Hi everyone! This is just a quick post to say a few things before I take a little blogging break over Christmas! Firstly a huge thank you! Seriously, thank you so much! If you have taken the time to read, comment on, like and share these blogs, you are amazing and I'm incredibly grateful. I'm... Continue Reading →
I Saw a Christmas Movie!
'Tis the season to be jolly! 'Tis also the season to eat ridiculous amounts of turkey and of course watch loads of Christmas films! I confess that I haven't seen many Christmas films, so in order to expand my repertoire of festive film fun, I posed the question to my wonderful work colleagues: What is... Continue Reading →
Star Wars – The Force Awakens Review: This is the film you’re looking for!
Director: JJ Abrams Starring: Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver Please note, this review contains spoilers. Do not read unless you have seen the film! You have been warned... We’re finally here! The most anticipated film of the year. Star Wars fans have been waiting 10 years... Continue Reading →
Carol Review: Beautifully Understated Romance
Director: Todd Haynes Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler, Sarah Paulson The Overview Set in New York in the 1950s, young shop clerk Therese (Mara) meets and subsequently falls in love with the enigmatic Carol (Blanchett), an older, married woman, who puts her whole family at risk to be with Therese. The Good There... Continue Reading →
Ranking the Star Wars Lightsaber Battles
We are mere days away from The Force Awakens, and whilst so much is unknown about the film, based on the trailer we know one thing; there will be lightsabers! Of course the preferred Jedi weapon of choice frequently appears in the six Star Wars films so far, and the lightsaber battles are one of the big highlights.... Continue Reading →
Movie 50/50 – Plump Fiction (1997)
Director: Bob Koherr Starring: Tommy Davidson, Julie Brown, Paul Dinello Number 144 on the IMDB Bottom 250. After a strong start and two good films in Movie 50/50, we arrive at the inevitable terrible film from the depths of the IMDB bottom 250. Now your eyes are not deceiving you, and no that isn’t a... Continue Reading →
I watched all of the Star Wars films in one day and this is what happened…
We’re now just 8 days away from The Force Awakens, and not sure if this was obvious already, but I am ridiculously excited! In preparation for this monumental occasion, I thought it would be a good idea to watch all 6 Star Wars films in one day. I decided to document the steady decline of my... Continue Reading →
“You haven’t seen The Matrix?!”
As promised a month or so ago, here is the first blog for my new feature; "You haven't seen...?!". Each month, I will be watching a classic film that I have yet to watch. This month, it is The Matrix! Director: The Wachowski Brothers Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving It’s been a... Continue Reading →
The Good Dinosaur Review: More like The Average Dinosaur
Director: Peter Sohn Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright The Overview The Good Dinosaur explores the possibility of what would happen in a world where dinosaurs still exist, after the meteor which wiped them out narrowly misses earth. It tells the epic story of an Apatosaurus named Arlo who goes on a... Continue Reading →
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