The Little Mermaid review: Halle Bailey swims (and sings) her way to stardom
When it comes to thingamabobs, Disney’s got plenty, but as far as saving graces go, one tale rises to the surface. In 1989, when The Little Mermaid made its initial box office bow, it reinvigorated Disney animation and launched what…
Vivobarefoot and Balena create 3D printed shoe from compostable materials
Eco footwear specialist Vivobarefoot has revealed what it says is a “ground-breaking collaboration” with material science specialist Balena on a 3D-printed shoe made entirely from compostable materials. They’ve unveiled a prototype trainer that they said “represents a significant leap towards sustainable and personalised footwear”….
Blue Beetle review: An authentic, funny, sometimes formulaic origin story of resilience
Modern superhero films have kind of mastered a formula: a comfort food of acts and arcs defining who and what makes a hero. Franchises were built across the past couple of decades with select champions saving the world onscreen… again…
Barbie review: Welcome to Greta Gerwig’s fiercely funny, feminist Dreamhouse
When Warner Bros. announced plans to launch a Barbie movie, the entire premise sounded a bit like a game of Hollywood Mad Libs gone wrong: Quick, name a beloved indie director (Greta Gerwig!), an unadapted piece of intellectual property (Barbie…
Fashion for Good strategy shift sees museum closure and transformation
Sustainability and ethics-focused platform Fashion for Good (FFG) has unveiled a strategy shift “to enable widespread adoption and scale of regenerative fashion innovations”. It includes “a significant commitment to bolstering the Innovation Platform and deepening efforts in brand uptake, supplier integration, financing…
Anatomy of a Fall review: The Palme d’Or winner is a courtroom drama that relishes ambiguity
Anatomy of a Fall has already earned plenty of praise this film season, snagging the Palme d’Or, the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, back in May. Now, it’s making its way stateside to ensnare audiences in its taut…
A third of fashion execs thinks their firms will be fully circular in a few years
Positive news on the fashion industry’s commitment to creating a circular economy. A new study by eco firm Aquapak Polymers reveals 12% of sector businesses in the UK, US and Australia expect to be fully circular within one to two…
Wildcat review: Ethan Hawke’s latest is a muddled mix of Flannery O’Connor biography and adaptation
There’s an entire subset of bookish young women who’ve gone through a Flannery O’Connor phase (it usually comes somewhere right before or after the Sylvia Plath obsession). With Wildcat, Maya Hawke gets to channel that literary phase into a big-screen…
Finally Dawn review: Lily James steals the show in Italian mid-century drama
Lily James was made for fairy tales. The English actress, 34, who gained attention on Downton Abbey and made her first big screen splash in Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella, channels her charms into a new kind of fairy tale in Finally…
Maestro review: Bradley Cooper’s new film has flashes of genius
There’s an eternal temptation with public figures to convince ourselves that, because we see and hear them so often, we must actually know them. But listening to someone’s musical output for decades, or watching their every TV appearance, doesn’t necessarily…