Awards Season… Movie #126 2021: The Mauritanian (2021) 13 May 20214 May 2021 Most people were extremely 'meh' in their reactions to The Mauritanian, so I completely expected to feel similarly about it. Weirdly, it seems as though I enjoyed this movie much…
Awards Season… Movie #81 2021: Sound of Metal (2019) 29 Mar 202129 Mar 2021 There’s no doubt about it, the 2010s saw a meteoric rise for Riz Ahmed. First bursting onto the scene in British comedy Four Lions, Ahmed went on to star in…
Awards Season… Movie #79 2021: Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) 27 Mar 20214 Mar 2021 When Daniel Kaluuya won his Golden Globe for Judas and the Black Messiah, my girlfriend and I cheered the house down because he so deserved it. Weirdly though, it wasn’t…
Awards Season… Movie #74 2021: The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) 22 Mar 20211 Mar 2021 With it being one of the only true classic “Hollywood” style blockbusters coming out in 2020, The Trial of the Chicago 7 needs fairly little introduction at this point. It…
Awards Season… Movie #71 2021: I Care A Lot (2020) 19 Mar 202128 Feb 2021 The quality of films that are coming to the forefront this year despite COVID is outstanding it must be said. I Care A Lot is yet another Golden Globe nominated…
Animation… Movie #69 2021: The Croods: A New Age (2020) 17 Mar 202126 Feb 2021 Seeing as there were some extremely brilliant animated films last year, I was surprised to see that the sequel to The Croods had been nominated at the Golden Globes. After…
Awards Season… Movie #68 2021: The Little Things (2021) 16 Mar 202126 Feb 2021 Can you tell that I’m trying to wade through this year’s Golden Globe nominations? Awards ceremonies are generally ridiculous every year anyway, so there’s bound to be a few duds…
Awards Season… Movie #66 2021: Promising Young Woman (2020) 14 Mar 202125 Feb 2021 You know that phrase ‘anxiety-inducing cinema’? If this movie doesn’t embody that phrase, I don’t know what does. Promising Young Woman is written, produced and directed by first-time feature film…
Awards Season… Movie #65 2021: Emma. (2020) 13 Mar 202124 Feb 2021 Ah, yes. Another remake of a classic period novel by Jane Austen. Did we need it? Probably not. Is it worth watching? Let’s see! Emma. is based on the aforementioned…
Action… Movie #64 2021: Wolfwalkers (2020) 12 Mar 202124 Feb 2021 You may not have heard of Wolfwalkers. You may not be interested in watching it because of that fact. Throw all of your expectations of modern day animation out of…
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