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My Favourite Books (and Films) in 2020
Unsurprisingly, this hasn’t been a great film-watching year for me, at least in terms of new releases. Since January, I’ve seen a grand total of six films in theatres, as well as three new releases via streaming services and one … Continue reading
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Tagged best of 2020, favourite books, favourite films
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Film review: Ammonite
Well, I certainly hadn’t expected that by mid-October, I would have seen a grand total of six films at the cinema. I’m not even sure I’ll see another one this year: new releases continue to be put back, and my … Continue reading
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Tagged Ammonite, film review, Kate Winslet, Lyme Regis, palaeontology, Saoirse Ronan
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Film review: Tenet
The last time I went to the cinema was when I saw Parasite on 17th February. The following month, the Covid-19 lockdown forced the closure of cinemas nationwide, and almost all of the big releases planned for the summer – … Continue reading
Film review: Birds of Prey
2016’s Suicide Squad was not a very good film – but one thing that many people did like about it was Margot Robbie’s performance as Harley Quinn. So to Warner Bros executives, bringing back Robbie for a film with Harley … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds of Prey, Ewan McGregor, film review, Harley Quinn, Margot Robbie
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Film review: A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood
Growing up in the UK, I didn’t get to watch Mister Rogers’ Neighbourhood – all I really knew of Fred Rogers was the occasional reference to him on other American TV shows. I learned a lot more about him more … Continue reading
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Tagged A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood, film review, Fred Rogers, Tom Hanks
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Film review: 1917
My first cinema visit of 2020 has been 1917, directed by Sam Mendes. Beginning on 6th April 1917 in WW1 France, we follow British soldiers Will Schofield (George MacKay) and Tom Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) as they are given an urgent … Continue reading
My Favourite Things in 2019
Favourite Books (Fiction) 05. The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King (audio) I finished Parts V, VI and VII of the Dark Tower series this year, and Part V was the best of those, with a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, favourite books, favourite films, favourite podcasts, favourite TV programmes
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Film review: Frozen II
Six years ago, the Disney animated film Frozen took the world by storm, becoming the highest-grossing animated film in history until it was surpassed by this year’s remake of The Lion King. It spawned such a wildly successful franchise that … Continue reading
Film review – Terminator: Dark Fate
Despite its best efforts, the Terminator franchise refuses to die. After two classic films directed by James Cameron, this is now the fourth attempt (fifth if you count The Sarah Connor Chronicles) to force the franchise to keep going, after … Continue reading
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Tagged Arnold Schwarzenegger, film review, Linda Hamilton, Terminator, Terminator: Dark Fate
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Film review: Joker
(Some spoilers) The Joker, Batman’s greatest nemesis, is well known for having no clear origin story; in Alan Moore’s Batman: The Killing Joke, he tells Batman that he considers his past to be “multiple choice”, with his memories always shifting. … Continue reading
