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Category Archives: Weekly Recommendation
September Cinema goings
This was initially going to just be a review of Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood but I decided to include a couple of others I saw in the cinema. A Rainy Day in New York was one I went to for the actors and even though the performances were good, Woody Allen’s direction and writing did not work. Animals, directed by Sophie Hyde, was a screening I attended on my shift at the small cinema I volunteer at. Bizarrely, no one turned up. Below, I’m going to examine why these films have not done so well. Plus what I think of the latest Tarantino. Continue reading
Posted in Actor/Actress, Analysis, Director, Film, Girls, Weekly Recommendation
Tagged 1969, A Rainy Day in New York, Al Pacino, Alia Shawkat, Animals, Brad Pitt, Bruce Dern, Charles Manson, Diego Luna, Elle Fanning, Emile Hirsch, Emma Jane Unsworth, Holliday Grainger, hollywood, Ireland, Jude Law, Leonardo DiCaprio, Liev Schreiber, Margaret Qualley, Margot Robbie, New York City, Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino, Rafal Zawierucha, Selena Gomez, Sharon Tate, Sophie Hyde, timothee chalamet, Woody Allen
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Romantic Comedies are now promoting smart, successful and powerful women… and they’re still funny
Charlize Theron plays Charlotte Field, the Secretary of State of the United States. She has all the power, a team of advisers and not much down time. Her love interest, Fred Flarsky, played by Seth Rogen is a journalist who’s just been fired and dresses like he’s going to a 90s rave. Charlotte holds all the power between the two and it is her career on the line throughout the film. Continue reading
Strong Women in Film
Felicity Jones was powerful as Ruth and even though small in stature, she had command and the authority that Ruth had and still has. The portrayal of Rut Bader Ginsburg really inspired me that even though she had been pushed aside, Ruth knew her place was to fight for equality. Her daughter also inspired her as she turned to feminist activism. This film is really one to watch, not just for Felicity Jones’ amazing outfits, inspiring performance but Ruth’s amazing life story. Continue reading
Posted in Actor/Actress, Analysis, Film, Girls, Weekly Recommendation
Tagged 20th Century Women, A Private War, Actress, Amy Schumer, Anne Hathaway, Annette Bening, Brie Larson, Can you ever Forgive Me?, Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, Elle Fanning, Felicity Jones, Female, Female Characters, Feminine Power, Feminism, Feminist, Girl, Greta Gerwig, I Feel Pretty, Isn't it Romantic, Julie Andrews, Lashana Lynch, Lee Israel, Maria Rambeau, Marie Colvin, Melissa McCarthy, Mia Thermopolis, Monica Rambeau, On the Basis of Sex, Rebel Wilson, Rosamund Pike, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Strong Women, Strong Women in Film, The Princess Diaries, Woman, Women
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My Weekly Recommendation // February 2019
I really enjoyed this film. The bizarre alternate reality provided a satire view on corporate America and what it could be like if powerful companies had more influence. The film was clearly a protest against corporate greed with the CEO of WorryFree, a cost-free way of living, being a billionaire and the antagonist of the film. Continue reading
A Star is Born / A Simple Favour
Hello readers, I know another post so soon is not characteristic for me but yesterday I saw ‘A Star is Born’ and it really moved me so I couldn’t not write about it. I will also give my thoughts on … Continue reading
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Tagged A Simple Favour, A Star is Born, Andrew Dice Clay, Anna Kendrick, Anthony Ramos, Blake Lively, Bradley Cooper, Henry Golding, Ian Ho, Joshua Satine, Lady Gaga, music, Rafi Gavron, Sam Elliott, Shallow, thriller
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Award-Nominated Films: A Review
