Biographical… Movie #16 2023: The Fabelmans (2022) 6 Mar 20233 Mar 2023 Here's the thing with Steven Spielberg: even his worst films are still pretty good. I loved The Terminal, I even liked Ready Player One, and I know some of his…
Awards Season… Movie #60 2022: Elvis (2022) 10 Jul 20228 Jul 2022 Doesn't it seem like there have been an unusual amount of music biopics recently? From Rocket Man to Bohemian Rhapsody and from Respect to Judy, the 21st century - particularly…
Biographical… Movie #33 2022: The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) 4 Apr 20224 Apr 2022 Let's be real, I only watched this because Jessica Chastain was rumoured to be the frontrunner for Best Actress at the Oscars. And, well, it's a good job I did,…
Awards Season… Movie #31 2022: King Richard (2021) 30 Mar 202229 Mar 2022 Well. This is awkward, isn't it? Truth is, I watched King Richard before the Oscars ceremony, therefore I also saw it before... well, you know what. All I'll say is,…
Awards Season… Movie #28 2022: Belfast (2021) 23 Mar 202223 Mar 2022 Seven Oscar nominations. That's what this film has garnered so far. Alongside that, Belfast won Outstanding British Film and Best Supporting Actress (the inimitable Caitríona Balfe) at the BAFTAs last…
Biographical… Movie #12 2022: JFK (1991) 8 Feb 20226 Feb 2022 Blimey. I was speechless by the end of this one. It's actually quite surprising that the title of this movie is JFK, since it all takes place after he was…
Biographical… Movie #352 2020: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) 17 Dec 202029 Dec 2020 Wholesome with an edge. That's how I'd describe this movie. It was definitely more than I bargained for, so let's get into it. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood gets…
Biographical… Movie #297 2020: Judy (2019) 9 Nov 20209 Nov 2020 Is there a single soul in this world that could have played the greatest legend of all time Judy Garland other than Renée Zellweger? Okay, you could make a case…
Biographical… Movie #193 2020: Becoming (2020) 5 Jun 20203 Jun 2020 In the wake of the life of George Floyd being unjustly taken in the USA, it is time to inform and educate. Though I'd planned on a week of documentaries…
Biographical… Movie #63 2020: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) 1 Apr 202030 Mar 2020 Never before has a movie had such potential to be an utter disaster. This could have been a cringe-y, unfunny mess, let's face it... But yay! It wasn't any of…
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