Drama… Movie #82 2021: Winter’s Bone (2010) 30 Mar 20211 Apr 2021 Winter’s Bone. The movie that first garnered attention for the now instantly recognisable Jennifer Lawrence. Can you blame me for being interested? Winter’s Bone is an American drama film set…
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…
Drama… Movie #78 2021: Amistad (1997) 26 Mar 20213 Mar 2021 You may recall that I recently reviewed Minority Report and vowed to watch more Spielberg films. Well, guess what? I immediately forgot I said that as soon as I finished…
Comedy… Movie #75 2021: Enough Said (2013) 23 Mar 20211 Mar 2021 Julia Louis-Dreyfus. One of the greatest and most-awarded comedy actors of our time. James Gandolfini. Tony Soprano himself. One of the greatest TV actors in one of the greatest TV…
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…
Drama… Movie #73 2021: News of the World (2020) 21 Mar 20211 Mar 2021 The best thing about movies is when you fully expect to be underwhelmed by one and end up being pleasantly surprised by it. On this most unlikely occasion, I can…
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…
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…
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