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A14 PEOPLE / ARTS
Thursday 19 January 2023

Hacking, not shoe-leather, solves thriller ‘Missing’

By MARK KENNEDY her cut-and-paste game is
AP Enertainment Writer ferocious.
June Allen’s mother has At one point we see June’s
vanished during a romantic laptop screen a mess of
vacation with her boyfriend open Sticky Notes, Zillow
to Colombia when “Miss- listings, phone reverse look-
ing” starts gaining steam. ups, blocked Twitter tabs,
The FBI are supposedly on MapQuest directions and
it, with one special agent new bookmarked contacts
telling June: “The best and realize that what we’re
thing you can do is wait by looking at is the 2023 equiv-
the phone.” Wait by the alent of the so-called “mur-
phone? You don’t know der board,” that trusted
June Allen, buddy. collage of random suspect
Audiences get a ringside photos tacked onto a cork
seat to 18-year-old June’s board and connected by
quick mind and even twine. “Missing” doesn’t
quicker fingers as the teen- need twine it’s a pure Gen-
ager uses all the modern Z know-how flex.
tools at her disposal to solve Merrick and Johnson have
the mystery in this superbly so many twists and turns
constructed and satisfying and reverses up their sleeve
thriller from the director- This image released by Sony Pictures shows Storm Reid, left, and and Megan Sure in a scene that you may feel you, too,
writer team of Will Merrick from “Missing.” may have something to do
and Nick Johnson. Associated Press with the disappearance of
It’s true that June (“A Wrin- a Spanish translating soft- equivalent of TaskRabbit. make a film about small June’s mother (Nia Long,
kle in Time” star Storm Reid) always a pleasure.) People
is mostly by the phone in ware, finds out that the se- She then sifts through credit screens feel electric on a have a tendency to arrive
curity tape gets overwritten card receipts, iPhone lo-
big one. June stands shoul-
her Los Angeles home but in June’s frame of vision,
she’s not waiting: When every 48 hours. cation services, live tourist der to shoulder with all oth- then become suspects be-
So June contacts the FBI cameras and tons of online er civilians thrust into being
mom doesn’t return as ex- fore eventually getting off
pected, June checks her making sure to find and sleuthing to get closer to world-class detectives, like the hook.
inspect the agent’s online the truth, much better than Veronica Mars or Jessica
reservations, uses Google But not all. Your attention
street view to inspect the credentials but also locat- a flood of salacious online Fletcher. It’s just the tools will not lag, despite the
news that sometimes in-
ing and hiring a local Co-
that have changed, and
Colombian hotel and no- fact that 80% of the film

tices it has security camer- lombian thank you Venmo vades June’s screen. a noticeable lack of shoe is watching small screens
needed.
that’s
to grab the video and be “Missing,” building off the leather
as installed. She then calls pop open and closed on
the front desk, and, using her eyes and ears on the related film “Searching” June shows a real aptitude June’s laptop.q
ground via that nation’s from 2018, manages to for guessing passwords and
Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Sade make it to Songwriters Hall

By MARK KENNEDY You” and “Let’s Get Loud.” means so much to me,” and producer, is credited three from the performing-
AP Entertainment Writer The inductees include soul- Lynne tweeted Wednes- with creating New Jack songwriter category.
NEW YORK (AP) — Snoop jazz vocalist Sade, whose day. Swing and its top anthems Some of the 2023 nominees
Dogg, Gloria Estefan, 1980s soft rock hits include Ballard helped write Alanis like Bobby Brown’s “My who will have to wait in-
Sade, Jeff Lynne, Glen Bal- “Smooth Operator” and Morissette’s monster 1995 Prerogative” and Keith clude The Doobie Brothers,
lard, Teddy Riley and Liz “The Sweetest Taboo,” and album “Jagged Little Pill” Sweat’s “I Want Her.” Rose R.E.M., Heart, Blondie, Bry-
Rose have been chosen to Lynne, of ELO, who penned and was involved in the co-wrote many songs with an Adams, Patti Smith and
join the Songwriters Hall of “Mr. Blue Sky” and “Evil recording and writing of Taylor Swift, including “You Steve Winwood.
Fame, a class that includes Woman.” several Michael Jackson Belong with Me,” “Tear- The Songwriters Hall of
the writers of such varied “I’m very excited about this albums, including “Thriller,” drops on My Guitar” and Fame was established in
hits as “Man In the Mirror,” honor. Songwriting has al- “Bad” and “Dangerous.” “White Horse.” 1969 to honor those creat-
“Drop It Like It’s Hot” and ways been my passion. This Riley, the singer, songwriter The 2023 class “represents ing the popular music. A
“Rhythm Is Gonna Get not just iconic songs but songwriter with a notable
You.” The seven songwrit- also diversity and unity catalog of songs qualifies
ers from the class of 2023 across genres, ethnic- for induction 20 years after
will be inducted at a gala ity and gender, songwrit- the first commercial release
June 15 at the Marriott Mar- ers who have enriched our of a song.
quis Hotel in New York City. lives and, in their time, liter- Some already in the hall
Snoop Dogg, whose hits in- ally transformed music and include Carole King, Paul
clude “Drop It Like It’s Hot” the lives of billions of listen- Simon, Billy Joel, Jon Bon
and “Gin & Juice,” will be ers all over the world,” said Jovi and Richie Sambora,
joining such rappers as Nile Rogers, the hall’s chair. Elton John and Bernie Tau-
Missy Elliott and Jay-Z in the Eligible voting members pin, Brian Wilson, James
hall. Estefan is credited for This combination of photos shows musicians Snoop Dogg, from late last year turned in bal- Taylor, Bruce Springsteen,
popularizing Latin rhythms left, Gloria Estefan, and Sade, who have been chosen to join lots with their choices of Tom Petty, Lionel Richie, Bill
with such crossover smash- the Songwriters Hall of Fame. three nominees from the Withers, Neil Diamond, and
es as “Rhythm Is Gonna Get Associated Press songwriter category and Phil Collins.q