And it’s a unique kind of nostalgia to experience the music you grew up with in a completely new way, with stunning vocal riffs, sweeping orchestral arrangements and fish that actually move like underwater ballet dancers. To me, it preserves the best of the original material while also building upon its weaker spots - not by checking “politically correct” boxes, but by creating a heroine who’s more interesting and grounded than her animated predecessor. Of all Disney‘s “live-action” remakes of its cartoon masterpieces, this one is my favorite. “And so, with great sacrifice, she goes on this journey of discovery, of herself and this whole other world.” “It’s really a story about this beautiful, passionate, headstrong girl who feels like she doesn’t fit in with anyone around her because she sees something that no one else sees,” he explained. Parents of young viewers needn’t worry if their kids are looking up to yet another Disney princess, as director and co-writer Rob Marshall made sure that this version has updated subplots and character motivations.
The rest of us can readily replay the film’s fresh takes on those beloved Alan Menken-Howard Ashman songs ( “Poor Unfortunate Souls” by Melissa McCarthy’s Ursula is, surprisingly, a showstopper) as well as the new tunes co-written by “Hamilton’s” Lin-Manuel Miranda (including that rap number with Awkwafina’s Scuttle and Daveed Diggs’ Sebastian). This moment is so much bigger than any of that.”) I didn’t let it affect me and just focused on the positive response I was getting. It’s a little disappointing, but it’s bound to happen. (Unbothered, Bailey told The Times earlier this year that “the racism didn’t surprise me. This adaptation stars Halle Bailey as the undersea princess - a casting choice that largely pleased critics but upset overly protective fans of the 1989 animated classic and, well, anti-Black audiences.
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Robert Lloyd Catch upĮverything you need to know about the film or TV series everyone’s talking aboutĪfter kicking off the summer movie season with a splash, the (mostly) live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” is now streaming on Disney+. In their deliberate execution, they have the quality of beautiful objects, but they are lenses, too, which in framing the world change how you see it.
As this streaming festival demonstrates, even his less “successful” films are original, personal and interesting. Accompanying such features as “Simple Men,” “Amateur” and “Henry Fool” are a wealth of more abstract shorter films, a new interview with the director and “Regarding Soon,” Hartley’s film on his stage play about the Branch Davidians. An evolving stock company, notably featuring Martin Donovan, Adrienne Shelley, Parker Posey, Thomas Jay Ryan, Elina Löwensohn, Robert John Burke and James Urbaniak, makes him something like a Preston Sturges for the millennium (with millennial interests), as filtered through Jean-Luc Godard. His sensibility is essentially comic, with a tendency to turn dark and even violent (though violence in Hartley is more about choreography than brutality). Hartley’s work has a poetic formality, visually and rhythmically, that is emblematic of its time without ever feeling dated. “Directed by Hal Hartley” (Criterion Channel)Ĭriterion Channel, that art house of the air, has mounted a complete retrospective of the films of Hal Hartley, from 1989’s “The Unbelievable Truth,” which made his name, to 2014’s “Ned Rifle,” financed on the back of a Kickstarter campaign. There’s three seasons of Netflix’s “Top Boy” to enjoy, and another two of the original British series, which the streamer re-branded as a prequel called “Top Boy: Summerhouse.” - Lorraine Ali Examples include the greeting “Wagwan” (“What’s going on?”), and words such as “Zoot” (a joint or spliff) or “Wasteman” (short for “the guy’s a loser”). Sophisticated storytelling and stellar performances make “Top Boy” an elevated drama worthy of “The Wire” comparisons, but warning to American audiences: a preponderance of London street slang and Jamaican Patois may require closed captioning and a translation guide. Walters and Robinson reprised their roles as rival dealers who do what they must to stay one step ahead of the competition. Canadian rapper Drake took an interest in rebooting the show, and in 2017, he and his team executive produced the return of “Top Boy” as a Netflix original. in 2011 on Channel 4, but was dropped after two seasons. Created and written by Ronan Bennett, the series premiered in the U.K.
The saga of Dushane (Ashley Walters) and Sully (Kane Robinson) has amassed a rabid fan base, but don’t feel too bad if it’s the first time you’ve heard of this gripping, intense saga set in Hackney, London’s blighted Summerhouse estate. Often referred to as a British version of “The Wire,” the drug-dealing drama “Top Boy” finally returns to Netflix this week for its fifth and final season.
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