Silver Screen Queens

Disney continues its “let’s re-make our beloved animated properties as live action” cash grab with Guy Ritchie’s take on the 1992 classic. Will Smith takes on Genie duties, joined by sweet newcomers Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott as Aladdin and Jasmine.

• Aladdin (2019) - IMDb
• Aladdin (1992) - IMDb
• Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier (Whole Show) - YouTube
• Why The Lion King Remake Looks Worse Than The Original
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) - Music Box Dance Scene (10/12) | Movieclips - YouTube
• Cast of Broadway's 'Aladdin' Perform 'Friend Like Me' Live on 'GMA' - YouTube
• James Monroe Iglehart performs Satisfied from Hamilton

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After a surprise hit, John Wick got a sequel. Now it’s become a franchise, and you know what that means: bigger names, bigger fights and a bigger universe. We process our feelings about this.

• John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) - IMDb
• Keanu Reeves' Profound Answer To A Question About The Afterlife Will Make You Feel All The Things
• James Dator on Twitter:
• The Raid (2011) - IMDb
• The Raid 2 (2014) - IMDb

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Is this a cute, funny way for the Pokémon franchise to make its way to the big screen? Or wacky Ryan Reynolds vanity project? Two Pokémon newbies investigate!

• Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) - IMDb
• Detective Pikachu and the case of the highest grossing media franchise of all time | Film | The Guardian

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Charlize Theron continues to dominate everything she turns her hand to, starring in this romantic comedy with Seth Rogen. Theron plays a high-ranking politician planning to run for President, and Rogen is the idealistic journalist she brings on to punch up her speeches. We laugh. A lot.

• Long Shot (2019) - IMDb
• Entertainment Tonight on Twitter:
• john safran, jew detective

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It’s here! The most anticipated finale in history. Who lives, who dies, who tells the story? No spoilers for the first five minutes of the podcast (see the chapter markers), followed by 80 minutes of intense discussion, and more than a few disagreements.

• Avengers: Endgame (2019) - IMDb
• 'Avengers: Endgame' includes a gay character - but it's an awkward choice

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Five years after THE LEGO MOVIE delivered a huge smash hit, a Lego-saturated audience delivered a resounding ‘meh’ as its sequel was gradually released around the world. It’s a shame, because THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART is just as funny, and learned a few important lessons from the criticism of the first film. Nevertheless, it gave us a great chance to laugh at the one-liners, and get into a discussion of favourite Chrises.

• The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) - IMDb

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Captain Marvel herself, Brie Larson has directed a movie, and it just dropped on Netflix. Unicorn Store tells the story of a whimsical young artist who finds herself stuck back at her parents place and temping for a terrible boss, when the offer of a pet unicorn gives her a new purpose.

• Unicorn Store (2017) - IMDb

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Long-time SSQ fave Zachary Levi got a superhero movie and we couldn’t be more delighted. Shazam! tells the story of a hardscrabble foster kid given a sudden…boost.

• Shazam! (2019) - IMDb

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Last Christmas, Jordan Peele scared the internet with a trailer featuring Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke being terrorised by their creepy doppelgängers. This week, we got to see it!

• Us (2019) - IMDb
• Lupita Nyong'o apologises after Us 'evil' voice disability row | Film | The Guardian
• Unpacking Reddit’s Theory About ‘Us’
• The Lost Boys (1987) - IMDb
• Deep Focus: 'Us' and The Split Diopter

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Based on the real-life story of WWE wrestler Paige, FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY is supported by the producing and cameo-ing power of The Rock, but really it’s a feel-good British family drama with a sports movie twist.

• Fighting with My Family (2019) - IMDb

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