Playing it safe again with Poppins
Cinema
Mary Poppins Returns: Directed by Rob Marshall, Nationwide, G,Rating:***
Roma: Directed by Alfonso Cuarón, Selected, 15A,Rating:*****
Over the last decade or so, Hollywood has rekindled its love of big-budget musicals. Neglected and ignored for 40 years, the form has been invigorated by popular and award-winning films, a renaissance that can be traced back to Rob Marshall’s successful adaptation of the Broadway hit Chicago in 2002.
Now Marshall has been given the guardianship ...