Mickey 17 has had a troubled start in getting released, after a few date changes that kept me in a state of worry that it might not see the light of day. But, nevertheless, it’s finally here—and it’s brilliant.
Like Bong Joon-ho’s other films, there are themes of social class, environmental issues, inequality and identity, and Mickey 17 turns it up a notch just to really drive it in. This is either going to please or put-off audiences, especially when…
We as humans tend to live for the future more so than the present; looking forward at the what ifs of life, to vacations and events, or sometimes—in my case—simply finding a sense of freeing comfort in knowing there’s a day off after your shift, a night with no responsibility the next morning, to let your guard down and relax. As much as I personally try to live in the present, there’s always a part of me that looks into…
While it’s nice to have a shorter runtime for a live-action reimagining, I feel Snow White could’ve actually handled an extra 20 minutes to smoothen everything out. That said, there’s a lot to enjoy in here; including the wonderful bond between Zegler’s titular character and the seven dwarfs, plenty of cute animals, and beautiful sets wherein some of the original songs return, revitalised for the modern day. The story was always fairly light, so I appreciate the attempt to make…
“You bow to no one.”
And so everyone weeped.
(Extended Edition)
It started off so well.
Those opening 15/20 minutes were awesome; great jokes, fun action, complete uncertainty of what would happen. And then it went in a downward spiral of being edgy for the sake of being edgy, just seeming to drag on and on. Gunn knows how to write his characters, that much should be said. Just like with Guardians, he takes these complicated, misfit characters and makes them loveable. Unfortunately, it just didn’t feel like he knew exactly…
BTS came into my life at a very low point. During the lockdowns of 2020, I felt myself becoming lost and feeling without purpose, but then I found the boys and they got me through those tremendous lows.
The therapeutic and healing In The Soop, the crazy Map of the Soul ON:E concerts, the festa’s and all of the various talk-show appearances—that I stayed up incredibly late for—kept me distracted, and more importantly, well and truly happy deep in my…
