Drama… Movie #150 2021: Love, Simon (2018) 6 Jun 20212 Jun 2021 I was well aware that Love, Simon was a bit of a phenomenon, but the truth is... I rarely like LGBTQ+ movies. Unless they're as beautiful as Portrait of a…
Cerebral… Movie #135 2021: The Father (2020) 22 May 202119 May 2021 After the whole Best Actor debacle at the Oscars this year, I've seen people change their rating of The Father from five stars to one. I kid you not. PSA:…
crime… Movie #129 2021: The Drop (2014) 16 May 202111 May 2021 Oh, James Gandolfini. Words cannot express how much I love you. Simply put, he left the world way too soon, and I just wish there were more post-Sopranos movies with…
Awards Season… Movie #126 2021: The Mauritanian (2021) 13 May 20214 May 2021 Most people were extremely 'meh' in their reactions to The Mauritanian, so I completely expected to feel similarly about it. Weirdly, it seems as though I enjoyed this movie much…
Cerebral… Movie #122 2021: The Hunt (2012) 9 May 20213 May 2021 Whatever you do, don’t confuse this movie with the Craig Zobel movie The Hunt from 2020, because it could not be more different. This is not an American dystopian action…
Drama… Movie #118 2021: Quiz Show (1994) 5 May 202129 Apr 2021 As a fan of quiz shows (literally any quiz show - I’m the world’s biggest trivia nerd), this movie was on my watchlist for a long time. Alas, I couldn’t…
Drama… Movie #113 2021: Official Secrets (2019) 30 Apr 202119 Apr 2021 Whew. Buckle up for this one. Not only does this movie present a true story, but it’s fervently dark and sinister across the board. What would you do if doing…
Comedy… Movie #112 2021: Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 29 Apr 202119 Apr 2021 Life is full of ‘why’s’, isn’t it? Why didn’t I pay more attention in school? Why am I so addicted to reality TV competition shows? Why does capitalism reign supreme…
Action… Movie #103 2021: War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) 20 Apr 20211 Apr 2021 Wahoo! I finally got round to the final Apes movie. Alas, it was not free to stream. You may not have noticed, but I try to review films here that…
Action… Movie #100 2021: The Parallax View (1974) 17 Apr 202131 Mar 2021 It occurred to me that recently I’ve been reviewing a lot of new films and relatively few ‘old’ ones. What with the Golden Globes, the BAFTAs and the Oscars, I’ve…
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