Hello readers, This post is dedicated to the three award-nominated films I have seen recently. Award season is often a time when the best films come out and this year is no exception. I saw all three of these films … Continue reading
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Tagged 1940s, Aaron Sorkin, Abbie Cornish, Academy Awards, Actor, Actress, aftereffects of a death, BAFTAs, Ben Mendelsohn, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Original Score, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture, Best Production Design, Best Supporting Actor, Bill Camp, Brian d'Arcy James, Bruno Delbonnel, Caleb Landry Jones, Carter Burwell, Child death, Chris O'Dowd, Claire Rankin, Clarke Peters, Clementine Churchill, cold case, Colorado, Crime, Dario Marianelli, Darkest Hour, David Malinowski, Director, drama, FBI, Frances McDormand, Gary Oldman, Golden Globes, Graham Greene, Great Britain, Idris Elba, Ivana, Jacqueline Durran, Jeremy Strong, Jessica Chastain, Joe Keery, John Hawkes, Jon Gregory, Katie Spencer, Kazuhiro Tsuji, Kevin Costner, Kristin Scott Thomas, LA, Lily James, London, Lucas Hedges, Lucy Sibbick, Martin McDonagh, Michael Cera, Miss Layton, Missouri, Molly Bloom, Molly's Game, Murder, Oscars, Peter Dinklage, Poker, Police, Police brutality, Prime Minster of Great Britain, Primorac, Ronald Pickup, SAG Awards, Sam Rockwell, Samara Weaving, Samuel West, Sarah Greenwood, Second World War, Sir Winston Churchill, Stephen Dillane, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, UK, USA, Winston Churchill, Woody Harrelson, World War 2, Writer, Zeljko Ivanek
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Review: The Post and Oscar Nominations
Hello readers, I recently saw The Post starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep so I am going to write my review and talk a bit about the context of the film and what it means in today’s climate in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950s, 1970s, 2018, Awards, BAFTA, Ben Bradlee, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Picture, call me by your name, Christopher Nolan, Cold War, comedy, Daniel Kaluuya, Darkest Hour, drama, Dunkirk, England, France, Frances McDormand, Gary Oldman, Get Out, Golden Globe, Greta Gerwig, Guillermo Del Toro, Harry Styles, Historical, Horror, I Tonya, Interracial relationship, italy, James D'Arcy, James Ivory, Joe Wright, Jordan Peele, Katharine Graham, Kenneth Branagh, Lady Bird, Margot Robbie, Mark Rylance, Meryl Streep, Oscar nominations 2018, Oscars 2018, Phantom Thread, Present Day, Review, SAG Award, Sally Hawkins, Saoirse Ronan, Steven Spielberg, Sufjan Stevens, The Post, The Shape of Water, The Washington Post, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, timothee chalamet, Tom Hanks, Tom Hardy, USA, War Drama, Washington, Winston Churchill, World War 2
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Paddington 2, Breathe and Murder on the Orient Express
Hello readers, I know I haven’t posted in 2 weeks but I have been temporarily preoccupied with university tests and coursework. I am back today though. This week I thought I would post about films I only saw in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920s, 1950s, 5 out of 5, Agatha Christie, Andrew Garfield, Ben Miller, Ben Whishaw, Breathe, Brendan Gleeson, Britain, British, cinema, Claire Foy, Daisy Ridley, december, Derek Jacobi, Diana Cavendish, England, film, films, Hercule Poirot, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Grant, Imelda Staunton, Jessica Hynes, Jim Broadbent, Joanne Lumley, Johnny Depp, Jonathan Cavendish, Josh Gad, Jr., Judi Dench, Julie Walters, Jurassic Park, Kenneth Branagh, Kenya, Leslie Odom, London, Lucy Boynton, Madeline Harris, Marwan Kenzari, Michael Bond, Michael Gambon, Michelle Pfeiffer, movie, movies, murder mystery, Murder on the Orient Express, Olivia Colman, Paddington, Paddington 2, Paddington Bear, Penelope Cruz, Peter Capaldi, polio, Robin Cavendish, Sally Hawkins, Samuel Joslin, Sergei Polunin, The Florida Project, Tom Bateman, Tom Davis, Tom Hollander, train, true story, weekly recommendations, Willem Dafoe
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