Drama… Movie #85 2021: The Founder (2016) 2 Apr 202112 Mar 2021 Michael Keaton, Laura Dern and Nick Offerman? Yep, I’m in. Would I have watched a movie about the founding of McDonald’s if it didn’t come with some of my favourite actors? Probably not.…
Drama… Movie #84 2021: Empire of the Sun (1987) 1 Apr 202111 Mar 2021 And so my attempt to watch more Spielberg continues! This time, I jumped back in time to 1987 to give one of his more ‘classic’ films a watch. Empire of…
Comedy Movie #83 2021: Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021) 31 Mar 20219 Mar 2021 Sometimes a little nonsense is exactly what the doctor ordered, right? From the masterminds who penned 2011 smash hit comedy Bridesmaids comes Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,…
Drama… Movie #82 2021: Winter’s Bone (2010) 30 Mar 20211 Apr 2021 Winter’s Bone. The movie that first garnered attention for the now instantly recognisable Jennifer Lawrence. Can you blame me for being interested? Winter’s Bone is an American drama film set…
Awards Season… Movie #81 2021: Sound of Metal (2019) 29 Mar 202129 Mar 2021 There’s no doubt about it, the 2010s saw a meteoric rise for Riz Ahmed. First bursting onto the scene in British comedy Four Lions, Ahmed went on to star in…
Animation… Movie #80 2021: Meet the Robinsons (2007) 28 Mar 20215 Mar 2021 Meet the Robinsons is a rarity for Disney. Not only is it a standalone movie with no sequels to its name, but the majority of producers, writers and the director…
Awards Season… Movie #79 2021: Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) 27 Mar 20214 Mar 2021 When Daniel Kaluuya won his Golden Globe for Judas and the Black Messiah, my girlfriend and I cheered the house down because he so deserved it. Weirdly though, it wasn’t…
Drama… Movie #78 2021: Amistad (1997) 26 Mar 20213 Mar 2021 You may recall that I recently reviewed Minority Report and vowed to watch more Spielberg films. Well, guess what? I immediately forgot I said that as soon as I finished…
Comedy Movie #77 2021: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020) 25 Mar 20212 Mar 2021 Remember the good old days in 2006 when Sandi Thom was singing about being a punk rocker with flowers in her hair? When Scissor Sisters burst onto the scene with…
Coming of Age… Movie #76 2021: Beyond Clueless (2014) 24 Mar 20212 Mar 2021 Well this was... different. Beyond Clueless is pretty much an analysis of teen and coming-of-age movies in the form of a documentary. Well, it’s more of a dramatic reading of…
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