Comedy… Movie #131 2020: Rough Night (2017) 5 May 20202 May 2020 Ah, Rough Night. A movie that I saw the trailer for in the cinema and thought it looked brilliant. I mean, Scarlett Johanssen, Kate McKinnon, and Zoe Kravitz all in…
Cerebral… Movie #130 2020: The Conversation (1974) 4 May 20202 May 2020 Finding 'classics' to watch that will broaden your knowledge of film is difficult sometimes. I get that. What if you find it boring? What if you don't love it as…
Animation… Movie #129 2020: Trolls World Tour (2020) 4 May 20201 May 2020 I promised you Trolls World Tour and here it is! Look, in times of crisis, we all need something to cheer us up and take our minds off the insane…
Classics… Movie #128 2020: Fargo (1996) 3 May 20201 May 2020 Fargo is one of those movies that people look back on fondly, so is it worth the praise it gets? Yes and no, I'd say. At the opening of Fargo,…
Animation… Movie #127 2020: Trolls (2016) 3 May 20203 May 2020 Why do Dreamworks animations get such a bad reputation? Sure, they have some clunkers (*cough* Bee Movie), but they have some great stuff! (Shrek, Shark's Tale, to name a few).…
Art House… Movie #126 2020: High Life (2018) 2 May 202030 Apr 2020 Back to the immersion into MUBI now, with a high concept, science fiction space horror from director Claire Denis. High Life tells the gripping tale of a group of death…
Classics… Movie #125 2020: Duck Soup (1933) 2 May 202029 Apr 2020 Wow, 1933. This is the oldest film so far on TQR, and it's probably always going to be the oldest! Duck Soup is one of those classics that everyone has…
Art House… Movie #124 2020: The Squid and the Whale (2005) 1 May 202029 Apr 2020 Did I mention that Noah Baumbach is becoming one of my favourite directors? Yes, yes I did. Thankfully, The Squid & the Whale only solidified that opinion. As usual, Baumbach…
Comedy… Movie #123 2020: Yesterday (2019) 1 May 202028 Apr 2020 Imagine writing this movie. Imagine having the main character get into some freak accident where certain aspects of culture completely disappeared from history. Imagine making The Beatles and Nirvana never…
Comedy Movie #122 2020: Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) 30 Apr 202028 Apr 2020 Forgetting Sarah Marshall is one of those movies that I just never had any interest in watching. Even when I watched it, I wasn't interested in watching it. But, one…
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