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It’s easy to dismiss Away We Go as another quirky indie flick, rehashing the marmite tropes of the likes of Garden State, Juno and Little Miss Sunshine, but this is different. It’s captivatingly quirky and charming, with the right level of schmaltz. And, best of all, it’s a Sam Mendes film. That’s right, in between… Continue reading Film review: Away We Go
If you’re looking for the ultimate girl power film, forget Spice World: The Movie, you need to see Whip It! Back in 2009, Drew Barrymore added directing to her already outstanding CV with Whip It (which she also co-starred in and produced!), a film about a high school girl who joins the world of roller… Continue reading Film review: Whip It
The other day I was sat on the bus on the way home from work with my iTunes on shuffle, having just finished another book. I was skipping through practically every song and figured my best bet for uninterrupted tunes was playing my Top 25 Most Played. And you know what was on there? In… Continue reading Film review: Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
Last weekend I found myself sat on the sofa catching up on the old blog and flicking through the channels to have something on in the background to keep me company. When I came across Enchanted, I originally planned on it being a ‘background’ movie but I found myself getting more and more drawn in.… Continue reading Film review: Enchanted
Last Saturday night, I must have been one of the few people not watching the Eurovision Song Contest. You know what I watched instead? Jurassic Park. And the pressure was on – it was my boyfriend’s favourite film growing up and remains in his top five favourite films of all time. And it was my… Continue reading Film review: Jurassic Park
It’s time for some comic relief this week, with This is the End. It’s easy to dismiss it as just another one of those stoner flicks from the guys behind Superbad and Pineapple Express but, trust me, it’s actually frickin’ hilarious! Written and directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, and starring Rogen, James Franco,… Continue reading Film review: This is the End
Last weekend, I finally got round to seeing The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. It’s only been a couple of months since I saw the first instalment, so I’m kinda late to the game. The thing with me and this franchise is, like a lot of films, I avoided it because it was targeted at tweens… Continue reading Film review: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
As a woman, there are few things more depressing and frustrating than going to the cinema to see the latest blockbusters and seeing no strong female characters. Oftentimes, any potential ‘heroine’ is a damsel in distress or love interest. But not in Captain America: The Winter Soldier! Here, we have, not just one, but four… Continue reading Film review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Last night I indulged in one of my favourite activities: film night. I even had a bowl of popcorn on hand, thanks to my new handy popcorn maker*! There's something about drawing the curtains, sprawling across the sofa and stuffing handfuls of popcorn into your mouth, with the light of a 42-inch television casting the room in… Continue reading Film night
Peter Pan is one of those characters that popped up a lot in my life as I made my way to my teens. It started with the Disney film, and myself and my brother playing Peter Pan in the back garden. Not pirates and Indians; we pretended we had pixie dust and jumped off things,… Continue reading Film review: Peter Pan