Bridget Jones’s Baby
How does a forty-something news producer courted by two dashingly handsome men (who both want to be father of her unborn child) still remain the underdog? Enter Bridget Jones… Continue reading Bridget Jones’s Baby
Category: Review
The Not So Secret Life of Pets
Have you seen the teaser trailer for ‘Secret Life of Pets’? If you haven’t go ahead and click on the link. Teaser Trailer ‘Secret Life of Pets’ This trailer is a small art-work in its own right. The film that follows it is less subtly quirky – but it is also thoroughly enjoyable. Max is a small dog and a pampered pet. He loves his … Continue reading The Not So Secret Life of Pets
Love and Friendship (Lady Susan)
Having spent my Master’s in Cambridge writing a dissertation about Austen and Laurence Sterne, I was looking forward with particular delight to reviewing the film adaptation Love and Friendship. I am glad not to be disappointed. First of all, however, let me give honour where it’s due. I cannot for the life of me understand why the film is entitled ‘Love and Friendship’, when it … Continue reading Love and Friendship (Lady Susan)
Laugh, Cry and Ponder: Florence Foster Jenkins
There are so many things about Florence Foster Jenkins that I can’t make up my mind about. It is well-acted and well-directed, and I keep pondering its scenes and its characters, trying yet failing to understand them. Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep) is convinced that she has considerable talent as an opera singer. Her accommodating husband (Hugh Grant) sets up concerts in which the entire audience … Continue reading Laugh, Cry and Ponder: Florence Foster Jenkins
Captain America: Civil War
My initial reaction to the trailer for Captain America: Civil War was not enthusiastic. I watched the quarrel between Iron Man and Captain America develop and I wrinkled my forehead. They’re super heroes, I thought to myself. Surely Marvel is running out of ideas. Why can’t they just get along? Well, after watching this film, I completely understand why they can’t. Captain America: Civil … Continue reading Captain America: Civil War
Zootropolis
I just came back from the cinema from watching Zootropolis, (as Zootopia is called in the UK). I am impressed. Zootropolis presents us with a world in which animals forget their old enmities and live together in peace. Yet prejudice is still rife: it is tough for a bunny to do anything other than carrot farming, and it is unthinkable to trust a fox. The … Continue reading Zootropolis
Hail, Caesar!
Hail, Caesar! is a flippant, tongue-in-cheek comedy about Hollywood in the 1950s. Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin) tries to do his best to keep the actors and directors of Capitol Studios in check. But when the main star of the studio, Baird Whitlock (George Clooney), is kidnapped, everything begins to fall into pieces and the gossip columnists begin to circle threateningly… It’s up to Eddie and … Continue reading Hail, Caesar!
Iron Man, or why you need to be a vulnerable millionaire.
I had a plan of reviewing The Iron Man films as a trilogy. The only problem with such an approach is that, after seeing them, I started doubting if they really were a trilogy. The stitching was a bit too loose, the trilogy was coming apart at the seams. The first Iron Man film definitely works well as a stand-alone, and I think it was … Continue reading Iron Man, or why you need to be a vulnerable millionaire.
Youth
‘You say emotions are overrated. Emotions are all we’ve got.’ Mick Boyle. I visited the hotel Schatzalp in Davos yesterday. It is a truly magical place. It was built in the 1890s as a sanatorium for TB sufferers, and now, as a hotel, it has an aura of both nostalgia and luxury. It is said to be extremely similar to the hotel that inspired Thomas … Continue reading Youth
Inside Out Excitement
Today’s Golden Globe for best animated picture went to Inside Out. I am going to take this opportunity to talk about a film which truly deserves it. I didn’t rush to see it. I thought that Inside Out was a bit too overthought a concept. There are so many places in which a film about personified emotions could go wrong. I liked the trailer, but … Continue reading Inside Out Excitement
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