How Mary Poppins Returns created new fantastic realms in the Poppinsverse

In 1964, the special effects of Mary Poppins were groundbreaking. They actually went into a painting and danced with animated characters! In 2018, moviegoers have seen everything. When Mary Poppins Returns, she still has the same magic, but director Rob Marshall took a new approach to it.  “I really love the juxtaposition between the real

Exclusive interview: Aquaman director James Wan on his tongue-in-cheek movie

Three of the movies James Wan directed became franchises: Saw, Insidious and The Conjuring. That’s already an impressive track record, and then he directed the biggest Fast and the Furious movie ever, Furious 7. Aquaman is his latest film. Even though Aquaman was already part of the DC Comics franchise, and the fake movie Vincent

Vice movie review: Adam McKay’s JFK

Adam McKay uses the same techniques that made The Big Short accessible to tell the story of former Vice President Dick Cheney. It’s funny and engaging while being informative, but also upsetting and rightfully so. With The Big Short, every step of the way it felt like someone could have stepped in and put a

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s role in Mary Poppins Returns was the opposite of Hamilton

Once Hamilton took Broadway by stone, the role of Alexander Hamilton became Lin-Manuel Miranda’s trademark. So much so that when he was offered a role in Mary Poppins Returns, he leapt at the chance to play someone different. “When I played Hamilton, there is no childlike wonder in Alexander Hamilton,” Miranda said. “He has a

Mary Poppins Returns movie review: Saving Mr. Banks too

You know, you save Mr. Banks as his children’s nanny, and then the kids just grow up to need saving all over again. Especially Michael, those darn Banks men. Jane Banks (Emily Mortimer) is helping Michael (Ben Whishaw) with his three children John (Nathanael Saleh), Georgie (Joel Dawson) and Anabel (Pixie Davies) since Michael’s wife