Author: Colin Cushion
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Moana (2026) Review: Beautiful Story, Unnecessary Remake
in ReviewsDisney’s live-action Moana never answers the one question every remake has to: why does this exist? A beautiful story remains, but this version adds little beyond another layer of CGI.
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Titanique Review: Céline Dion, Chaos, Camp, and a Whole Lot of Heart
in ReviewsTitanique is loud, ridiculous, unapologetically LGBTQ+ supporting, and somehow full of heart. A musical about one of history’s greatest tragedies powered by Céline Dion should not work. Yet somehow, Titanique absolutely sails.
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The Invite Review: A Comedy That Isn’t Really About Laughing
in ReviewsMarketed as a comedy, The Invite delivers something far more complicated. With sensational performances from Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton, this intimate dinner-party drama explores relationships, honesty and the uncomfortable truths revealed when conversation has nowhere left to hide.
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Minions V Monsters Review: A Franchise Running Out of Mischief
in ReviewsThe Minions return for another chaotic adventure, but this time the laughs are harder to find. Minions V Monsters delivers familiar jokes, recycled ideas, and a surprising lack of monster mayhem in what feels like the franchise’s weakest outing yet.
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Belonging Begins at the Door
in ColumnI went looking for community and left through the back door. Community events promise connection, but too often forget about the person who arrives alone.
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Scary Movie Review: The Joke Isn’t That It’s Offensive. It’s That It Isn’t Funny.
in ReviewsScary Movie isn’t failing because audiences have become too sensitive. It’s failing because it mistakes repetition for comedy, recycling twenty-year-old jokes without ever finding a fresh punchline.
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Toy Story 5 Review: Pixar Has Forgotten How to Earn Our Tears
in ReviewsPixar built its reputation by earning every emotional beat. Toy Story 5 mistakes nostalgia for storytelling, revisiting beloved characters without ever justifying why their story needed to continue.
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I Wanted to Love Tip Toe
in ReviewsRussell T Davies’ latest drama is ambitious, brilliantly acted and packed with moments of genuine humanity. But in trying so hard to explain itself, Tip Toe forgets to trust its audience, leaving a series that is powerful, frustrating and ultimately less affecting than it should have been.
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What Good Could Small Talk Above the Thames Really Do?
in FeaturesWhat good could small talk with strangers 90 metres above the Thames really do? As part of Loneliness Awareness Week, a trip aboard TfL’s Chatty Cabins and a visit to the Public Living Room offered a surprisingly simple reminder of the power of human connection.
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I Forgot Just How Good Johnny English Is
in ReviewsMore than twenty years after critics dismissed it as a forgettable spy spoof, Johnny English remains surprisingly funny, surprisingly clever, and far more watchable than its reputation suggests. In an age of bloated blockbusters and endless franchise building, Rowan Atkinson’s accidental secret agent is a reminder that films can still succeed by simply being entertaining.
Colin Cushion 