Drama… Movie #200 2020: Selma (2014) 9 Jun 20209 Jun 2020 I have to start this review with this: This 👏🏻 should 👏🏻 not 👏🏻 be 👏🏻 happening 👏🏻 today. It's maddening and anger-inducing that this sort of thing is what…
Animation… Movie #199 2020: The Addams Family (2019) 8 Jun 20206 Jun 2020 Did we need an animated version of The Addams Family? No. Will anything ever top the perfection that is Addams Family Values? Also no. But people led me to believe…
Comedy… Movie #198 2020: Definitely, Maybe (2008) 8 Jun 20206 Jun 2020 You know those movies that you finish and then just think 'there is no reason for this movie to exist?' That's Definitely, Maybe. Based around the story of single father,…
Drama… Movie #197 2020: If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) 7 Jun 20205 Jun 2020 A step back from documentaries now to look at a gorgeous movie that not only stars a chiefly African American cast, but is also directed by the wonderful Barry Jenkins,…
Comedy… Movie #191 2020: Always Be My Maybe (2019) 4 Jun 20202 Jun 2020 Thank goodness for Netflix. Still bringing out new content when there's no cinemas? Not all heroes wear capes. For an bit of added lightness in the current climate, we are…
Classics… Movie #190 2020: The King of Comedy (1982) 4 Jun 20204 Jun 2020 Before joining the Letterboxd community, I'd never heard of The King of Comedy, and I bet a lot of you haven't either. Imagine my surprise when I realised it was…
Drama… Movie #189 2020: Grey Gardens (2009) 3 Jun 202031 May 2020 Grey Gardens is one of those rare straight-to-TV movies that is far superior than it ever had the right to be. Based on the 1976 documentary of the same name,…
Action… Movie #188 2020: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) 3 Jun 202031 May 2020 HURRAH! The last Fast movie until F9! Actually, hurrah isn't the right word here as it would suggest some sort of relief. But I've actually had a ridiculously fun time…
Comedy… Movie #187 2020: In the Loop (2009) 2 Jun 202030 May 2020 Politics and comedy? Sounds like exactly my cup of tea. In The Loop is a 2009 documentary-style comedy feature from the legend who is Armando Iannucci. With a focus on…
Action… Movie #184 2020: The Fate of the Furious (2017) 1 Jun 202029 May 2020 Other than spin-off Hobbs & Shaw, here is the final Fast movie before the year long wait for the delayed F9. To be honest, I've had a blast with these…
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