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…
Awards Season… Movie #62 2021: Nomadland (2020) 10 Mar 202111 Mar 2021 I’m finding it extremely difficult to figure out how to begin this review. Quite simply, it’s a piece of purely phenomenal filmmaking. Nomadland marks director Chloe Zhao’s third feature film,…
Classics… Movie #61 2021: On the Rocks (2020) 9 Mar 202122 Feb 2021 Something weird happened regarding my interest in seeing this movie. Not only do I love Rashida Jones and Bill Murray, but I also love irreverent dark comedies, and I’m trying…
Awards Season… Movie #59 2021: Minari (2020) 7 Mar 202120 Feb 2021 This is it: the ultimate movie for dreamers. Why are there not more American movies on this topic?! Minari focuses on a family of immigrants from Korea whose children (born…
Awards Season… Movie #58 2021: Hillbilly Elegy (2020) 6 Mar 202119 Feb 2021 Hillbilly Elegy has received quite a lot of criticism since its arrival on Netflix, so I thought I’d give it a go. Do I understand the hate for it after…
Drama… Movie #50 2021: Dark Waters (2019) 25 Feb 202112 Feb 2021 I’m not entirely sure how this ended up on my watch list, quite frankly. Do I regret it being on there? Let’s see... Dark Waters is the 2019 effort from…
Action… Movie #48 2021: X2 (2003) 23 Feb 202111 Feb 2021 With absolutely no Marvel movies over this past year (except The New Mutants, which received poor to average reviews), you can probably tell that I’m trying to fill the superhero…
Classics… Movie #45 2021: Empire Records (1995) 20 Feb 20219 Feb 2021 You know when a movie’s been on your watchlist for years and you finally get round to it and it’s a major disappointment? Sigh. That was this movie for me.…
Drama… Movie #42 2021: Outside In (2017) 17 Feb 20218 Feb 2021 I’ll be honest with you here. I only came to this movie because Edie Falco stars and I bloody love her. Then, I found out that Lynn Shelton directed it,…
Comedy… Movie #41 2021: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) 16 Feb 20217 Feb 2021 So here’s the deal. I’ve already seen the Maguire Spidey movies. And obviously I’ve already seen the Holland Spidey movies. There was just something about these Garfield ones that I Did. Not. Care. About. So I guess it…
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