'Earwig and the Witch': Film Review

Darts fans accused James Wade of losing the plot after a bizarre interview in which he called his opponent a "big old boy" who was like a "bad smell."Wade has form when it comes to odd post-match debriefs - darts fans may recall when he said he wanted to hurt Japanese qualifier Seigo Asada after their dramatic clash at 2018 world championship. And he produced another stonker of an interview after seeing off Croatian ace Boris Krcmar 10-8 in the last-16 stage of the UK Open on Saturday night - hitting a nine-darter along the way.

Anthony Joshua and Derek Chisora.But the action at Wembley Arena was halted while order was restored.Tempers had flared the day before the duo met in the ring, with Taylor clashing with DK Money's coach, Andrew Stafford.What do you make of social media stars clashing in the boxing ring? Let us know in the comments section below.Taylor had insisted that he'd never heard of the American social media star - and that he'd only taken the fight to get a glimpse of Drama Alert host Daniel 'Keemstar' Keem."I just don't know who he is," Taylor told Mirror Fighting.

Russia will not forget Britain's desire to co-operate with ultra-nationalist forces in Ukraine and the supply of British weapons to the Kyiv regime," The Mirror reports. She continued: "The sanctions hysteria in which London plays one of the leading, if not the main, roles, leaves us no choice but to take proportionately tough retaliatory measures.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's £11million Montecito mansion is at risk of being engulfed by a killer mudslide, according to a new flood danger map.A storm in the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's neighbourhood in 2018 left 23 people dead and wrecked 130 houses - and the potential for mudslides continues to rise.

I'm A Celebrity winner Scarlett Moffatt has revealed what she wants for her funeral, admitting she wants her coffin brought to the event with pall-bearers doing the Hokey Cokey.The former Gogglebox star reckons you can make death something “jolly”.She explained: “You can – for my funeral, I’m going to put the fun in funeral.“Let me tell you, I wish I was going to my own funeral.” The former I’m A Celebrity winner plans to have projectors showing clips of her telly highlights.Scarlett, 31, added: “I just think it will make people feel warm and fuzzy, like I’m there.“And I also want – when my body gets brought in – I want it to be to the Hokey Cokey, because I think that will be hilarious – in, out, in, out, you shake it all about!”She previously revealed on her podcast Scarlett Moffatt Wants To Believe that she had already planned other details for her final journey.She said: “I’ve already planned out my funeral.“Mine’s going to be like a karaoke, I want that many songs. I even know what velvet I want inside my coffin.“I want everyone to be really sad.

Fair City Saints are trying to help the orphans of Ukraine’s third biggest city with a signed shirt raffle.

Shaun Maloney insists Hibs will struggle to keep fourth spot unless their injury crisis eases after failing to score for the third game running.

Ange Postecoglou says Celtic will be fit and firing for the Premiership split - just in time for their title charge.

Jacob Elordi seems to have responded to the backlash that Ellen DeGeneres is receiving following the “Euphoria” star’s appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” earlier this week.

Rammstein have spoken out in support of the Ukraine in light of the country’s ongoing conflict with Russia.It comes after Ukraine severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation last month (February 24).On Friday (March 4), the German band took to social media to post an image of Ukraine’s blue and yellow flag with the Rammstein logo in the middle, showing their support for those affected by the attacks.“The band Rammstein wishes to express its support for the nation of Ukraine as it resists the shocking attack perpetrated by the Russian government,” they wrote.

