Joseph the Reviewer

It’s hard to recollect a movie that has received more controversy and hot-blooded hatred than Disney’s remake of Snow White. This movie practically encapsulates how far the company has gone downhill – from reshuffling the original to meet modern standards, only to face backlash and immediately U-turn, on top of its overabundance of CGI and using in-demand yet disliked actors. However, Snow White, despite everything, has enough in it to make it one of the better live-action remakes…  Far from great, this movie benefits from its revisionist approach because, and I don’t care what certain groups say, the original is dated and ancient. A very important place in Disney history but not something generations have cherished since. I actually found myself appreciating what they did to actually reimagine the story rather than just copy it shot for shot like The Lion King. These are the movies Disney needs to remake more! I also appreciate how Hollywood does its musicals these days. Snow Whit...

JustWatch  sat down with legendary actor Dennis Quaid to discuss his gripping role in the new Paramount+ series  Happy Face , which aired its season finale on Thursday, May 1st. With a career spanning half a century, Quaid has amassed a variety of acclaimed performances, mainly in character actor roles. The actor rose to stardom in films like  The Right Stuff  (1983) and  Innerspace  (1987), and has since built an enduring career with hits including  The Parent Trap  (1998),  The Rookie  (2002), and  The Day After Tomorrow  (2004). Quaid has recently found a resurgence from his performance as a sleazy television producer in the Oscar-nominated  The Substance . One of the acclaimed film’s best scenes sees Quaid gorging on a bowl of shrimps, which stood out even amid the grotesque scenes of body horror. You may never look at shrimps in the same way again.  Dennis Quaid’s career takes a particularly sinister turn as he p...

JustWatch spoke to acclaimed British actor Finn Cole on his latest film  Last Breath , a gripping true survival story that will leave audiences on the edge of their seats. Last Breath  is a harrowing and exciting thriller that follows the true story of a commercial diver trapped at the bottom of the North Sea. With only five minutes of oxygen remaining, but with no chance of rescue for more than 30 minutes, this intense experience chronicles the extraordinary rescue mission that defied all odds. The film is based on the 2019 documentary of the same name. Cole plays Chris Lemons, the protagonist diver trapped and forced to fight for his life. The Kingston-born actor is best known for his breakout role as Michael Gray in the hit BBC crime drama  Peaky Blinders  (2014–2022). In the show created by Steven Knight, Cole portrayed the ambitious and calculating cousin of the Shelby family and starred alongside Cillian Murphy and the late Helen McCrory. Cole has als...

  Paul Rudd took over this year’s South by Southwest Film & TV Festival (SXSW), shown from 7-15 March in Austin, Texas, starring in not one but two of the festival’s buzziest films. Friendship  and  Death of a Unicorn , both starring Rudd, were the two most discussed films shown at the festival, as both these genre-hopping comedies allow the star of the  Antman  and  Anchorman  movies to give his familiar wit a dark twist. With both films expected to be released imminently, JustWatch sat down with each of the directors of both films  Andrew DeYoung   (Friendship)  and  Alex Scharfman   (Death of a Unicorn)  to discuss why their films are must-watches and what makes them stand out amongst Paul Rudd’s roster of charming comic roles. JustWatch spoke with filmmaker Alex Scharfman about his highly anticipated horror-comedy Rudd’s breaking-type process begins with  Deat...

The 97th Academy Awards concluded this year’s award season with a sling of satisfying and unexpected success for those nominated.  After months of anticipation, the big night had arrived. After new host Conan O’Brien brought some much-needed life into the event with stellar stand-up, the evening was one to remember. There were many venomous jabs at certain celebrities, including a back-and-forth with Adam Sandler, who nonchalantly turned up with a light blue hoodie, standing out from the crowd of tuxedos and gowns.  Most of the evening’s grandest awards went to Sean Baker’s independent film,  Anora . The movie, about a young sex worker discovering a life-changing opportunity with a client she falls in love with, swept through Best Director for Sean Baker, as well as Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Picture. This staggering sweep makes Baker the first filmmaker to win four prizes for one film in Oscars history. At the Film Independent Spirit Awards, Baker g...