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Mary Poppins Returns (2018) Review

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With her signature umbrella and carpet bag in tow, Mary Poppins has returned to cinemas to grace us with her enigmatic presence. Mary Poppins Returns (2018) is the 54-year-long awaited sequel to the revered Disney Classic Mary Poppins (1964), based on the books by P.L. Travers. The original film was critically acclaimed, bringing home five Academy Awards, and is considered an achievement of its time. Disney’s blend of live-action and animation, combined with the film’s practical visual effects make it a spectacle for all to see and is visually striking for both first time and repeat viewers.

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A.I. at the Movies

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The idea of Artificial Intelligence or “A.I.” may not be as recent of a concept as you think. For nearly 100 years, the film industry has been coming out with a number of onscreen representations of artificial intelligence. These A.I. characters are both big and small and can be good or evil. They vary from the anthropomorphic to the clearly robotic. You’re probably well-acquainted with beloved popular A.I. figures like R2-D2 and WALL-E, but are you familiar with the first robot protagonist or the first-ever instance of A.I. on the silver screen?

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(No) Sympathy for Thanos

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I recently finally saw Avengers: Infinity War. The delay was thanks to the fact that early-run memes spoiled the ending for me within the first two days of release. I just needed a little time to chill and remember that the story is more than the ending. When I did finally get around to it, it was alongside Deadpool 2. So I got a nice “Josh Brolin as Marvel Sad Dads” movie marathon.

Unlike those memes, though, this piece talks about the entire movie. So if somehow you’ve even waited past me to see Infinity War and want to come in unspoiled? First of all, good luck. Secondly, come back to this once you’ve seen it. It’s worth it.

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The Big Stage to the Small Screen: My Fave Broadway Stars Who’ve Killed It In TV/Movies

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I was watching Younger the other day (SPOILER ALERT – since I haven’t been doing full recaps, the key things you need to know are that Kelsey was sleeping with two guys, Charles stopped being a jerk, Josh is still in love with Liza, and Diana is still the queen of everything), and I was really enjoying a scene between Sutton Foster and guest star Christian Borle.

In addition to thinking how weird it must be to film smoochy scenes with your ex (they used to be married!), I was appreciating that I was watching two Broadway POWERHOUSES in a show on TV Land. Sutton Foster, of course, received two Tony awards (for Thoroughly Modern Millie and Anything Goes) before starring in Bunheads (man, I miss that show) and then moving onto Younger, and Christian Borle was the original Emmett in Legally Blonde the musical (he then starred in Smash, which I still maintain was underappreciated).

It got me thinking – a LOT of my favorite TV and movie actors got their start in the theater. Such as . . .

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