Blitz tells the tale of a group of Londoners navigating life during the bombings of World War II in the 1940s. Written and directed by Steve McQueen, the film opened with a fiery inferno right from its opening scene. Firefighters desperately try to put out the blaze that engulfs a row of houses, one of …
Tag: Saoirse Ronan
FlixChatter Review: THE OUTRUN (2024) – Saoirse Ronan superbly portrays a woman battling addiction in this year’s hidden gem
Saoirse Ronan is an actress I’d watch in pretty much anything. That’s the main appeal of The Outrun for me. I don’t usually go for addiction films simply because Hollywood has a history of glamorizing drug and alcohol use as a way to enjoy life, often hiding the harsh truths of addiction. Although some movies …
FlixChatter Review: FOE – Saoirse Ronan + Paul Mescal’s marriage unravels in this slo-burn dystopian drama
I saw this back in October at Twin Cities Film Fest on the big screen. The main draw for me was Saoirse Ronan who rarely makes a wrong move in her career. The pairing of Ronan with her fellow Irish actor and current Hollywood ‘it boy’ Paul Mescal as a married couple is intriguing. Both of …
Double Trailers Spotlight: The Saint of Second Chances (documentary) + FOE – arriving this Fall
Happy Friday!! It's State Fair Day for me today and I'm going early to avoid the blistering heat! I know that Summer is fleeting in Minnesota but given how hot it's been, I'm actually looking forward to Fall, ahah. That includes Fall movies, and these two are arriving in mid-September and October respectively. The Saint …
See How They Run (2022) Review – Saoirse Ronan + Sam Rockwell delight in a farcical whodunit
Most people know Agatha Christie for her detective novels and there seems to be a resurgence for them in the movies lately with Kenneth Branagh's Poirot movies, Murder On The Orient Express and Death On The Nile. Christie didn't just write novels, she also wrote a murder mystery play The Mousetrap, the world's longest-running live …
Thursday Movie Picks: ADAPTATIONS
Happy almost Friday everyone! I'm a bit late to the TMP party but I love this week's topic that I still want to participate. 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 …
FlixChatter Review: Little Women (2019)
As a fan of period dramas with strong female protagonists, naturally I've been looking forward to seeing the new Little Women adaptation. I remember loving the Gillian Armstrong's 1994 version, but 25 years is a long enough time to see a new adaptation from Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical novel about her own life with her …
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