Review – The Last Five Years
(Source) I’ll be upfront and admit that I have a love/hate relationship with musicals. Sometimes I find them inspiring and touching, and I usually find they work best in either a fantasy or historical setting; think Disney classics,…
Films I’m Looking Forward To In 2015
I recently wrote a post about the music I’m excited about this year, including new releases and artists I’ve only just discovered. This time around, we’re looking at films. I can be a pretty big geek about some…
Review – Into the Woods
(Source) Mix together several classic fairytales and throw in a lot of singing, and you’ve basically got Into the Woods. I imagine there’ll be many people who don’t enjoy this film because of these two factors, but they were…
Review – The Maze Runner
(Source) Having already read the novel by James Dashner, (my review can be found here), and being familiar with many of the cast members from other things, I had fairly high expectations for the film adaptation of The Maze…
5 Feel-Good Films
Some days are just bad days. Often for no real reason, I find myself in a rubbish mood all day. My usual solution is to take an evening off from doing anything else, getting into bed with some…
Review – Guardians of the Galaxy
Being a big Marvel film fan, I have high expectations for each of their new films, so of course, it was no different this time around. I’m not a comic book reader, though, so I don’t have the background knowledge…
Review – The Amazing Spider-Man 2
(Source) It’s no secret that superhero films have seen a huge resurgence over the past few years, in particular those featuring Marvel characters. Yet Spider-Man seems to be a particularly iconic character – after all, the series was…
Review – Veronica Mars
(Source) First of all, it’s important to note that the Veronica Mars movie would not have been made without the fans. When the film was put forward, it was fan support that exceeded all expectations by raising over $5 million…
Review – Not Another Happy Ending
Warning: minor spoilers ahead I had mixed feelings about Not Another Happy Ending. Before watching I was unsure whether it would be a typical romantic comedy, or something a little more indie and different; it turned out to be…
Review – Afternoon Delight
(Source) So, this may turn out to be less of a review, and more my thoughts on the film’s themes and characters (spoilers ahead!). First of all though, I will say that I really enjoyed Afternoon Delight, perhaps…
