Mary Poppins Returns With the recent influx of remakes coming through from Disney, it was with a mild sense of trepidation that I took my seat for Mary Poppins Returns. I needn't have worried. A retrospective sequel, Mary Poppins Returns hits all the right notes, both literally and ...
Thoughts on Disney’s Coco
Since my university days, I've really enjoyed 'reading' films. It's something I haven't featured a lot on here (not since La La Land and The Artist!) and I've decided to start sharing more of my thoughts on films that I enjoy. I'm kickstarting this series with Disney's 'Coco', which I watched ...
Thoughts on La La Land
La La Land Review There has been a big song and dance since the release of La La Land (pun very much intended) and it’s not hard to understand why. Exuding charm and nostalgic magic by the bucket load, it is an absolute delight to watch (and for this old film studies student to get her teeth ...
Frank Film Review
Let me be Frank… When Jamie showed me the advert for the film ‘Frank’ a month or two ago, I was intrigued. Unsure, but intrigued all the same. He also showed me footage of Chris Sievey, whose alter ego ‘Frank Sidebottom’ was the inspiration for the film. Doning his signature paper-meche head, I ...
Thoughts on The Artist
The Artist film review Silence really is golden. Offering a captivating story, a charming cast and a celebration of old Hollywood, silent film The Artist is a black and white delight - yet one of the most colourful films you will see. Cinematic genius is a label not to be used lightly, ...
Golden Age Thinking
"Nostalgia is denial... denial of the painful present." Do you ever watch a film and identify with it so much, you'd say it was made for you?! You may recognise the above, from what is undoubtedly my favourite film, Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris. I remember going to the cinema with Jamie ...
The Magical Spirit of The Muppets
Do you ever go to the cinema and laugh the whole way through a film? Not just small chuckles, but real belly laughs? I’m not sure about you, but this is not something that happens for me very often at all. However, when myself and the Beau went to see the Muppets, this is exactly what happened. ...