COMING SOON
OUT THIS WEEK
*Albums
* Donda 2 by Kanye West: Eleventh album by the American rapper, a sequel to last year’s Donda (2021); executive produced by rapper Future.
* Once Twice Melody by Beach House: The dream pop duo’s eighth album; follows 2018’s 7; includes the songs ‘Superstar’, ‘Runaway’, ‘Sunset’, and ‘Illusion of Forever’.
*Movies
* Uncharted (starring Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle, Antonio Banderas) – action adventure, based on the video game series; a young fortune hunter (Holland) races against ruthless treasure hunters to locate the fabled treasure of the Magellan expedition.
* Texas Chainsaw Massacre (starring Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Mark Burnham, Jacob Latimore) – slasher, ninth instalment of the franchise; serial killer Leatherface (Burnham) reawakens and targets a group of entrepreneurs while a survivor of his previous murders seeks vengeance.
* Dog (starring Channing Tatum, Jane Adams, Kevin Nash, Q’orianka Kilcher) – comedy; an Army Ranger (Tatum) sets off on a road trip with a military working dog, taking her to attend her handler’s funeral.
* The Cursed (starring Boyd Holbrook, Kelly Reilly, Alistair Petrie) – horror; in the late nineteenth century, a visiting pathologist (Holbrook) investigates a town’s supernatural menace.
Brit Awards 2022
Winners:
* Album of the Year: Adele – 30
* Artist of the Year: Adele
* Song of the Year: Adele
– ‘Easy on Me’
* Group: Wolf Alice
* Pop/R&B Act: Dua Lipa
* Dance Act: Becky Hill
* Rock/Alternative Artist:
Sam Fender
* Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act: Dave
* New Artist: Little Simz
* International Artist: Billie Eilish
* International Group: Silk Sonic
* International Song: Olivia
Rodrigo – ‘Good 4U’
* Brits Rising Star: Holly
Humberstone
* Producer of the Year: Inflo
* Songwriter of the Year: Ed Sheeran
Moonfall
Cast: Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Peña, Charlie Plummer, Kelly Yu, Donald Sutherland
Director: Roland Emmerich
Tagline: In 2022, humanity will face the dark side of the Moon.
* Sci-fi adventure; a group of astronauts go on a last-ditch mission into space after a mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit and sends it hurtling on a collision course with Earth.
* The film’s idea was inspired by Christopher Knight and Alan Butler’s novel Who Built the Moon?
* Had a budget of around $140 million, making it one of the most expensive independently produced films of all time. Has grossed around $20 million in a little over a week.
* Has received mixed to negative reviews from critics who found the movie absurd and ridiculous but fun.
* Score composed by Ramin Djawadi.
* Could potentially be followed by a sequel.