In 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein (Christian Bale) tracks down Dr. Euphronius (Annette Bening) and requests that she make him a companion. The outcome is The Bride (Jessie Buckley), who is an amalgamation of the murdered woman that she once was, the spirit of Mary Shelley, who wrote the original story, and the new creature that she … Continue reading The Bride!
The 2026 Academy Awards will take place on Sunday 15th March and this year there are some intriguing possibilities in the major categories. Last year my prediction success rate was just under 50%, so lets see if I can do better this time! Below I will provide links to my reviews of each film in … Continue reading Oscars 2026 Predictions
Agnes (Jessie Buckley) and William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) attempt to process the intense grief of their eleven year old son Hamnet dying. Opening with the moment Agnes and William meet this film plots their courtship, marriage and life together until everything comes crashing down for them with the death of their son. For me, the … Continue reading Hamnet
This is my third year of doing a most anticipated list and I have to say it is a lot of fun. It always gets me excited about what is to come and lets me reflect on how expectation lived up to reality. Of my Top 10 films last year two have been postponed into … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2025
When pious church going Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) begins receiving letters full of profane language and insults her neighbour Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley) is accused of the crime. But Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan) thinks there is more to it than meets the eye and undertakes her own investigation against her superior officers wishes. … Continue reading Wicked Little Letters
Anna (Jessie Buckley) and Ryan (Jeremy Allen White) share true love. And thanks to modern technology that love has been scientifically proven thanks to a rather painful test. The only issue is that Anna is having some doubts and in an effort to understand more she starts a job at a love clinic where she … Continue reading Fingernails
Welcome to my review of film in 2022. If you want to see my top 30 films of the year you can quickly scroll down, otherwise I was just going to share a few thoughts first. Personally I have found the year to be rather middling in quality. The opening and closing months included the … Continue reading 2022 – Year In Review – Film
After Harper (Jessie Buckley) witnesses her husband James (Paapa Essiedu) fall to his death from the balcony of their London flat she retreats to the countryside to “heal”. However the men that she meets there (all played by Rory Kinnear) are a little less than welcoming. As the story unfolds we will keep returning to … Continue reading Men
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