Film review: In The Heights by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Jun 15 2021
Movies
Last Updated on 15 June 2021
Monica Costa

Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s Broadway musical In the Heights has been adapted for the big screen and will be released nationwide by Warner Bros. Pictures on 18th June 2021. It’s the perfect summer movie that will lift our spirits. 

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Indie Film review: Zebra Girl

May 28 2021
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Last Updated on 28 May 2021
Monica Costa
movie review
Going to a premiere these days seems like an extraordinary event. This week, I attended the premiere of independent movie Zebra Girl in the West End that made me forget for a few hours that we are still in pandemic times. It was good to be back in cinemas, although the film was a bit too scary and disturbing for my liking. 
Zebra Girl is a psychological thriller with a bold streak of pitch-black humour that explores the vicious cycle of abuse and mental illness. But fans of psycho thrillers would find this interesting, for sure. 

Looking back at my picture from the premiere, I realised I looked like a Zebra girl (giggles).

Zebra Girl is in cinemas from today 28 May 2021.

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Movie review: Peter Rabbit 2 starring James Corden

May 17 2021
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Last Updated on 17 May 2021
Monica Costa

Today cinemas re-open after over a year in lockdown and what a cracker of a movie to go back to the big screen. This morning I attended a special press screening of Peter Rabbit 2 – whose release has been delayed for a year – starring Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, David Oyelowo, Elizabeth Debicki, Margot Robbie and James Corden as Peter Rabbit. A perfect mix of CGI and live action, Peter Rabbit 2 – The Runaway is filled with gags from beginning to end as well as smart and witty dialogues that will appeal both children and parents alike. Peter Rabbit 2 hops into cinemas today. 

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