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Month: December 2021

2021 – Year In Review – Film

December 31, 2021 ~ philthebearblog ~ Leave a comment

Another year spent under the cloud of the Coronavirus pandemic comes to an end and the best thing that I can say is that my family are in good health still. I hope that is the case for all of you reading. Cinemas in the UK remained closed until May 19th of this year and … Continue reading 2021 – Year In Review – Film

2021 – Year In Review – Television

December 30, 2021 ~ philthebearblog ~ 1 Comment

This is a look at what I enjoyed the most on the ‘small screen’ this year, if that term can even apply anymore given the ridiculously high standard of programmes available across so many platforms. As with last year this is a look at what I enjoyed watching the most this year and release dates … Continue reading 2021 – Year In Review – Television

The Matrix Resurrections

December 28, 2021 ~ philthebearblog ~ Leave a comment

Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves) is a world famous video game designer who created The Matrix. But something seems off to him, he feels like he knows the woman he keeps seeing in the local coffee shop named Tiffany (Carrie-Anne Moss) and he needs his therapist (Neil Patrick Harris) to prescribe him blue pills to keep … Continue reading The Matrix Resurrections

Don’t Look Up

December 28, 2021 ~ philthebearblog ~ Leave a comment

When PHD candidate Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence) and her professor Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) discover a planet killing comet that will impact the Earth in six months they are flown over to The White House to explain the situation to President Orlean (Meryl Streep). Unfortunately for human kind the optics do not look good … Continue reading Don’t Look Up

The King’s Man

December 27, 2021 ~ philthebearblog ~ 2 Comments

This prequel to the popular Kingsman films show us the birth of the organisation that acts above Government’s in an effort to keep the world safe.  Beginning in South Africa in 1902 the young Conrad Oxford (Harris Dickinson) witnesses the death of his mother in the arms of his pacifist father Orlando (Ralph Fiennes). As … Continue reading The King’s Man

Encanto

December 24, 2021 ~ philthebearblog ~ Leave a comment

Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz) lives with her family in Colombia but is frustrated by the fact she lacks the gifts that they have. This is because Mirabel is the only member of the family not to have a magical trait and that includes the family home which can move its own floors and walls to assist … Continue reading Encanto

The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard

December 23, 2021 ~ philthebearblog ~ Leave a comment

Following the events of the first film, bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) has had his ‘Triple A’ bodyguard license revoked. Whilst on a sabbatical for his mental health Sonia Kincaid (Salma Hayek) storms in amongst a hail of bullets and enlists his help to rescue Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson).  Plot wise this sequel is … Continue reading The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard

Spider-Man: No Way Home

December 15, 2021 ~ philthebearblog ~ 1 Comment

Spider-Man’s (Tom Holland) secret identity has been revealed and not only is it making Peter Parker’s life a misery it is impacting the lives of all of those around him. Seeking help from Dr. Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) ultimately results in more chaos when Peter interrupts the spell resulting in villains from other universes arriving in … Continue reading Spider-Man: No Way Home

Dear Evan Hansen

December 14, 2021 ~ philthebearblog ~ Leave a comment

The film adaptation of the 2015 award winning musical that focuses on teen depression with Ben Platt reprising his Broadway lead role as Evan Hansen.  Evan is a lonely teenager suffering with depression and anxiety. Set an assignment by his therapist he has to write letters to himself as a way of giving himself a … Continue reading Dear Evan Hansen

West Side Story (2021)

December 13, 2021 ~ philthebearblog ~ 2 Comments

Maria (Rachel Zegler) and Tony (Ansel Elgort) fall in love on the west side of New York City. Unfortunately they are associated with rival street gangs and their love causes a rift that leads to war between the Jets and the Sharks.  Steven Spielberg has chosen to remake a film classic for his latest movie … Continue reading West Side Story (2021)

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