CINDERELLA
Amazon Prime's CINDERELLA, starring Camilla Cabello, comes out just around the corner on September 3rd. If you've seen the trailers but don't recognize Nicholas Galitzine—the actor playing Ella's love interest, Prince Robert—then I highly recommend checking out a little film from 2016 called HANDSOME DEVIL (trailer here). In it, Galitzine plays Conor Masters, a popular star athlete at an Irish boarding school where rugby is practically religion. When artsy loner Ned Roche (Fionn O'Shea) is forced to share a room with Conor, the two form an unlikely friendship. It's a sweet, hidden gem of a movie about toxic masculinity, self-expression, sexuality, and great music. The killer soundtrack—chock-full of ‘80s and ‘90s punk, indie rock, and Britpop—is reason enough to watch; but if you need further enticement, Andrew Scott's role as an unorthodox English teacher who takes Ned and Connor under his wing should do the trick (FLEABAG fans are guaranteed to swoon).
—Alicia Devereaux, Executive Assistant
