Entertainment
Double dose of thrills at the Empire
Monday 24 October 2016 | Written by Richard Moore | Published in Entertainment
BEN AFFLECK just made accountants look so damn cool.
Not so much an inferno as a slow burner
Monday 17 October 2016 | Published in Entertainment
IT’S 10 years since Tom Hanks first played the dull but exceedingly well-read Robert Langdon in The Da Vinci Code, and seven since he did another lap of art-history orienteering in Angels and Demons.
Oil spill drama comes alive on screen
Monday 10 October 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
GREED CAN be a very nasty thing.
Miss Earth contestant securely anchored in community values
Wednesday 28 September 2016 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Art, Entertainment, Features, Local
I FIRST met Allanah Herman-Edgar a little over a year ago.
Sully soars all the way to the skies
Monday 26 September 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
NO MATTER what you do, good or bad, people will inevitably judge you.
Pacific choir star of 'Moana' soundtrack
Monday 19 September 2016 | Published in Entertainment
THE UNIVERSITY of the South Pacific’s (USP) Pasifika Voices choir has secured the official contract of providing a choir for the soundtrack of the much-anticipated Disney animated movie, Moana.
Captain Hanks thrills in Sully'
Tuesday 13 September 2016 | Published in Entertainment
TOM HANKS sure suits the military rank of captain.
True story inspires War Dogs
Saturday 3 September 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
A WAR should theoretically end with a winner and a loser.
Wheels fall off remake of epic action drama
Monday 29 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
THERE ARE only a few things that are a bit different about the 2016 epic historical action drama film Ben-Hur.
Feel good documentary a 'must-see'
Saturday 20 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
WHEN THE song Poi E was played somewhere at the beginning of the movie Poi E – The Story of Our Song, my mind raced back to a much earlier time.
Epic tale of Pete and his dragon
Saturday 13 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
IT’S BEEN a great week! Fiji won their first-ever Olympic medal, and it turned out to be gold, As a result, I have to say I indulged myself in pretty much opposite of everything my trainer would recommend.
Suicide Squad: Deadly in a good way
Saturday 6 August 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
IF THERE is anything “to die for” this weekend, it has to be the Suicide Squad, now screening at the Empire Cinema.
Born-again Bourne is refreshing
Sunday 31 July 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
JAMES BOND or Jason Bourne - that is the question.
Star Trek Beyond better, but not best
Saturday 23 July 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
WHEN THE leading crew members of USS Enterprise in Star Trek Beyond are left deserted on an unknown planet, the usually unfazed Captain James T Kirk (Chris Pine) grows a little doubt.
New Ghostbusters misses the mark
Monday 18 July 2016 | Published in Entertainment
TO THIS day, I have never seen the original Ghostbusters, so allow me to begin this review of the 2016 version by pretending it involves no duplication of the 1984 blockbuster.
A giant among clean-cut family films
Monday 11 July 2016 | Published in Entertainment
THE MUCH loved children’s writer Roald Dahl in 1982 published an award-winning book called the BFG (Big Friendly Giant) which has been recently adapted as a theatrical live-action film directed by Steven Spielberg.
Tarzan a sequel to look forward to
Monday 4 July 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
IT’S BEEN a year of sequels and remakes that have really captured the heart and soul of the entertainment industry.
Finding Dory amidst the political chaos
Monday 27 June 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
IT’S BEEN a heck of a week, and I thought it went by pretty quickly.
Battle for survival in Warcraft
Monday 20 June 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
BEFORE I get judged for what will follow next, let me clarify something.
Magical treats in Now You See Me 2
Saturday 11 June 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Entertainment
IT WASN’T that hard to choose the magic-theme heist tale Now You See Me 2 over horror thriller The Conjuring 2.