Weezer‘s Rivers Cuomo has teamed up with Australian country singer Morgan Evans for a remix of the latter’s ‘Country Outta My Girl’ – listen to it below.The country-pop tune, the original of which was released back in September, hears Evans count the ways that his Southern transplant girlfriend has maintained her country roots.“She’s a map dot with a welcome sign/ She’s a truck stop cherry Coke with ice/ Still reppin’ that Bobcat pride/ Still callin’ from an 865/ She’s a ragtop on a hand-me-down Jeep/ She’s a flat rock skippin’ ‘cross a creek/ She’s waffles with the chicken fried/ Hungover from a neon Friday night,” Evans sings on the first verse.After Evans promises that “you can’t take the country outta my girl”, Cuomo counters with boasts about his city girl: “She’s a dumb fling with the tofu fried/ She’s an X-Box, on a Friday night/ She doesn’t give a damn about sports/ Not gettin’ in your four by four/ From LAX to BNA, every day/ Yeah, she’s singing.”You can check out the track below:Cuomo recently revealed that he’s built a streaming platform to host thousands of Weezer demos.The tracks were originally released in 2020 as part of Cuomo’s “web programming class”.Available to buy in era-bundles, the demos range from Cuomo’s musical ventures pre-Weezer all the way through to 2017’s ‘Pacific Daydream’. Now, he’s built an app to play those demos and called it Weezify.

John Mayer has announced that he’s leaving Columbia Records after 21 years, and that he’s looking forward to exploring “new avenues of making music”.The singer-songwriter took to Instagram yesterday (March 4) to share the news with his fans.“After 21 years, eight studio albums, and some wonderful personal and creative relationships, I have decided not to renew my recording agreement with Columbia Records,” he began.“Hard as it is to say goodbye, I’m excited to pursue new avenues of making music, both of [sic] my own and with other artists.”“I love music more than ever, and I believe some of my best work still lies ahead,” he continued, before signing off: “With gratitude and enthusiasm, John.”A post shared by John Mayer

I Am Legend is on the way starring Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan.According to Variety, a follow-up feature – which Smith and Jordan will also produce – is in the works for Warner Bros, with a script penned by Akiva Goldsman.Smith and Jon Mone, co-president and head of motion pictures at Westbrook Studios, will produce with Ryan Shimazaki overseeing, while Jordan and Elizabeth Raposo will produce under their Outlier Society banner.James Lassiter will serve as an executive producer.

The Game has thrown down the gauntlet, claiming he’s a better rapper than Eminem, and he’s said he would happily go up against him in a VERZUZ battle.The Compton rapper is the latest artist to appear as a guest on N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN’s popular Drink Champs podcast.During the chat, Game talked about how he wasn’t a fan Eminem busting out of the courthouse building during his Super Bowl performance alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J.

A pub manager has hit back at a diner who claimed her family buffet did not cater for their allergies and their meal was 'less than acceptable'.

She's the Princess of Pop known for her sparkling array of showstopping outfits.

Pete Davidson, 28, is not letting Kanye West‘s shocking new music video bother him. The Saturday Night Live cast member, who is currently dating Kim Kardashian, 41, was apparently “amused” by the fact that the 44-year-old rapper included a graphic animation scene in which he decapitates and buries him in the video for “Eazy,” and is actually “flattered” by the whole thing.

On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 48 new deaths from Covid-19, as well as 1,382 new positive cases.

An Oscar nominee for Best International Feature, Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom marks a first for the country of Bhutan, which has only ever submitted two films for consideration (and actually entered Lunana two years in a row following its earlier disqualification on a technicality). Filmmaker Pawo Choyning Dorji and star Sherab Dorji joined us for Contenders Film: The Nominees to discuss the making of the movie, a charming story of a teacher who is reluctantly transferred to a remote village and ends up learning quite a bit throughout his journey.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorStudio Ghibli has been making animated features for over four decades since being co-founded by Hayao Miyazaki, director of “My Neighbor Totoro” and the Academy Award-winning “Spirited Away.”The studio’s latest release is “Earwig and the Witch” now streaming on HBO Max, and an awards contender for animated feature. The story is based on the children’s book of the same name by Dianna Wynne Jones.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticErica Wigg, the main character of Goro Miyazaki’s made-for-TV feature “Earwig and the Witch,” is both a brat and an orphan. Those two traits seldom go together in children’s stories, and the combination provides a modest starting point for this intermittently amusing CG entry from Studio Ghibli — back in business but a shadow of its former glory.