A Very Backstreet Christmas by Backstreet Boys: The first Christmas album – tenth record overall – by the American pop group; comprises mostly of covers of holiday classics like...
COMING SOON
Out this week
*Albums
* A Very Backstreet Christmas by Backstreet Boys: The first Christmas album – tenth record overall – by the American pop group; comprises mostly of covers of holiday classics like ‘White Christmas’, ‘Winter Wonderland’, and ‘Silent Night’, and also includes originals like ‘Together’ and ‘Happy Days’.
* Being Funny in a Foreign Language by The 1975: Fifth album by the English band; follows 2020’s Notes on a Conditional Form; includes the singles ‘Part of the Band’, ‘Happiness’, ‘I’m in Love with You’, and ‘All I Need to Hear’.
*Movies
* Halloween Ends (starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Kyle Richards) – slasher, thirteenth instalment in the Halloween franchise; the murder of a boy by his babysitter ignites violence that forces Laurie (Curtis) to confront the evil she can’t control.
* The Good Nurse (starring Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne, Nnamdi Asomugha, Noah Emmerich) – crime drama, based on Charles Graeber’s book; mysterious patient deaths point to a nurse (Redmayne) as the prime suspect.
* The School for Good and Evil (starring Sophia Anne Caruso, Sofia Wylie, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh) – fantasy, based on the 2013 Soman Chainani novel; two best friends (Caruso, Waylie) are kidnapped and taken to the School of Good and Evil.
* The Curse of Bridge Hollow (starring Marlon Wayans, Priah Ferguson, Kelly Rowland, Lauren Lapkus) – comedy; a man and his daughter must team up to save their town from a mischievous spirit that causes Halloween decorations to come to life.
SPOTLIGHT
Mr. Harrigan’s Phone
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Jaeden Martell, Joe Tippett, Kirby Howell-Baptiste
Director: John Lee Hancock
Tagline: Some connections never die.
* Horror drama; a teenager (Martell) is shocked to get a return text from his deceased elderly friend (Sutherland).
* Is based on the novella of the same name by Stephen King from the If It Bleeds collection.
* Jaeden Martell also appeared in the It films (2017 – 2019) that were based on Stephen King’s work.
* Has received negative reviews from critics who found it dull and criticised its lack of horror.
* Score composed by Javier Navarrete.
STAR
Rowan Blanchard
* Born on 14th October 2001 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
* Has two younger siblings, Carmen and Shane.
* Started acting as a child in 2006 when she was five.
* Rose to fame after being cast in the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World (2014 – 2017).
* Has since appeared in a recurring role on the sitcom The Goldbergs (2017–2018) and currently stars in the thriller Snowpiercer (2020–present).
* Has also appeared in films including The Back-up Plan (2010), Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011), A Wrinkle in Time (2018), and Crush (2022).
* Is outspoken about issues regarding feminism, human rights, and gun violence.
