The King of Kings review – Charles Dickens retelling of the Jesus story does a serviceable job

The famous author tells his son and their cat the story of Jesus in this mixed-bag family animation, voiced by an impressive cast This syrupy cartoon account of the life of Jesus (voiced by Oscar Isaac) is narrated, with consummate weirdness, by Charles Dickens (Kenneth Branagh). It’s in fact based on a story Dickens wrote for his children (and wasn’t published until 1934, decades after his death). The idea is that Dickens is telling the story of the New Testament to his young son Walter (Roman Griffin Davis) and Walter’s impish cat, explaining to the King Arthur-obsessed Walter how Jesus was the real King of Kings and all that. And so we see Walter and Charles, in their mid-19th-century garb, wandering through scenes of JC’s life nearly two thousand years earlier, from the nativity to the crucifixion – much like Scrooge and his spectral buddies in A Christmas Carol as they wander through past, present and future Christmases. It rather drags out what is already a pretty long running ...

Johnny Depp opens up about drug use with Marilyn Manson

Johnny Depp reveals he drank and used cocaine with musician Marilyn Manson Hollywood actor Johnny Depp spoke in court about drug use with musician Marilyn Manson. It is reported by The Daily Beast. After Johnny Depp took a stand in the ongoing defamation suit against Amber Heard, testifying about their relationship and the incident of the finger being cut off, the actor was recently sued by Heard's legal team, Marilyn Manson, and Asked about having recreational drugs with celebrities like Paul Bettany, the actor confessed. During the interrogation, Depp was also asked if he had taken cocaine-like drugs with musician Marilyn Manson, to which he replied, "We've probably taken cocaine once or twice together," adding that "I have given a pill to Marilyn Manson so he could stop talking so much, "said People. The artist said that he drank and used cocaine with the rocker. "I once gave Marilyn Manson a pill to stop him talking so much," Depp recalled. It is noted that those present in the courtroom laughed because of the words of the actor. There is currently a libel trial in Fairfax County, Virginia. Depp has filed a lawsuit against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, for $50 million for an article in The Washington Post where she calls herself a victim of domestic violence. The actor stressed that her statements are slander. In February 2020, a conversation between the stars was leaked to the network, during which the actress admitted that she had beaten her ex-husband. In February 2021, Westworld actress Evan Rachel Wood reported abuse and humiliation by Manson. In the same month, American singer Phoebe Bridgers spoke about the existence of a "rape room" in the musician's house. Later, the artist was accused of rape by the star of the "Game of Thrones" Esme Bianco. More than a dozen women have already reported on the physical and psychological abuse by Manson.

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