Awards Season… Movie #62 2021: Nomadland (2020) 10 Mar 202111 Mar 2021 I’m finding it extremely difficult to figure out how to begin this review. Quite simply, it’s a piece of purely phenomenal filmmaking. Nomadland marks director Chloe Zhao’s third feature film,…
Classics… Movie #61 2021: On the Rocks (2020) 9 Mar 202122 Feb 2021 Something weird happened regarding my interest in seeing this movie. Not only do I love Rashida Jones and Bill Murray, but I also love irreverent dark comedies, and I’m trying…
Awards Season… Movie #59 2021: Minari (2020) 7 Mar 202120 Feb 2021 This is it: the ultimate movie for dreamers. Why are there not more American movies on this topic?! Minari focuses on a family of immigrants from Korea whose children (born…
Awards Season… Movie #58 2021: Hillbilly Elegy (2020) 6 Mar 202119 Feb 2021 Hillbilly Elegy has received quite a lot of criticism since its arrival on Netflix, so I thought I’d give it a go. Do I understand the hate for it after…
Comedy… Movie #57 2021: To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020) 5 Mar 202118 Feb 2021 I’m really burning through some franchises this year, am I not? First X-Men, then National Treasure and now To All the Boys. I mean, why not? There’s always room for…
Animation… Movie #55 2021: Over the Moon (2020) 3 Mar 202118 Feb 2021 It’s (finally!) awards season! This week the Golden Globes made a comeback, and although I have heard in good faith that a lot of this year’s nominees are questionable (what’s…
Comedy… Movie #54 2021: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018) 2 Mar 202117 Feb 2021 As of last month, this movie is now part of a trilogy. Movies don’t usually get sequels unless they’re super popular, right? To make sure I was keeping up with…
Action… Movie #53 2021: National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) 1 Mar 202128 Feb 2021 Yes, I loved the first National Treasure so much that I immediately watched the sequel. And what?! National Treasure: Book of Secrets goes even more crazy than its predecessor. How…
Awards Season Golden Globes 2021: Predictions for Winners in All Feature Film Categories 28 Feb 202128 Feb 2021 We take a break from our usual programming now to predict the results of this evening’s Golden Globes ceremony! Some of the nominees this year are a little... interesting to…
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…
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