Comedy… Movie #21 2023: Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical (2022) 20 Mar 202320 Mar 2023 There truly has been a lot of musical-to-film adapting in recent times, hasn't there? In the last few years alone we've had The Prom, Everyone's Talking About Jamie, Tick, Tick...…
Action… Movie #52 2021: National Treasure (2004) 27 Feb 202115 Feb 2021 At only 16 years old, it feels like this movie is somewhat of a cult classic already. I have no recollection at all of National Treasure being released in cinemas…
Comedy… Movie #46 2021: Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993) 21 Feb 202110 Feb 2021 You may remember me watching the first Sister Act movie back in November of 2020. As it’s a classic, I just couldn’t resist coming back for a second dose of…
Classics… Movie #327 2020: The Maltese Falcon (1941) 24 Nov 202023 Nov 2020 Some classics are classics for good reason. Rear Window is one of my favourite new watches this year (which I'm sure you'll know, because I'm always barking on about it),…
Classics… Movie #281 2020: The Witches of Eastwick (1987) 27 Oct 202019 Oct 2020 What a stupid - and stupidly iconic - movie. I mean, who needs all of these legends in one movie? It's an LGBTQ person's dream cast, and that's all I…
Classics… Movie #270 2020: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) 8 Oct 20202 Oct 2020 Remember when I said I'd not seen any John Hughes movies? Well, now I've seen two! But what makes Ferris Bueller's Day Off just about the most iconic teen/coming-of-age story…
Action… Movie #264 2020: Demolition Man (1993) 26 Sep 202022 Sep 2020 According to my girlfriend, this movie is iconic because it's one of those obviously terrible movies that still stands the test of time. But is she right? A 1993 classic,…
Classics… Movie #257 2020: The Breakfast Club (1985) 12 Sep 20208 Sep 2020 You may recall that not long ago, I pledged to watch more classic rom-coms. Don't worry, that's still ongoing. However, it was also brought to my attention that I'd not…
Action… Movie #208 2020: Top Gun (1986) 13 Jun 202011 Jun 2020 We're stepping slightly back in time now, to look at what is considered a classic: Tony Scott's jet fighter romance story, Top Gun. For those who don't know, Top Gun…
Classics… Movie #170 2020: When Harry Met Sally… (1989) 24 May 202021 May 2020 For some reason, since watching What Women Want, I've got it into my head that I'm going to get some older rom-coms/so-called 'chick flicks' into my film diary. When Harry…
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