Action… Movie #252 2020: Ad Astra (2019) 2 Sep 202026 Aug 2020 Space! Movies about space are generally pretty overdone at this point. I mean, since Gravity and Interstellar, space is all the rage. Again. But how does 2019's Ad Astra starring…
Comedy… Movie #251 2020: Good Boys (2019) 31 Aug 202018 Aug 2020 Coming of age movies are really making a comeback recently. Weirdly, you'll notice that the majority of them are catered more towards young girls. (Lady Bird, The Edge of Seventeen,…
Cerebral… Movie #250 2020: Buried (2010) 29 Aug 202018 Aug 2020 So this is it. My 250th 'first watch' movie of 2020. You may already know that I originally aimed for 100 movies this year, and then I upped my target…
Action… Movie #249 2020: Insurgent (2015) 27 Aug 202013 Aug 2020 Back we go now to the fabled trilogy. You'll recall that I wasn't exactly overwhelmed by the first film in the Divergent series and it was nothing but average. So,…
Action… Movie #248 2020: The Old Guard (2020) 24 Aug 202010 Aug 2020 The Old Guard has come barraged with negative, harsh criticism since it came crashing straight to Netflix during the pandemic. And I'm here to defend it. No, I'm not kidding.…
Comedy Movie #247 2020: Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016) 21 Aug 202010 Aug 2020 Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. Is it just me, or do movies with titles that describes exactly what it says on the tin always end up being either average…
Drama… Movie #246 2020: Coach Carter (2005) 18 Aug 202010 Aug 2020 I will not rest until I’ve seen every sports movie that exists. Yeah so they all have a similar sort of plot and the old “teamwork makes the dream work”…
Action… Movie #245 2020: Divergent (2014) 15 Aug 20204 Aug 2020 Ah, the Young Adult novel series turned movie series craze. Remember that? I mean, it turned out pretty well for The Hunger Games so why not make this similarly post-apocalyptic,…
Comedy… Movie #244 2020: My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997) 12 Aug 20204 Aug 2020 As far as forgettable rom-coms go, this one isn't half best! My Best Friend's Wedding is the glaringly nineties classic that stars the ever popular Julia Roberts as bitchy, brash…
Drama… Movie #243 2020: Hamilton (2020) 9 Aug 20202 Aug 2020 Phew. Where to start?! Unless you've been living under a rock the size of the Taj Mahal for the past two years, you've heard of Hamilton. Though you may not…
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