Author: Russell Matthews

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Christopher Robin

December 11, 2018November 27, 2018 Russell Matthews #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, 100 acre wood, AA Milne, Eeyore, Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Jim Cummings, MarcFoster, Piglet, Rumbly in my tumbly, Sussex, The Tao of Pooh, Tigger, Winnie The Pooh

‘Doing nothing often leads to the very best kind of something.’ Winnie the Pooh When A.A. Milne was writing his

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Crazy Rich Asians

December 11, 2018November 27, 2018 Russell Matthews 0 Comments All Asian Cast, Awkwafina, Constance Wu, Crazy Rich asians, Gemma Chan, Henry Golding, Jon M. Chu, Ken Jeong, Kevin Kwan, Lisa Lu, Michelle Yeoh

To say that a romantic comedy could be historically significant for potentially half of the world’s population might be overstating

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The Predator

December 11, 2018November 27, 2018 Russell Matthews #oliviamunn, #reeldialogue, #shaneblack, #thepredator, alien invasion, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Boyd Holbrook, Is this a film about evolution?, Jacob Tremblay, Olivia Munn, Predator

‘An action film can have too much action; picture an equaliser on a stereo, with all the knobs pegged at

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Bumblebee

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 Russell Matthews #bumblebeemovie, #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, Autobots, Bumblebee, Decepticons, Do we need another Transformers film?, Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Optimus Prime, Transformers

‘My own giant robot. I am now the luckiest kid in America.’ – Hogarth Hughes (The Iron Giant) It’s hard to

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A Simple Favour

December 10, 2018November 27, 2018 Russell Matthews #asimplefavour, #reeldialogue, A Simple favour, Andrew Rannells, Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Darcey Bell, Gone Girl, Henry Golding, Paul Feig

Since moving from a successful career in television production to directing feature-length films, Paul Feig has managed to define his

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News 

Reel Dialogue predictions for the Golden Globes

December 8, 2018December 8, 2018 Russell Matthews “Black Panther” “BlacKkKlansman”, “The Favourite”, “Vice”, A Star is Born, Bohemian Rhapsody, Crazy Rich asians, Green Book, If Beale Street Could Talk, Mary Poppins Returns, The Golden globe nominations, Who will win the Golden Globes 2018

This week saw the release of the nominations for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards. The less popular, but significant

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Mortal Engines

December 7, 2018 Russell Matthews #mortalengines, #reeldialogue, Hera Hilmar, Hugo Weaving, Mortal Engines, Peter Jackson, Philip Reeve, Robert Sheehan, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

The perplexing aspect of reviewing a film like Mortal Engines is trying to get the premise of Philip Reeve’s novels

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Ralph Breaks the Internet

December 6, 2018December 8, 2018 Russell Matthews #RalphBreaksTheInternet, #reeldialogue, #russellingreviews, Disney Animation, Ed Oneil, Gal Gadot, John C Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Vanellope von Schweetz, Which Disney Princess Are you?, Wifi, Wreck-It Ralph

Audiences were introduced to the throwback era of Wreck-It Ralph (John C. Reilly), Vanellope von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman) and the

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Second Act

December 6, 2018December 6, 2018 Russell Matthews #adoption, #romcom, corporate sabotage, deception, Flexible morality, Jennifer Lopez, Leah Remini, Lying, Second Act, What is the value of a parent?

‘If you look at romantic comedies as pieces of commerce, the audience is looking for wish fulfilment.’ Tom Hanks There

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Book Club

December 4, 2018November 10, 2018 Russell Matthews 0 Comments #bookclub, #reeldialogue, Book Club, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton, Fifty Shades of Grey, Jane Fonda, Life begins at 40, Mark Twain, Mary Steenburgen, Seniors

‘Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.’

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