Action… Movie #44 2020: Spy (2015) 23 Mar 202026 Mar 2020 So I only watched this film initially because my cousin was visiting, and we fancied some light comedy on in the background while we were busy chatting over wine... and…
Drama… Movie #43 2020: A Taxi Driver (2017) 21 Mar 202026 Mar 2020 All I can do when I think about A Taxi Driver is sigh. For me, it is an almost perfect movie. Sadly, this is a Korean movie that seems to…
Art House… Movie #42 2020: Gemini (2017) 20 Mar 202026 Mar 2020 This is a weird choice of movie for me. So why did I pick it? Well... It was on Sky Cinema, so therefore I've technically already paid for it.Zoe Kravitz.I…
Comedy… Movie #41 2020: Downsizing (2017) 19 Mar 202018 Mar 2020 In 2019, I finally got round to watching Alexander Payne's painfully funny and entertaining 1999 high school drama, Election. Yep, I was 20 years too late to that party. After…
Art House… Movie #40 2020: Raw (2016) 18 Mar 2020 What can I say except what the fuck? On my current binge of World Cinema, I stumbled across this absolute mind fuck of a movie. It centres on a young…
Drama… Movie #39 2020: The Handmaiden (2016) 13 Mar 20205 Sep 2022 Once again, I delve into the realm of World Cinema. I must stress that before Parasite, I was dead-set against subtitles just as so many English-speaking people are. Thankfully, I…
Coming of Age… Movie #38 2020: The Bling Ring (2013) 12 Mar 202011 Mar 2020 Since watching The Bling Ring, I was casually listening to a popular movie podcaswhen suddenly its host defended it. He said something along the lines of "I liked it when…
Biographical… Movie #37 2020: The Death of Stalin (2017) 11 Mar 2020 First off, there is nothing funnier than straight white dudes making fun of straight white dudes. The self-awareness amongst this cast is clever, hilarious, and so very appreciated. On the…
Drama… Movie #36 2020: Train to Busan (2016) 7 Mar 20205 Mar 2020 Two words: Fuck. Me. Not gonna lie to you here: I'd never even heard of this movie until this year. And you probably haven't heard of it either unless you're…
Comedy… Movie #35 2020: Don Jon (2013) 6 Mar 20205 Mar 2020 Would this movie be as entertaining without the all-star cast? Probably not. That's what you get when an actor directs a movie, I guess. However, I'd say it is still…
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