One of the big favourites to come out of the 2021 festival season was Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut, The Lost Daughter. The film follows Leda Caruso (Olivia Colman), a college professor who has ventured to Greece in order to finish her current project. Whilst there, she encounters Nina (Dakota Johnson), a young mother who has… Read More The Lost Daughter (2021)
In a year that has seen Disney release three animated films (Encanto, Raya and the Last Dragon and Pixar’s Luca), The Mitchells vs. the Machines is here to help push the boundaries of the animation medium even more. The film follows Katie Mitchell (Abbi Jacobson), an aspiring filmmaker who is about to start film school,… Read More The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
Netflix’s Don’t Look Up is one of the most talked about films of recent months thanks to the cast which is packed with A-listers. Adam McKay’s dark comedy follows a research team followed by Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) who discover that a huge comet is heading straight for Earth and will destroy it within… Read More Don’t Look Up (2021)
Awards season has begun once again and with such a turbulent year that has seen cinemas reopening and more studios utilising streaming services, there are an abundance of films that are competing for those big awards. What is wonderful to see about the offerings from 2021 is how well received films directed by women were… Read More 2022 Awards Season
One of the films that Amazon Studios is pushing this awards season is Aaron Sorkin’s Being the Ricardos which follows a week in the life of TV superstar Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) and her husband, Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem) in which the former is accused of being a member of the Communist party and has… Read More Being the Ricardos (2021)
Passing is a film that appears to have slipped under many filmgoers’ radars but one that should definitely be watched. This Netflix film sees phenomenal actress Rebecca Hall in her directorial debut and follows Reenie (Tessa Thompson), a woman who encounters a childhood friend, Clare (Ruth Negga), who explains to Reenie how she has been… Read More Passing (2021)
2021 has not been an easy year for anyone and it is during these difficult times that finding a source of comfort is incredibly important. For me, this was through watching films and despite the pandemic, there have been many quality films released this year with a lot of directors and filmmakers using the pandemic… Read More Top 10 Films of 2021
One of the most exciting additions to Netflix this year is Aardman’s latest short, Robin Robin. Following Robin (Bronte Carmichael), a robin who is raised by mice and longs to be a mouse who struggles to fit in with her family and is unable to gather food and complete tasks in the same way that… Read More Robin Robin (2021)
Please note that there are spoilers in this review! One of the biggest releases of the year was undoubtedly Spider-Man: No Way Home. Marking the last installment of the latest Spider-Man trilogy, we get to see Tom Holland make another great outing as everybody’s favourite neighbourhood superhero, Spider-Man. The film follows the aftermath of Spider-Man’s… Read More Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Disney has been on a roll this year and Encanto marks their third animated release (including Pixar) following Raya and the Last Dragon and Luca. Following the traditional format of the animated musical, Encanto is set in a small village in Colombia and follows the magical Madrigal family where each member has a unique gift… Read More Encanto (2021)
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