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Persuasion 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

25th July 2022 by Sarah 2 Comments

In 19th century England, an unmarried woman whose aristocratic family are falling on (relatively) hard times reconnects with an old flame. Much has been made of the shallow updating in this newest adaptation of Persuasion. When renting out their ancestral home, the cash-strapped Elliots worry that leaving behind the household ledgers leaves them open to… Persuasion Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: jane austen, love, lyme, persuasion

“SAND! Like sands. Like the ocean”: The Licorice Pizza trailer is here

27th September 2021 by Sarah

Teenage love. Acting. The correct way to pronounce Barbra StreiSAND. Yes, it’s the trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza, about a high school boy who falls in love. And gets a lesson from film producer Jon Peters on film star names. Here’s the very short synopsis: Set in 1970s San Fernando Valley, the film… “SAND! Like sands. Like the ocean”: The Licorice Pizza trailer is here Read More

Filed Under: Trailers Tagged With: 1970s, AAA, acting, alana Haim, cooper hoffman, liquorice pizza, love, Paul Thomas Anderson

The Last Bus 2.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

30th August 2021 by Sarah 4 Comments

An elderly man takes his wife’s ashes from Scotland to Cornwall, by bus. Tom Harper, the old man at the centre of The Last Bus, is one of those people who says little while conveying a lot. Part-way through his long journey from John O’Groats to Land’s End he’s staying overnight in a scruffy hotel,… The Last Bus Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: bereavement, buses, family, love, road trip

Some thoughts on Summerland

31st July 2020 by Sarah

Warning: this is very spoilery so if you came here via a search engine looking for my review, and haven’t seen the film yet, you can read it here. I said at the end of my review that everything is tied up very neatly. It’s not coincidence – that’s made clear – but it is… Some thoughts on Summerland Read More

Filed Under: Re-caps (spoiler warning!) Tagged With: love, summerland, war

Summerland 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

30th July 2020 by Sarah

In Kent during World War II, Alice, who has never got over a broken relationship, reluctantly takes in Frank, a young evacuee. Initially resolving to be rid of him within a week, she eventually opens her heart to him. Some of the insults and accusations aimed at women down the ages may be dependent on… Summerland Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: evacuees, folklore, love, war, ww2

Portrait of a Lady on Fire 5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

1st March 2020 by Tracey Sinclair Leave a Comment

A love story set in the 18th century about Marianne, a painter, and the aristocratic Heloïse, whose pre-wedding portrait she has been commissioned to paint. Heloïse, unwilling to marry, has consistently refused to sit – so Marianne paints her secretly, having been introduced as a hired companion. Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a… Portrait of a Lady on Fire Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: art, brittany, france, lesbian cinema, lesbian relationships, love, painting

EMMA. 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

7th February 2020 by Sarah 3 Comments

When you get to my age it feels like Emma adaptations come round more often than unexpected Jon Bernthal cameos, so I was surprised to discover it’s actually 21 years since Gwyneth Paltrow’s big screen outing as the “handsome, clever and rich” – and meddlesome – heroine. And this EMMA is a hugely enjoyable, fresh… EMMA. Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: jane austen, love, regency england

“I’m not a career elf!” – the Last Christmas international trailer is here

12th September 2019 by Sarah Leave a Comment

*** Read my review of Last Christmas *** And this one goes in much more heavily on the dark side of the festive season. In this case it’s the illness Kate (Emilia Clarke) suffered the previous Christmas, which left her near death. 12 months on, the experience still has her in its grip and she… “I’m not a career elf!” – the Last Christmas international trailer is here Read More

Filed Under: Trailers Tagged With: christmas, george michael, illness, love, wham

Falling Inn Love 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

29th August 2019 by Sarah Leave a Comment

To B&B or not to B&B, that is the question – as American city girl Gabriela wins an actual New Zealand guesthouse in a competition, meeting handsome local builder Jake when she turns up to view her beautiful but ramshackle prize (which at least comes with its own goat, Gilbert). To which I could also… Falling Inn Love Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: DIY, green energy, love, new zealand

Benjamin 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

7th August 2019 by Sarah Leave a Comment

A second film, like a second album, is fraught with problems, but it also offers a rich seam of jokes, especially around the double edged sword that early success brings. “Ideally I’d have just made that film and died”, young filmmaker Benjamin tells his publicist, Billie about his first movie. “Is that not a good answer…?”… Benjamin Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: anxiety, filmmaking, LGBT, love, media

Always Be My Maybe 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

31st May 2019 by Sarah Leave a Comment

Sasha Tran (Ali Wong) is magazine cover-famous. She’s a top chef with a successful LA restaurant, another about to open in San Francisco, and a New York venue coming later. Her childhood friend friend Marcus Kim (Randall Park) is lamppost-famous. His flyers for his 15-year-old band Hello Peril have finally reached the other side of San Francisco,… Always Be My Maybe Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: chef, family, love, restaurants

In Fabric 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

26th April 2019 by Sarah Leave a Comment

With In Fabric, director Peter Strickland has built a world which conveys all that is best and worst about shopping: carnal, animalistic, beautiful, frightening and blackly funny, with as many touchable moments as teachable ones. Imagine a cross between 1970s department store sitcom Are You Being Served? and the original Suspiria, and that just about… In Fabric Read More

Filed Under: Film Reviews Tagged With: dress, loneliness, love, retail, sale, shopping

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Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, John Wick lover and Gerard Butler apologist. Still waiting for Mike Banning vs John Wick: Requiem

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Reviews

Netflix and chill: the film club discusses The Pale Blue Eye 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

See How They Run 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Maneater 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Clarkson’s Farm (TV series, season 1) 4.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

The Reef: Stalked 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Persuasion 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

GATLOPP: Hell Of A Game 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Jurassic World: Dominion 2.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Top Gun: Maverick 5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Senior Year 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

H20h no! The Film Club watches Black Water: Abyss 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? (TV mini series) 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Pursuit Of A Jigsaw (short film) Short Film 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Operation Mincemeat 4 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Reed’s Point 2 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Let The Wrong One In 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Death On The Nile 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Deep Water 2.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆

Moonfall 3 stars☆☆☆☆☆

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