BFI London Film Festival 2018 Review: Been So Long – “A celebration of love”
A musical based in London’s Camden, Tinge Krishnan’s Been So Long is a romantic drama that follows Simone (Michaela Coel), a single mother...
Read MoreBFI London Film Festival 2018 Review: The Kindergarten Teacher – “Heart-breaking and beautiful”
Maggie Gyllenhaal stars as Lisa, a kindergarten teacher trying to reawaken her own creativity by taking an evening class in poetry outside...
Read MoreBFI London Film Festival 2018 Review: Wild Rose – “An engaging, investing and ultimately joyous film”
In Tom Harper’s Wild Rose, Jessie Buckley (star of the excellent Beast) plays Rose-Lynn, a woman fresh out of a year in jail who’s trying...
Read MoreReview – Mission: Impossible Fallout – “A breath-taking masterpiece in action cinema”
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is back for this latest Mission: Impossible film, Mission: Impossible Fallout, directed again by Cruise’s...
Read MoreBlu-ray Review: Paddington 2
Paddington and his family, the Browns, are back and, this time, all Paddington can think about is his aunt’s birthday. When he finds the...
Read MoreBlu-ray Review: mother! – “I’m still not entirely sure if I liked it”
It’s been days since I watched Darren Aronofsky’s mother! and I’m still not entirely sure if I liked it. The film dances along the line...
Read More52 Films By Women: December
As 2017 draws to a close, there are a few final films to be added to the list of #52FilmsByWomen. Thanks to everyone who got involved this...
Read MoreA look back at my #52FilmsByWomen challenge
Back in January, I decided to try the #52FilmsByWomen challenge because I realised that a huge majority of films I was watching were made...
Read MoreReview: The Greatest Showman – “Utterly charming”
The enchanting new musical, The Greatest Showman, brings back beloved musical man Hugh Jackman along with an impressive collection of...
Read More52 Films by Women: November
There sadly wasn’t a whole lot of time this November to watch films, but the two I did manage to see were certainly worth discussing! Here...
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