes on a Plane; it happened once more in 2014 with the horror-comedy, Zombeavers; and it has occurred again this week with the…

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Reese Witherspoon movies in order

 In 1991, Reese Witherspoon made her film debut in the movie, The Man in the Moon. From here she followed up her film acting work with appearances in movies such as Wildflower and Solomon’s Choice. To begin with, her on-screen roles in movies were small parts, but over time this soon changed. As the years rolled on she had…

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Review: The King’s Daughter

 Well, here’s an interesting one for you today, and a baffling one at that. The focus of this particular review goes to The King’s Daughter – a new fantasy movie, which is as bizarre and confusing as it is bad. And I use the word “new” very lightly here, as this film is not particularly…

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Review: Call Me Chihiro (2023)

 New to Netflix is the Japanese drama, Call Me Chihiro. The movie – based on the manga, Chihiro-San, by Hiroyuki Yasuda – is directed by Rikiya Imaizumi, and stars Kasumi Arimura, Lily Franky, and Jun Fubuki. The film follows the story of a former sex worker, called Chihiro, who has changed careers and now spends…

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Review: The Strays (2023)

 In The Strays, Neve Williams is a well-to-do black woman, who lives in a predominantly white area in the suburbs, and works as a Deputy Headmistress at a local private school. Neve is married, has two children, is seen as a pillar in the community, and regularly hosts functions in her neighbourhood to raise money…

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How many Sonic the Hedgehog games are there?

 In 1991, Sonic the Hedgehog hit the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. The game – about a super-fast, cool blue hedgehog – proved to be a huge hit with gamers and became an instant classic. Since the release of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic and his ever-expanding cast of characters have appeared in a succession of games –…

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