Palm Springs is arguably the best recent example of a fresh take on a familiar tale. We're all probably tired of time loop movies at this point but does The Lonely Island care? Clearly not. I mean, with (culturally significant) music videos like 'I'm On A Boat' and 'Jizz In My Pants', have they ever cared? By suppressing the time loop stuff to a minimum and focusing more on the rom-com elements, Palm Springs understands that it needed to be…

Don't mind me. I'm just figuring out at which point during the filming of this movie Ben Affleck started dating Ana de Armas.

Anywaaay, on a more serious note, The Way Back pleasantly surprised me. It takes the old ragtag-sports-team-makes-a-comeback cliche but sprinkles it with a healthy dose of characterisation (i.e. a broken man seeking redemption). I read that Ben Affleck considered his work on this movie a sort of therapy from his alcoholic phase in the aftermath of the…

Although the first half was a bit uneventful and unfunny at times, the movie really picked up the pace in the second half. Packed with amazing musical numbers, Eurovision Song Contest features arguably the most heartfelt Will Ferrell performance which, unfortunately, doesn't hold a candle to Dan Stevens's compelling turn as a fellow competitor representing Russia. Dan Stevens completely steals the show in this and I don't know how they're going to do it but an Alexander Lemtov spin-off better…