Comedy… Movie #4 2022: Don’t Look Up (2021) 10 Jan 2022 Adam McKay is a bit of an anomaly really, isn't he? On the one hand, he directed out-and-out comedies such as Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Step Brothers,…
Classics… Movie #3 2021: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 8 Jan 20227 Jan 2022 There's really no greater satisfaction than ticking a movie off your watchlist that's been there for years, is there? Maybe I'm just easily pleased, but I honestly love it. Surely…
Animation… Movie #2 2022: Ron’s Gone Wrong (2021) 6 Jan 20226 Jan 2022 What's that? I've inadvertently made my first two films of the year both Olivia Colman movies? Whoops. I promise I will watch movies from outside of Colman's filmography at some…
Awards Season… Movie #1 2022: The Lost Daughter (2021) 3 Jan 2022 Well, here we are again... Happy New Year! Back to movie #1. This is officially the third year I've been writing here, and to be honest, I'm still not fussed…
christmas… Movie #234 2021: Trading Places (1983) 26 Dec 202125 Dec 2021 Trading Places. It may be the last Christmas movie released post-1980 that's always on all of those 'Best Christmas Movies Of All Time' lists that I haven't seen. Out of…
Animation… Movie #233 2021: Ratatouille (2007) 25 Dec 202124 Dec 2021 Happy holidays, folks! Thought I'd mark the occasion with... a movie that isn't about Christmas in the slightest. Maybe I'll watch one or two more festive-based movies before the year…
christmas… Movie #232 2021: Single All The Way (2021) 24 Dec 202123 Dec 2021 There seems to be a trend developing in the realm of Christmas films. Well, that's if you can call two movies 'a trend', I guess. Last year, Happiest Season was…
christmas… Movie #231 2021: Last Train To Christmas (2021) 23 Dec 202123 Dec 2021 Bloody hell, here we go again. Yet another Sky Original. Why do I keep doing this to myself? In my defence, Michael Sheen was on the roster so I simply…
Action… Movie #230 2021: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) 20 Dec 202126 Dec 2021 Let's not beat around the bush: it's almost impossible to talk about this movie without spoilers. Anything I write here will barely even scratch the surface of the film, purely…
adventure… Movie #229 2021: Encanto (2021) 17 Dec 202113 Dec 2021 Ahhhh. That's better. Over the course of 2021, Disney have had some success releasing their animated movies on their streaming platform with Raya and the Last Dragon and Luca. Both…
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