At The Movies for Wednesday 21 April 2021
AT THE MOVIES #834 CLIMBING BACK OUT OF DEBT
Simon Morris checks out the success-rate of recent bigger movies when it comes to encouraging world audiences back to cinemas. He looks at the latest would-be crowd-pleaser, as well as two more Netflix films up for Oscars this year.
The White Tiger was a Man Booker Prize-winning novel, set in modern India. The film adaptation is up for a Best Script award at the upcoming Oscars.
Tom and Jerry: The Movie – can a popular cartoon duo of the past win over audiences today? Directed by Tim Story (Fantastic Four) and starring Chloe Grace Moretz (Shadow in the Cloud).
And Love and Monsters – in a dystopian future, can Joel fight off giant bugs and toads to find true love? Stars Dylan O’Brien (The Maze Runner).