Hello, tomodachi. A belated welcome to two-thousand-and-seventeen. I’ve been devouring movies to escape reality, so my first Watched This Month of the year is probably going to look like a hot mess. Let’s worry about that later, though. For now, I want to share with you five upcoming films that I am eagerly awaiting. I’veContinueContinue reading “Upcoming 2017 Movies (You May Have Missed)”
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Best Movies of 2016
Good day, everybody. I hope you’ve all had a lovely Christmas and are looking forward to a special New Year, but for now – it’s list time! This post will be all about my favourite movies of 2016, compiling my most loved this year using the convenient and well-tested top ten formula (though I couldn’tContinueContinue reading “Best Movies of 2016”
Silence is Golden
“This was already a peasant face that would, in time, come to resemble that of Mokichi and Ichizo. This child, also, would grow up like its parents and grandparents; to eke out a miserable existence, face to face with the Black Sea in this cramped and desolate land. It, too, would live like a beastContinueContinue reading “Silence is Golden”
Movie Talk: All About Lily Chou-Chou
Title: All About Lily Chou-Chou (リリイ・シュシュのすべて) Director: Shunji Iwai Screenplay: Shunji Iwai Starring: Hayato Ichihara, Shûgo Oshinari, Ayumi Itô, Yû Aoi Released: Oct 2001 (JP), Jul 2002 (US), Aug 2002 (UK) Ever since I discovered All About Lily Chou-Chou in 2006, it has held a special place in my heart. Along with Takeshi Kitano’s Sonatine,ContinueContinue reading “Movie Talk: All About Lily Chou-Chou”
Movie Talk: Warcraft
Title: Warcraft Director: Duncan Jones Screenplay: Duncan Jones, Charles Leavitt Starring: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell Released: Jun 2016 (US & UK) I saw Warcraft earlier on and wanted to offer some quick thoughts. I feel obliged to say I’ve never played the Warcraft strategy game series, but my girlfriendContinueContinue reading “Movie Talk: Warcraft”
Movie Review: Warsaw ’44
Title: Warsaw ’44 (Miasto 44) Director: Jan Komasa Screenplay: Jan Komasa Starring: Józef Pawlowski, Zofia Wichlacz, Anna Próchniak Released: Sep 2014 (PL), Jun 2016 (UK) On the 1st of August, 1944 the Polish Home Army put in motion a plan to liberate Warsaw from Nazi Germany. The Warsaw Uprising was to coincide with the arrivalContinueContinue reading “Movie Review: Warsaw ’44”
Movie Review: The Little Prince
Title: The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) Director: Mark Osborne Screenplay: Irena Brignull, Bob Persichetti Starring: Jeff Bridges, Rachel McAdams, Riley Osborne, Mackenzie Foy Released: Jul 2015 (FR), Aug 2016 (US) Based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s 1943 novella, The Little Prince is one of the most significant and sincerely beautiful animated films I have seen inContinueContinue reading “Movie Review: The Little Prince”
2016 Oscar Snubs
Nominations for the 88th Academy Awards are out (click here for the full list) and as usual, they’re an upset in one way or another. The Revenant leads the nominations with a total of twelve, followed closely by Mad Max: Fury Road, which has ten. The Martian has the third most nominations with seven andContinueContinue reading “2016 Oscar Snubs”
Movie Review: The Revenant
Title: The Revenant Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu Screenplay: Mark L. Smith, Alejandro G. Iñárritu Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Domhnall Gleeson Released: Dec 2015 (US Limited), Jan 2016 (US & UK) Inspired by true events, The Revenant is a survival epic set during the 1820s in the American West. Leonardo DiCaprio plays HughContinueContinue reading “Movie Review: The Revenant”
Movie Review: The Hateful Eight
Title: The Hateful Eight Director: Quentin Tarantino Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Tim Roth Released: Dec 2015 (US), Jan 2016 (UK) I must confess, I am not the biggest fan of Quentin Tarantino. I enjoyed Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, but I could never get intoContinueContinue reading “Movie Review: The Hateful Eight”
Morning, Roo 