
The Madsen brothers' critically acclaimed, festive, and musical Dommedagsshow (Doomsday Show) is about disasters, Kamchatka crabs, and the darkest corners of the mind. The starting point is, of course, scientific, and there is naturally plenty of wonderful music and fun to soften the worst passages. And most importantly of all: it all ends happily. In addition to appearing on stage themselves, Peter Lund Madsen and Anders Lund Madsen have written the lyrics for Enden er nær (The End is Near), and they are accompanied by Strygerkvartet i guld, the international mime troupe Das Fleischkvartet des Bielefelds, and Denmark's best singers, Martin Ullits Dahl and Billie Koppel. Maria Vinterberg directed, and the set design is by Marianne Nilsson. The music was composed by Teitur and Bent Fabricius-Bjerre.
The live-action remake brings adventure and shows viewers why representation is important in a Disney Princess movie.
Han's turn to villainy in 'Frozen' was foreshadowed cleverly in the story.
Him is visually stunning—all concrete cathedrals and bone-rattling impact shots that look like a nightmare highlight reel. Marlon Wayans is magnetic as this legendary quarterback who's basically selling salvation with a smile that never quite reaches his eyes. But the story keeps running in circles: more tests, more cryptic pep talks, more ritualistic drills. The sports-as-religion metaphor beats you over the head when subtlety would've been more effective. The middle drags, and that finale chooses spectacle over substance. It's undeniably stylish, but left me cold. Also worth noting: despite the Monkeypaw connection, this isn't actually a Jordan Peele film—he didn't write or direct.
Although Christmas is a time of year for love and cheer for all, holiday cinema has not always represented diverse communities. Being a holiday with Christian origins, much of its media consists of straight white families or straight white romances. Luckily, modern years have been bringing with them plenty of POC and LGBTQ+ representation that the holidays so desperately need.
Neo Sora left a realistic and yet hopeful notion for the near future and the now.