Here's my Top Ten Guilty-Pleasure Films. They aren't necessarily Oscar-Award worthy, but I could easily watch these glorious films in a never ending loop. All I'd probably need are some good snacks and a box of tissues at the ready. Let the countdown begin! (500) Days of Summer [2009] I adore this film for its [...]
Hollywood’s attempts at putting theatre related shows on screen have had varying degrees of success (Smash and Rise, yes I’m referring to you). The latest attempt to catch my attention was the 2016 film, ‘Opening Night’, which is now available to stream on Netflix. I’m surprised it seemingly passed under many peoples' radar, as it [...]
https://open.spotify.com/user/ea652/playlist/0LpvCtEE7TCT1ZBCAhAo13 Break-ups. Although they can be for the best, it doesn't always feel that way at the start. Last year, I went through a pretty messy one. If it wasn't for this collection of songs, - I'm not sure I would have been able to weather the storm that it was. For anyone going through [...]
This week, Netflix released its newest Young Adult Rom-Com - ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ based on the novel by Jenny Han. In a film genre which is saturated with predictable plot lines, it’s commendable that this has a unique starting premise. But it doesn’t take long to realise that it’s a pretty [...]
Athletic dancers march onto the stage, all dressed in sexy black Battlestar Galatica-esque outfits. They continue to march and pull military style poses. They halt and you can feel the suspense fill the open-air venue. And then the moment thousands of us have been waiting for arrives. Britney enters. The crowd goes wild. On 13th [...]
It’s not often that you see film studios attempt to capture religious figures cinematically, particularly in the format of an animated musical. However, the 1998 DreamWorks film ‘Prince of Egypt’ uniquely did just that. We are presented with a protagonist who showcases outstanding bravery to demand that the leader of slaves lets his people go [...]
There’s a phenomenon in modern-day pop songs whereby the main message of a song is often communicated via the repetition of certain lyrics e.g. ‘I Really Like You’ by Carly Rae Jepsen. By the end of the song you get the single simple message that she really likes someone. Although I don’t mind the song, [...]
It’s been a long time since I’ve felt such an emotional response to a film. I am known to shed light tears occasionally, but Lady Bird has somewhat changed the game. It was during my second viewing of the film that I felt my insides ache as if I had just been punched in the [...]
It’s been said that “Comparison is the thief of all joy”. Well who ever said that never thought to compare how well a musical and a TV series pull off adapting the same source material. I’m primarily interested in, what can a TV adaption do well that may have not be possible for a musical [...]
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