Empire Australasia

51 PADDINGTON 2 2017

THE BEAR

huge part of ’s appeal lies in its central character. Kind, generous, trusting, eager to help others at his own expense, Michael Bond’s creation feels like a blueprint for how we should behave. Though it doesn’t seem to be working. “Ever since the film came out, the

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