The 13-year wait is over. Avatar: The Way of Water, the sequel to Avatar and the second instalment of the Avatar trilogy, is visually spectacular and out in cinemas on 16 December 2022.
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Avatar: The Way of Water is set more than a decade after the events of the first film. It begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows…
The story of Richard III is fascinating and The Lost King – out on DVD now and based on non-fiction book by Philippa Langley – is a very enlightening movie, because it opposes the legend of a crippled and cruel usurper monarch that immortalised him as one of Shakespeare’s greatest villains.
The Lost King is the remarkable true story of how one ‘ordinary’ woman overcame every obstacle…
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical tells the story of an extraordinary girl, with a vivid imagination, who dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results. This movie is a brand-new take on the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical. It’s released by Sony Pictures only in cinemas across the UK & Ireland from today. Releases on Netflix UK & Ireland will follow in the Summer…
On Saturday 19th of November 2022 I was one of London Mums Magazine‘s bloggers who were invited to review Disney’s Strange World. Off we went with three budding reporters.
The director of Strange World, Don Hall, adds another impressive work to his extensive list in this latest production. Strange World, an adventure film which manages to incorporate the themes of inclusion and environmental…
English hierarchy and convention in the 50s are beautifully represented in all their stultifying glory in this slow-moving, painful but funny drama, about a Departmental Manager at the London County Council, coping with loss in the traditional manner, by repressing all his emotions.
All the cliches of post-war middle-class British society are covered: bowler hats, punctuality, understatement…
Christmas is the perfect time to settle down and enjoy some thrilling crime dramas. Some of the best TV detective series around are now available on DVD, including top new shows Grace, Karen Pirie, The Ipcress File, McDonald & Dodds, The Bay and The Suspect, as well as all the episodes of Vera and Shetland, both adapted from the hit novels by Ann Cleeves. All these detective series are available…
Considering that it was an impossible task replacing the irreplaceable Chadwick Boseman, who portrayed Black Panther, director and co-writer Ryan Coogler did justice to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with his Wakanda Forever. The movie is an emotional tribute to the late actor who was a wonderful super-hero. Our London Mums‘ editor Monica Costa met him at the first Black Panther‘s premiere in…
The Banshees of Inisherin starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson is a black comedy about a very badly managed falling out. When BFF (Best Friends Forever) becomes BFNM (No More), it is painful for all concerned.
It doesn’t help that the story takes place on the suffocating little fictional Irish isle of Inisherin where the only privacy is to be found by escaping to The Mainland…
Isn’t London the richest place to be for culture? If you know where to look, you can find anything. Last weekend a stream of films from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were on the menu at the Baltic Film Festival at Riverside Studios. Next week, who knows what delights. London Mums‘ editor Monica Costa and I caught the final screening in this festival.
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Anastasia (13) and Diana…
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris is a PG Comedy/Drama.
This is a Franco-British love-up, for all those die-hard Francophiles out there. The fashionistas will salivate over the sacred reenactment of a 1950s Dior fashion show, with genuine outfits including a version of the 1949 Bar Suit, which can now be seen at the V&A.
It’s also delightful. The culture clashes are delicate and charmingly resolved…