COMING SOON
Out this week
*Albums
* So Happy It Hurts by Bryan Adams: Fifteenth album by the Canadian singer; follows 2019’s Shine a Light; includes the singles ‘On the Road’ and ‘Never Gonna Rain’.
*Movies
* Turning Red (starring Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) – animated comedy; a teenager (Chiang) turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited or stressed.
* The Adam Project (starring Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Walker Scobell, Catherine Keener, Zoe Saldana) – sci-fi; a time-traveling fighter pilot (Reynolds) teams up with his 12-year-old self (Scobell) on a mission to save the future.
* Tyson’s Run (starring Major Dodson, Rory Cochrane, Amy Smart, Barkhad Abdi) – drama; a boy (Dodson) with autism strives to become a marathon champion for his family.
STAR
Jodie Marie Comer
* Born on 11th March 1993 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England.
* Has a younger brother, Charlie.
* Started acting as a child.
* Made her screen debut in 2008 with a guest role on an episode of the British medical soap The Royal Today, before being cast in prominent roles in series including Justice (2011), My Mad Fat Diary (2013 – 2015), Doctor Foster (2015 – 2017), Thirteen (2016), and The White Princess (2017).
* Gained global recognition for her starring role in the spy thriller series Killing Eve (2018 – present).
* Has since appeared in movies including Free Guy (2021) and The Last Duel (2021).
SPOTLIGHT
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Cast: Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Mark Burham, Moe Dunford, Nell Hudson, Jessica Allian, Olwen Fouéré, Jacob Latimore, Alice Krige
Director: David Blue Garcia
Tagline: The face of madness returns.
* Slasher; serial killer Leatherface targets a group of youngsters who want to revamp an abandoned Texas town, while a survivor of his previous murders seeks revenge.
* Is a sequel to 1974’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and the ninth instalment of the overall franchise.
* Ryan Tohill and Andy Tohill were initially hired as the film’s directors but were replaced by David Blue Garcia due to creative differences.
* Has received negative reviews from critics who found the film unnecessary, illogical, and uncreative.
* Score composed by Colin Stetson.
* Could possibly be followed by a sequel.
CELEB TWEETS
* Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff): Zelenskyy represents the people of Ukraine, but when he said, “Senator Rick Scott, please mute your mic,” he spoke for all peoples.
* Joél Leon (@JoelakaMaG): More imperfection, please—imperfect poems written by imperfect people; imperfect songs with imperfect song structures and imperfect voices singing them; imperfect paintings painted by imperfect hands; imperfect colors and shades and garments and fabrics.
Enjoy the messiness.