Awards Season… Movie #24 2023: All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) 26 Mar 202322 Mar 2023 Google 'Best War Movies'. Nine times out of ten, you'll see classics like Full Metal Jacket, Saving Private Ryan, Apocalypse Now, The Thin Red Line and others of a similar…
adventure… Movie #20 2023: The Sea Beast (2022) 14 Mar 20238 Mar 2023 Okay, I'll let (all two of) you into a little secret: I'm writing this a few days before the Oscars ceremony. So I have no idea who got the nod…
Art House… Movie #13 2023: TÁR (2022) 28 Feb 202327 Feb 2023 Some loved it, some hated it. I'm actually going to side with the former on this occasion in that Tár is probably one of my favourite 'First Watches' of the…
Animation… Movie #7 2023: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021) 15 Feb 202315 Feb 2023 Here's what I've learned so far in regards to the Oscar nominations: I might be in love with every single nominee in the Best Animated Feature Film category. So I've…
Awards Season… Movie #31 2022: King Richard (2021) 30 Mar 202229 Mar 2022 Well. This is awkward, isn't it? Truth is, I watched King Richard before the Oscars ceremony, therefore I also saw it before... well, you know what. All I'll say is,…
Drama… Movie #22 2022: The Power of the Dog (2021) 7 Mar 20225 Mar 2022 Can you tell I'm finally making an attempt at seeing some of this year's Oscar nominated films? The Power of the Dog is usually something I wouldn't even look twice…
adventure… Movie #14 2022: Free Solo (2018) 15 Feb 202212 Feb 2022 Well, here you have it. My first 5 Q movie of the year... and it's a documentary. Who'd have thought? Don't forget: not all movies are fiction, and this is…
Comedy… Movie #112 2021: Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 29 Apr 202119 Apr 2021 Life is full of ‘why’s’, isn’t it? Why didn’t I pay more attention in school? Why am I so addicted to reality TV competition shows? Why does capitalism reign supreme…
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…
Drama Movie #340 2020: Carol (2015) 5 Dec 20202 Dec 2020 Some of this film is set at Christmas, so it's partially a Christmas film, right? Eh, well. I'm past the point of caring. What's more surprising is that I -…
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