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I Wish You All The Best | Film Review

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  After being thrown out of their family home for coming out as non-binary, Ben (Corey Fogelmanis) moves in with their estranged sister (Alexandra Daddario) and her husband (Cole Sprouse). I saw the trailer for this film randomly and immediately knew I wanted to watch it, so I was eagerly awaiting its release! I liked this film. Ben is such a great character to follow. They’re really sweet, and it’s easy to sympathise with them. All of the characters are great, and the actors do a really good job portraying them. Although the film moves slowly, it takes a long time before your interest starts to wane. For me I only started to lose interest towards the end, and by then I was invested enough in the lives of the characters that it didn’t matter. There were a few plot points that didn’t quite make sense to me, mostly around Ben’s parents, that took me out of the story. I couldn’t quite work out those characters and what their true thoughts and feelings were. At the beginning they were ...
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Regretting You | Film Review

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  After an accident reveals deeply buried secrets, Morgan (Allison Williams) and her daughter Clara (McKenna Grace) reconnect as they rediscover life and love. I’m firmly in the middle of the Coleen Hoover discourse – I’m not a fan, but I haven’t read enough of her work to hate her writing either, so when this film came out, I was neutral about it. Unfortunately, this one wasn’t good. However, the actors were great! They all played their characters really well. The story is so cheesy and insane, in true Coleen Hoover fashion. But at least it’s fun! Everything about the way the story is told is heavy-handed. It doesn’t give you a chance to figure things out and instead just hits you over the head with themes again and again. While the couples all had believable chemistry, their relationships were underdeveloped and moved way too fast. The audience can’t connect with them, root for them or ‘ship’ them because they’re all together before we even have time to get used to the idea of th...
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Book Review #151: His & Hers by Alice Feeney

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  When a woman in a small village is murdered, newscaster Anna Andrews and her ex-husband DCI Jack Harper both suspect each other's involvement. But in a town where everyone is lying about something, will the killer be caught before it's too late? This book was at the top of my 2026 reading list, mostly because I was really excited to check out the TV show adaptation (which I've seen and absolutely loved!). I've previously read one of Feeney's books and didn't love it, so I was slightly apprehensive about this one. Thankfully, I loved the book! I liked it from the opening. You get to know Anna really quickly and whether we trust her throughout the story or not, putting us on her side from the beginning is a great way to start things. I loved the dynamic between Anna and Jack. From the second they're together we understand so much about who they were, who they've become, and how explosive the rest of the story will be. Even though we don't trust eithe...
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If I Had Legs I'd Kick You | Film Review

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A down-on-her-luck mother (Rose Byrne) tries to navigate her daughter's (Delaney Quinn) mysterious illness. As we start getting into me watching movies just for the awards buzz, this is firmly in that category. The premise of the film didn’t appeal to me that much, so I’m firmly here for Rose Byrne’s performance. Unfortunately I didn’t love this film. It had a really slow start. The premise doesn’t give too much away so you’re essentially going in with not much information, and it takes a long time to get to grips with the story. The cast is so interesting – I’d never expect Conan O’Brien or A$AP Rocky to be in a story like this. But they didn’t pull me out at all, I really believed both of their characters. But of course Byrne is the standout. While I didn’t love the film, I think her performance was as good as everyone has said. She completely carried the movie and did it with ease. The story isn’t particularly engaging due to the way it is being told. It didn’t pull me in or mak...
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Keeper | Film Review

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  A woman (Tatiana Maslany) begins having terrifying visions while staying with her boyfriend (Rossif Sutherland) in a secluded cabin. I didn’t know much about this film before putting it on, but I really like Tatiana Maslany, so to be honest her being in it, and it being a horror film, were the only reasons I watched it. This film wasn’t great. There were parts of it that I liked, but the overall product had too many major flaws. But I will say that the actors all do a really great job, particularly Maslany who was the absolute standout. I was slightly apprehensive about the film when I heard who the director was – I’ve not been a fan of any of his previous movies, but that didn’t put me off. Unfortunately, this movie didn’t change my mind about his films. There was a lot of great imagery and visuals that made things feel genuinely creepy, particularly the visions. But as interesting as the visions could have been, they were too frequent and made the story feel disjointed and all ...
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The Running Man | Film Review

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  Desperate to help his sick daughter, Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is convinced to compete in a deadly gameshow. I was really annoyed to miss this one in the cinema because I was looking forward to it. Based on the promotional interviews, it seemed like it would be a fun popcorn movie, and even though the reviews weren’t great I was open-minded about it. And thankfully I really liked it! It was really quick to get into the action. We meet Ben, we meet his family, we get to know a little bit about him, but before we really get into anything he’s in the competition fighting for his life and we’re right alongside him. It gets your adrenaline going from really early on and doesn’t let up. The downside of this is that the concept of the competition wasn’t explained as well as it could have been. You get the gist of things after a while, but it would have been would have been great to know more earlier on. That being said, it doesn’t matter too much because you’re invested in Ben and his ...
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The Hills Have Eyes (1977) | 100 Movies Bucket List

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  Next up is some early Wes Craven! I saw the remake years ago and really liked it, but I'd never got around to seeing the original so I'm really glad it was on the list - it probably wouldn't have occurred to me to watch it otherwise. I liked this movie. I really enjoy the concept, so it wasn't a shock that I liked the original as much as the remake. I loved how classic this feels. When I think of old horror, this is the kind of thing that comes to mind - simple basic stories, obvious villains, actual scares. I love the way the genre has evolved over the years, and I can't wait to get into classic movies that are less obvious horror too, but I will always love things like this. Tension was created really well. Keeping the faces of the 'monsters' a secret until the last possible moment was a really great idea. It keeps the audience in suspense, and the longer it takes to see them, the scarier it gets. But even the amount of time it takes for the main plot to...
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