Bria Lou Reviews

Hey Guys x So, today's post, as you can see, is another film review. About an hour ago I saw the Oscar Nominated 'Manchester By The Sea', and I wanted to review it as soon as possible while it's still in my head. The film is about a guy called Lee who lives in Boston, but is forced to travel back to his hometown of Manchester, Massachusetts after the death of his brother. But when he finds out that he is the sole guardian of his nephew Patrick, his has to decide what's more important - taking care of Patrick, or escaping the demons of his past. I don't know how I felt about this film. I enjoyed it, I thought it was very well-written, well-acted, and it was a great original concept. I think it deserves it's Oscar nomination and I think that Casey Affleck could definitely win the Best Actor Oscar for it, his performance was great. However, there were some things about it that I didn't enjoy. For one, I love a bit of conflict in a film,...

Hey Guys x Welcome to my first 'Favourites' post of the year! Because I included so much stuff in my last 'Favourites' post, this one is going to be a bit shorter, but they're still things that I've been really passionate about this year, that I can't wait to share with you! Please tell me some of your favourite things from January in the comments! Favourite Movie: Sausage Party I loved this movie! When I first started watching it, I thought 'what the hell is going on?'. But when you get past that, I really admired the original concept, and the amazing humour. Yes there were heavy sex references, but that just made the film even funnier in my opinion! It's received a lot of negative backlash but I think it was hilarious and I'll definitely be watching it again! Just when you think there are no more original ideas, this comes out! Favourite TV Show: The Vampire Diaries I know that this was my favourite last month, but this is a...

Hey Guys x On Friday (which is slowly becoming my cinema day!) my best friend and I went to see this movie. She told me about it ages ago and we were so excited to see it! As you can see from the poster above, it's about a guy called Kevin who has 23 distinct personalities. One of these personalities kidnaps three teenagers and keeps them locked in his apartment. When this happens, we get to meet a few of Kevin's personalities and see the difference between them as the girls try desperately to get out. However, as time continues, the girls realise that there is something a lot scarier than any of Kevin's 23 personalities... his 24th - The Beast. So, I really really enjoyed this movie. As you probably know, I'm a fan of horror, and although I wouldn't call this horror (it certainly wasn't scary) it had horror vibes that I really enjoyed. I thought the premise of the film was really good. I've seen a few split-personality-based movies and ...

Hey Guys x On Friday, I went to the cinema alone for the first time! I am so proud of myself and I'm definitely going to do it again because it wasn't a bad experience. But the film that I went to see was La La Land. I mainly went to see it because of all the awards it's won, the fact that it's probably going to win an Oscar, and the fact that everyone on twitter who's seen it has said how amazing it was, so I had to see it. It's about a girl called Mia who is an aspiring actress when she meets Sebastian, a jazz pianist. They meet by chance a few times and start up a relationship, in which they bring out the best in each other. Sebastian decides that he wants to open a jazz club, and Mia wants to act, to be taken seriously. But to realise their dreams, the pair have to sacrifice more than they'd ever imagined. But will they ever realise their professional dreams? And will their relationship survive in the process? And I have to add, it...

Hey Guys x Welcome to my first post of 2017!! I decided to start with a book review because, 2017 is about getting my blog exactly where I want it, and only posting about things that I really want to talk about. I did this in 2016 and want to do it even better this year! And that meant getting back to basics and posting a books review (which I haven't done since August, sorry!) I held off reviewing this earlier because I gave it to a friend for Christmas and didn't want her to know anything about it (she finished it in a day and loved it), but it's possibly one of the best books I've ever read! It's about a woman called Sue Jackson, who is distraught when her daughter Charlotte gets hit by a bus and ends up in a coma. But when the driver informs her that Charlotte deliberately tried to end her life, Sue knows that something isn't quite right. In her hurry to discover the mystery surrounding the accident, she has to open the door to a lot of past skelet...

Hey Guys x So, for this whole year, I've been writing down everything that I've done in my 'Sprinkle of Glitter' 2016 diary, with the idea that it would be cool to be able to look back on every day of the year. So today, I counted up all the things that I've done a lot, and I thought it would be cool to share some of these statistics with you! These will also form a lot of my New Year's Resolutions, which will be up on the 31st. Anyway, I hope you enjoy seeing my stats! Tell me some of yours in the comments! Movies Watched: 182 TV Shows started: 31 Books read: 16 Numbers given (to me): 4 Times asked out/flirted with: 8 Exams taken: 2 YouTubers subscribed to: 2 YouTubers unsubscribed from: 4 Chapters of Rogue written: 62 Stories started and/or finished writing: 8 Blog Posts written: 170 Thank you for reading my 2016 stats! Comment below some of your own statistics! Keep Smiling - Lou xx

Hey Guys x This year, I thought I'd do something a little bit different with my last 'Favourites' post of the year. Rather than just tell you the things that I've been loving this month, I'm also going to tell you my favourites of the year! I hope you enjoy my last 'Favourites' post! It's gonna be a long one! Favourite Film: The Loft 'The Loft' has definitely been my favourite film of December. It's fast paced and exciting, there's twists and turns around every corner and you really can't guess what the outcome is! Definitely one to watch! Film Of The Year (1): Captain America: Civil War Of course this had to be one of my films of the year. As a huge Marvel fan, I went into 2016 really anticipating this film, and it certainly did not disappoint! I've watched it multiple times since and it gets better every time! Film Of The Year (2): Star Trek This year, I have loved getting into the Star Trek world. These film...