Action… Movie #231 2020: The Nice Guys (2016) 5 Jul 20201 Jul 2020 Comedy! Without romance! Yes, it's time to break out of the Richard Curtis cycle... for now. The Nice Guys is a 2016 private detective action comedy from director Shane Black…
Comedy… Movie #230 2020: About Time (2013) 3 Jul 20201 Jul 2020 Yeah, I know what you're thinking: ''What is this? Richard Curtis week?'' Well, the answer is an inadvertent yes. Am I sorry? No. The only movie of his I'd seen…
Classics… Movie #229 2020: Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) 1 Jul 202027 Jun 2020 More rom-coms means more rom-coms, so don't expect me to just forget about them here! Clearly what makes the most sense to follow up Notting Hill with is this one…
Classics… Movie #226 2020: Notting Hill (1999) 22 Jun 202021 Jun 2020 Classic rom-coms! I implore you to dig me out of the creepy doll hell hole I just threw myself into! Notting Hill is one of those movies that everyone has…
Classics… Movie #223 2020: While You Were Sleeping (1995) 20 Jun 202018 Jun 2020 While You Were Sleeping? Really? What a bloody awful title for a rom-com. It sounds like some sinister, stalker Kubrick movie. Honestly, it sounds like Eyes Wide Shut. Once you…
Classics… Movie #221 2020: Big Daddy (1999) 19 Jun 202017 Jun 2020 Ugh, you're right. I've been sucked into an Adam Sandler wormhole. It's no secret that so many people are divided over his movies and Sandler himself as an actor, but…
Comedy… Movie #219 2020: Blended (2014) 18 Jun 202016 Jun 2020 We round up our Sandler/Barrymore trilogy now with... this disappointment. I won't lie to you, it's going to be a pretty patchy plot summary because there's very little plot to…
Comedy… Movie #216 2020: 50 First Dates (2004) 17 Jun 202015 Jun 2020 We'll take a break from the Conjuring Universe franchise that I've inexplicably decided to take on to jump back to a more jolly Sandler/Barrymore affair now! 50 First Dates is…
Animation… Movie #211 2020: The Emperor’s New Groove (2000) 14 Jun 202012 Jun 2020 Is a movie from the year 2000 considered a 'classic' nowadays? I mean, it's 20 years old at this point, so I'd say so. The Emperor's New Groove is one…
Classics… Movie #210 2020: The Wedding Singer (1998) 14 Jun 202012 Jun 2020 Told you I was going to watch more classic romcom types, didn't I? Well, I've decided to give the Adam Sandler/Drew Barrymore trio of movies a go, as even though…
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