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I feel like the hype around this film really grew during its promotional season and the first couple of weeks that it was out, but after that everyone stopped talking about it and it basically fell off the face of the earth.

A woman called Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong'o) goes back to her childhood home many years after suffering a traumatic incident. Being back there brings up memories, causing Adelaide to fear for her family's safety. But is this all in Adelaide's head, or are the Wilson family truly in danger?

I have to say, I thought this film was going to be different. Based on trailers and Jordan Peele's reputation, not only did I expect it to be scarier, but I expected the story to be more impactful.

The first thing I noticed was that it had a very similar feel to Peele's first movie 'Get Out', in the sense that it feels sinister from the offset. Whether anything happening on the screen is actually scary or not, you feel a tension in the …

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Up next in my 'Spotlight On...' series, Adam Driver!

I only got into Adam Driver in the last few months, after I finally saw BlacKkKlansman and saw what a great actor he is. So, of course, I had to sit down and watch as much of his filmography as I could!

Which is why he's a perfect person to include in this series.

Favourite Movie: BlacKkKlansman


I'm guessing most people have probably heard of this movie, considering that it got a lot of attention earlier this year. It's about an African American policeman who decides to infiltrate the KKK.
It's as insane as it sounds, and a really amazing movie, especially when you consider the fact that it's a true story. Adam was nominated for his first Academy Award for this movie, and as much as I would have loved John David Washington to also have been nominated, he was a really worthy nominee, who did an amazing job in the movie.

Least Favourite Movie: Bluebird


The thing about the movie is that, it's n…

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You've probably heard about this film, so many people have been talking about it since it first came out in the US. However, I have no idea what cinema's are doing with it - in the first two weeks of it being out, I hadn't seen a showing before 8.30pm, which is really inconvenient and annoying, especially when most movies have multiple daily showings, so it was really hard to see it. Nevertheless, I did get the chance to see it, and you should see it too.

Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) and Molly (Beanie Feldstein) made the choice to focus on school by avoiding partying, so they could get into great colleges, and it worked! But when they discover that all of their school's underachievers also got into those great colleges, they wonder why they stopped themselves from having the same high school experience as everyone else. To make up for lost time, they decide to spend their last night together before graduation attending the party of the year. But with many little adv…

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I had never heard of this book before I bought it. I recognised the name of the author, but hadn't read any of her books, so it never stood out to me. The only reason that I bought it was because I happened to pick it up when I was in Waterstones one day, and one of the employees came over to tell me what an amazing book it was. Then, when I was buying it, a different employee also told me how good it was, which made me really excited to see if I agreed!

According to the Tranquillum House Luxury Retreat, 10 days is all it takes to change your life. But when nine people sign up for this retreat, each for a variety of reasons both simple and complicated, most of them are sceptical. For the next ten days, these nine strangers are going to be tested in ways they never expected, and as they discover the secrets behind the 'success' of the resort, they start to wonder - Should they put their trust in the resort's unconventional methods, or should they leave befor…

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I remember hearing about this film months ago, but then I stopped hearing about it, and kind of forgot that it existed. When I saw it come on one of the Sky Cinema channels, I recognised the name and decided to watch it.

The incident of an unarmed black man being shot dead by the police causes ripple effects within a neighbourhood in New York - particularly changing the lives of three individuals.

The first thing that struck me about the film was the way that the first scene was shot. It's a scene of a man in a car. He is centre frame and the camera doesn't move, he is the complete main focus. Because of this, you're invested in his story before you even know who he is.

This is just one of the reasons that you get engrossed in the movie so quickly. The two main characters that you meet first are such interesting, complex characters that you want to know how everything ends for them as soon as you meet them.

The film shows a story that has been made before (in f…

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So I'm starting a new series on the blog!

Basically, I spend a lot of time watching movies. But I also spend a lot of time watching many movies that star the same actors.

So I thought that I'd start something where I could pick an actor whose films I've seen a lot of, and then discuss my favourite and least favourite movies of theirs, because why not?

I don't know how often I'm going to do it, but I have a long list of actors to go through, and I thought I'd start with Bradley Cooper, as he was the first person that entered my mind when I decided that I wanted to do this.

Favourite Movie: A Star Is Born



This was a much harder choice than I thought it would be, but I had to go with this because I loved it so much. I reviewed it when it came out (which you can read HERE), and my love for it is still as strong now as it was then.
It's about two musicians who find each other and fall in love, but that love changes their lives for the better and worst…