Thursday, August 24, 2023

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Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Movie Review

The Lost City

In this fizzy action comedy, Sandra Bullock is Loretta Sage, a reclusive writer of exotic adventure novels in the vein of Indiana Jones. Her Jones though is “Dash McMahon”, a blond heartthrob bursting from his linen shirt on the cover of her books, the most recent “The Lost City”. We meet the cover model who portrays Dash early in the film - Alan Caprison, a beefy model who could best be described as a himbo: a good looking but unintelligent young man.

The pair don’t so much get along, but when Loretta is kidnapped by eccentric billionaire Abigail Fairfax (Daniel Radcliffe) to find the real Lost City, Alan heads off to save her. He’s determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the page of a book, enlisting the help of ex-Navy SEAL Jack Trainer, with Trainer played by a gorgeously wigged-up Brad Pitt.

Alan and Loretta quarrel and flirt their way across the jungle in search of help, and Fairfax’s mysterious treasure.

You can see The Lost City in cinemas Saturday 10.00am, 2.10pm, and 6.45pm.

Monster Family 2

A perfect picture for school holidays, watch as the Monster Family head out to free Baba Yaga and Renfield from the clutches of Monster Hunter Mila Starr. A return to the screen for the Wishbone Family as they once more transform into a Vampire, Frankenstein's Monster, a Mummy and a Werewolf.

Aided and abetted by their three pet bats, the family zooms around the world to save their friends, making new monstrous acquaintances along the way.

A “mix of the Incredible and Mulan”, this feature sees the family finally come to the realisation that 'Nobody's Perfect' – and even those with flaws can find happiness.

You can see Monster Family 2 Saturday 12.10pm.

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