Happy Valentine Weekend, everyone! February is unofficially a romantic month given everywhere you look you'll see pink/red flowers/hearts of some kind to remind people that Valentine's Day is upon us. When it comes to movies, perhaps some of you might watch more romantic movies this month. Love is universal, so why not watch some romantic …
Continue reading 10 non-English language romance films to watch on Valentine’s Weekend
Happy almost Friday! It's TMP time! The Thursday Movie Picks blogathon was spearheaded by Wandering Through the Shelves Blog. The rules are simple simple: Each week there is a topic for you to create a list of three movies. Your picks can either be favourites/best, worst, hidden gems, or if you're up to it one …
Continue reading Thursday Movie Picks: Romance Tropes Edition – Friends to Lovers
Tales of unlikely friendships often make for great drama. Renowned Italian actress Sophia Loren made a come back to cinema nearly a decade since her last acting role, which marks the third time she collaborates with her own son, Edoardo Ponti. Here she plays Madame Rosa, an elderly woman living in a seaside town of …
There are SO many things to watch on Netflix that I always struggle to figure just WHAT to watch. Now, this is not a comprehensive list of ALL that's coming to Netflix which includes older movies that's been released before, i.e. The Bank Job, Inception, The Patriot, War Dogs, Captain Fantastic, etc. but these are NEW …
I've always been fascinated by two-hander type films which relies on the performances of only two actors for the entire duration of the film. It's quite tricky to pull off, but perhaps Malcolm & Marie's filmmaking style could just be the norm for the next year or two, given the restrictions of the pandemic. Apparently …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: Malcolm and Marie (2021)
Well, whaddayaknow. Award season is officially here, folks... though I doubt anyone is rolling out the red carpet just yet given Covid-19 (and its myriad of strains) are far from being contained. Well, here are the full nominations below and my commentary in each category + some of my winner pick/prediction highlighted in bold magenta: …
Continue reading Musings on 2021 Golden Globes nominations – Snubs + Surprises
Set in the early 1990s, The Little Things centers around Joe "Deke" Deacon (Denzel Washington), a deputy sheriff in Bakersfield, California. One day he is suddenly called to Los Angeles to retrieve a piece of evidence. It quickly becomes clear he has a deep and troubled past with the LAPD. When the evidence is withheld …
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