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Popcorn Culture - Review: Matilda the Musical

28-Dec-22 19:30

Popcorn Culture - Review: Matilda the Musical

There's no denying that Matilda, the 1996 film directed by Danny DeVito, is a classic in every sense of the word. So, in order to justify a remake, Netflix threw a lot of money at a lot of stellar performers and got them together to make Matilda the Musical. Emma Thompson is unrecognisable as Miss Trunchbill, and Alisha Weir seems like a(nother) perfect Matilda, but does the movie work as a whole? We'll find out in this episode. 

Produced by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Arvindh Yuvaraj

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Arvindh Yuvaraj


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Categories:  film

Tags:  Matilda the Musical,  remake,  Alisha Weir,  Matthew Warchus,  popcorn culture,  movie review,  netflix,  emma thompson,  musical,  film,  lashana lynch, 


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