Watch, then read, unless you don't care about SPOILERS! I love to discuss character and story, which is often difficult to do without touching on specific scenes or a movie's ending.
Phew! Well after Mank, I need a palate cleanser; fairy Godmothers on Disney+ should do the trick. Eleanor Bloomingbottom (Jillian Bell) is the youngest fairy Godmother in the Motherland, the place where Godmothers live. Although she is not yet fully … Continued
What the hell, Netflix! Mank comes out and it doesn’t come up as a featured new release? Mank is directed by David Fincher, one of the best directors going around. It also stars the third most recent Best Actor Oscar … Continued
I think it was Australia’s Dorothea Mackellar, and her famous poem, My Country, that starts with the lines; ‘I love a sunburnt Santa. A sleigh of flaking paint. Of sweaty reindeer herd. Of hot, and bothered strain.’ Or at least … Continued
For the number of movies I see, there aren’t many trailers that make me audibly exasperate, ‘Oh c’mon on!’ The trailer for Antebellum promises a premise of a young successful black mother living in the modern day, thrust back into … Continued
I must’ve been seven-years-old when I told my Mum we could skip the newest Disney release these school holidays, because it didn’t interest me. But a friend of mine was having his birthday at the cinemas, and had decided to … Continued
Set in 1970, Misbehaviour tells the story of the feminist protests surrounding the annual Miss World Championship, and the inside machinations of the televised tournament. Sally Alexander (Keira Knightly) and Jo Robinson (Jessie Buckley) are anti-patriarchal activists, who bond over … Continued
A Christmas slice of Stewart. Brie is a bonus. Plus, Plaza is perfection! You know what, drizzle some Davis on there as well. Merry Steenburgen! Harper (Mackenzie Davis) is returning home for the holidays, and impulsively invites her girlfriend to … Continued
Books, books, books! Who reads anymore? Why would you need to? In 2020 alone we’ve had adaptations of Little Women, Emma, The Call of the Wild, The Invisible Man, Rebecca, and The Secret Garden, with Black Beauty planned for Disney+ … Continued
Ok, I saw the first Christmas Chronicles when it first came out, back in the day (2018), but I don’t remember a lick about it. I have to Wikipedia the plot to get back up to speed and refresh my … Continued
I think I unintentionally set myself up with the best snacks for a hillbilly movie – beef jerky and iced tea. Talk about setting a mood. I had to look up what ‘Elegy’ means though; the internet dictionary tells me … Continued