Warning: very spoilery, obviously, on the last, batshit half hour. (My three-star review is here.) Anna is sent a photo of herself from an anonymous email account. In the photo she’s sleeping, holding a glass of wine, and the clock behind her says 2.02. In a very stagey (but enjoyable!) scene Detectives Little and Norelli… Two women, two windows… The ending of The Woman In The Window Read More
The Dear Evan Hansen trailer is here! (though admittedly I wasn’t expecting it)
I didn’t know what this was (an adaptation of a megahit Broadway musical!) until today and now I am quietly drowning in a puddle of my own tears after watching a three minute trailer. I am very easily manipulated though… Just ask my children. And my dog. I do know that, like every musical, I… The Dear Evan Hansen trailer is here! (though admittedly I wasn’t expecting it) Read More
Those Oscar Nominations From B-Z
I was at the cinema watching Live By Night, and after what seemed like several days emerged blinking into the sunlight, feeling let down and deflated. Then I saw the Oscar nominations and felt let down and deflated. Oscar nomination day means the usual wailing about expected shoo-ins being left out, or under appreciated indies being ignored… Those Oscar Nominations From B-Z Read More
BAFTA Award Nominations Are Out And Hello Again Amy Adams!
Once The British Academy of Film & Television Arts awards (the BAFTAS) were held after the Oscars, by which time everyone was bored with awards ceremonies and the designers had literally run out of nice dresses, so hardly anyone famous actually went. Every now and then a bona fide Hollywood megastar would put in an appearance… BAFTA Award Nominations Are Out And Hello Again Amy Adams! Read More
10 Movies to Watch on a Desert Island
So if I was stuck on a desert island with only a solar DVD player for company and room for just TEN movies these are the ones I’d take and would happily watch again & again & again until Gerard Butler came to rescue me. 1. Prometheus – Being on a desert island at one with… 10 Movies to Watch on a Desert Island Read More