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After The Hunt | Film Review

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  College professor Alma (Julia Roberts) faces internal conflict when one of her students (Ayo Edebiri) makes an accusation against her colleague (Andrew Garfield). I was apprehensive about this one. I started off excited but as the negative reviews started coming in, this seemed like one that was universally disliked. But because I really liked the premise I tried not to let it cloud my judgement too much. So I was surprised to find that I actually liked it more than I expected! Unfortunately it starts unbelievably slowly. I was interested to see where it would go so this didn’t bother me too much, but I was watching it at home and everyone I was watching it with gave up after less than 20 minutes, so I think it’s really easy to lose interest at this early stage. Not enough is done to grab the audience. One of the other reasons you might give up early is because the environment of this world just isn’t accessible, which makes the story really hard to get into. The actors are great...
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The Long Walk | Film Review

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  A group of teenage boys participate in a gruelling competition, being forced to walk continuously or face deadly consequences. I had heard so many great things about this film, but because the idea of the story didn’t completely appeal to me, I was a bit apprehensive going in about whether or not I’d like it. Thankfully I loved the film. For a start, as much as I didn’t love the premise, I do love Stephen King stories, and this is so undeniably King, while also throwing in a sprinkle of The Hunger Games. As most of the film is dialogue-based, you have to have great actors and characters to make this work, and these actors and their characters are the best thing about the film. The characters are interesting for so many reasons, not least because they’re in this competition in the first place, so you want to find out as much about them as possible. They’re all really different, they have such interesting interactions with each other, and they’re what keep you watching. The actors ...
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The Smashing Machine | Film Review

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  Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson) is an MMA and UFC champion. When he has the chance to become a legend, he risks everything to achieve greatness. I’d heard a lot about this film in the lead-up to it being released, some good things and some bad things, so it’s not one that I rushed out to go and watch. I also didn’t really know what it was about until I watched it. This one pleasantly surprised me. It wasn’t amazing, but I liked it more than I thought I would. For a start, I liked that we really got to know the characters. They were likeable, and you want to root for them and follow their story. I liked Kerr in particular, and felt a connection with him from really early on. I was sceptical about Johnson going in but I think he did a great job in this role, as did all of the actors. Speaking of Johnson, he and Blunt have great chemistry and work really well together. I know they’ve worked together before, but this is the first thing I’ve seen them in, and I liked them together. As impo...
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Goodbye 2025!

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This year has felt both slow and quick at the same time - I've been in such a rush to get to Christmas, and now that we're here it definitely feels like it went too quickly.  I have no idea what any of my stats are - but before I look them up, I'd guess that I watched more movies than last year, but probably watched less shows and read less books, so let's see! Movies Watched: 510 New TV Shows Started: 16 TV Shows Finished:  9 Books Read: 21 Blog Posts Written: 220 And I was right - I've watched less shows this year than last year, and finished even less! I'm halfway through watching so many different shows that I'm surprised I've even finished 9! That said, I've really enjoyed most of the shows I've started this year and hopefully for next year's post some of them will be included in the finished section! But all in all, I'm happy with my numbers. Reaching 500 films without rewatches was pretty much the only goal I set for myself and ...
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2025 Favourites!

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 And just like that, it's time to think about what I've been loving this whole year! Favourite Film (1): Weapons It was such a great year for film, so it was really hard to narrow down my favourites, but this one was probably the easiest choice. I reviewed this film HERE , and it's absolutely my favourite film of the year. I loved everything about it and with three re-watches, it's been better each time! Favourite Film (2): The Life of Chuck This was the other contender for the top spot. I reviewed this HERE , and while I put Weapons at number one through pure enjoyment and originality, this film is definitely the one that had the biggest effect on me. Of all the films I've got as favourites, this is the one that deserves so much more love! Favourite Film (3): One Battle After Another This is probably the most popular movie I've picked. I reviewed it HERE  after seeing so many positive reviews and they were all completely true because this was such a good film! ...
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3 Month Favourites | October - December 2025

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 I always try to keep the Oct-Dec favourites post on the shorter side because I've got a longer one going up tomorrow, but I still managed to find 10 things/people to write about! Favourite Movie (1): The Long Walk I've got a review of this going up in the new year so I won't say too much here, but I wasn't expecting to like this film as much as I did, so it was definitely a pleasant surprise. It's worth watching if you haven't seen it yet, though it won't be for everyone! Favourite Movie (2): Wicked: For Good And in contrast, one that I knew I'd probably like. Again, a review is going up in the new year but after hearing mixed reviews I was a bit apprehensive. But thankfully I really liked it. I know the play well so I knew what I was getting into and it completely met my expectations in a great way. Favourite Movie (3): The Running Man And what was probably my biggest surprise of the last few months! I hadn't heard great things so I didn't rush...
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Blogmas Post Round-Up | 2025

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  Here are the movies I watched for this year's Blogmas! Christmas on Duty | Blogmas Day 1 - Fine, but not the best start to the Christmas season. Joy to the World | Blogmas Day 2 - The movie I should have started Blogmas with, and my yearly dose of Chad Michael Murray Christmas movies! Baking Spirits Bright | Blogmas Day 3 - Pretty average. The first of a few baking/cooking movies. A Merry Little Ex-Mas | Blogmas Day 4 - Loved the characters, didn't love the story. A Keller Christmas Vacation | Blogmas Day 5 - The first movie this Blogmas that I genuinely loved, and the first of two great Jonathan Bennett movies! Christmas Under the Northern Lights | Blogmas Day 6 - Boring, generic, not enough Northern Lights! It's a Christmas Thing | Blogmas Day 7 - The second genuine love, I want to see more of this couple! The Holiday Proposal | Blogmas Day 8 - No chemistry and not particularly Christmassy. I'm Glad it's Christmas | Blogmas Day 9 -Sweet couple, great mu...
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