Movies with music written by Joby Talbot

The infamous tale of two 19th century Scottish murderers, William Burke (Simon Pegg) and William Hare (Andy Serkis), might make for a dark, compelling drama. Or, with a little more focus on the gore, it could be a period piece horror movie. But a ...

Even though it is rather obviously trading on a familiar and beloved brand, Wonka is nevertheless a fun and imaginative family film – certainly better than one might expect from a production crassly viewed by some as a “cash grab.” While the...

Back in 2016-17, the animated pop song cover-a-thon called Sing cashed in to the tune of $270M domestic/$634M worldwide. (Cue the “cha-ching” cash register sound.) A follow-up was a preordained ne...

Sing, the final major animated film of 2016, can be described using six words: great soundtrack, generic story and artwork. After enjoying Disney/Pixar’s strong animated slate this year (Zootopia, Finding Dory, Moana) with Focus’ Kubo and...

Labor Day weekend is arguably the worst time of the year for a U.S. movie release. Films set to open at the end of August/beginning of September are given up for dead by their distributor. This is typically for one of two reasons: the production is...

One could be forgiven for approaching Penelope with a certain amount of skepticism. It has two points against it - not only is it opening in the middle of one of the bleakest cinematic seasons but it has sat on the shelf for nearly two years since...

It's said one never forget the first time - first love, first kiss, first movie. That's certainly the case in Son of Rambow, in which one character's first cinematic experience, First Blood, opens up a world of new possibilities he had never dream...

For those who are fans of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's five-book "trilogy," I have two words of advice: Don't Panic! The 2005 film version of the book isn't nearly as bad as many Hitchhiker's lovers have feared. Of course, it's also not as good as i...