Review: Masters of the Universe doesn't trust the audience to know what to do with its hero The film overthinks He-Man, taking away the franchise's campy appeal. Published 16 Jun, 2026 06:02pm
CINEMASCOPE: OVERTHINKING HE-MAN What Masters of the Universe gets badly wrong is the assumption that the over-the-top masculinity of its campy hero needs Published 14 Jun, 2026 05:55am
WIDE ANGLE : CINEMA TO LIVE It’s A Wonderful Life is not a feel-good Christmas film — but it is incredibly therapeutic Published 28 Dec, 2025 05:06am
STREAMING: THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT Netflix’s Long Story Short is an appealing but unsuccessful animated fantasy of memory and liberalism Published 21 Sep, 2025 05:40am
WIDE ANGLE: SEEING RED BUT NO GREEN The Dwayne Johnson flop Red One demonstrates Hollywood’s long-standing problem with Christmas Updated 12 Jan, 2025 08:46am
WIDE ANGLE: THE AMBIGUITIES OF GRANT Cary Grant’s “complicated” masculinity was key to his star power Published 10 Dec, 2023 07:04am
