Bria Lou Reviews

Hey Guys x It's been a busy month, probably because it's the shortest month of the year and I have a lot of stuff to get done! However, I still have many favourites to share with you, so I hope you really enjoy seeing them and, hopefully, making my favourites, your favourite too! Favourite Movie: Hidden Figures Of all the Oscar movies, this was my favourite. And because, for this month, I've only been watching Oscar nominated movies, this has to be my favourite of the month. I've reviewed it already so I won't waste time doing it again now, but it's a really powerful movie that I think everyone should watch. Favourite TV Show: This Is Us This show is amazing! Honestly, everyone who isn't currently watching this show really needs to because it's awesome! It's about three siblings, their lives, and the way that they connect to each other. Two are twins and the other is adopted, which is significant to the story and really is the central p...

Hey Guys x I'm so fricking excited for the Oscars I can't even describe! I'm also excited to write this post, which I've been wanting to write for so long! So today, I'll be filling you in on the Oscar categories and nominees, telling you who I think will win, and telling you who I want to win. I really hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoy writing it. But before I go into the categories, I'm going to rate my best picture nominees, because I've finally gotten around to seeing all of them! I've reviewed all these movies. Click their names to see my post about them! 9. Arrival 8. Fences 7. Lion 6. Hacksaw Ridge 5. La La Land 4. Hell or High Water 3. Manchester By The Sea 2. Moonlight 1. Hidden Figures Hacksaw Ridge and Lion are pretty much interchangeable on this list, as are Moonlight and Manchester, but I definitely stand by the rest! Now, onto my wishes and predictions! Best Picture The nominees are abo...

Hey Guys x I've done it! I've seen all the films nominated for a 'Best Picture' Oscar! And I must say, it's a great list of movies that everyone should dip into. But anyway, last on the list was Hacksaw Ridge, which I've just finished watching! (Technically its still on, got about 5 minutes left, but I want to review it early so that I can put up my final Oscar related post tonight!) This film is about a man called Desmond Doss. He goes into a war as a pacifist, choosing to never pick up a gun or take a human life. He's branded a coward and made to feel like he is wrong to standing up for himself and his beliefs, but is he any use in the war if he won't use a weapon? I enjoyed this film. I'll admit, it took me a while to get into, and some of the battle scenes went on for way too long in my opinion, but when you look at it as a whole, when you know the story, it's a really great film. The fact that it's a true story...

Hey Guys x I know it's the middle of the night (in the UK), but I just finished watching this movie and the Oscars are tomorrow so I wanted to get this up as soon as possible! That means that that this will be a 'live' post, meaning that I'm uploading it as soon as I finish writing it and not editing it or anything. So, Lion. This movie is about a boy called Saroo. He's a five-year-old living in India when he gets separated from his brother and ends up in Calcutta, and eventually adopted by an Australian family. But he never forgot where he was and decides that he wants to find his real family, before it's too late. I have to preface my review by saying that, for some reason, the version of the film that I saw didn't include subtitles. So for the first hour, because all of the characters were speaking in an Indian dialect, I didn't really understand what was happening fully, and had to read the Wikipedia page to work out what was...

Hey Guys x You may or may not know, but I saw this film AGES ago, all the way back in November. At the time, I obviously had no idea that it would be nominated for an Oscar, so I didn't review it (Not that I only review Oscar Nominated films, of course!) But then, I thought it would be a bit unfair if I reviewed every film I saw and left this one out. So, a few months late, I'm getting around to reviewing it! This movie is about two brothers, Toby and Tanner Howard. They live in Texas and basically, to try and stop their mother's ranch from going into foreclosure, they rob banks. However, after a slip-up or two, two policemen are on their tail, and will stop at nothing to make sure that they catch the thieving brothers. Now, I said this when I first saw it, but I'll say it again now, I loved this film! My description probably made it sound less profound than some of the other Oscar films, but this is definitely one that can't be captured with a ...

Hey Guys x The Oscars are on Sunday, so my reviews will definitely become more frequent as I struggle to watch the remaining 'Best Picture' nominees, of which I only have two left! If there's another review on my blog today, don't be surprised! But anyway, today I'm talking about Moonlight! Moonlight is a film about a boy called Chiron, and it takes place in at three different points in his life, through childhood, when he's a teenager, and adulthood. He's growing up with a mother who's on drugs and an absent father, so he's feeling quite down about his life. He then meets and clings to a drug-dealer and his girlfriend, who take him in and treat him better than anyone ever has. We see his ups and downs, his friendships and relationships, and ultimately, we see the life that he's made for himself. I thought that this film was really really good! It's a film that deals with the real issues of life in an amazing wa...

Hey Guys x Today on my Oscar journey, it was the turn of Hidden Figures! This is one that I wasn't expecting to like that much, I assumed it would be all scientific and I wouldn't understand what was going on half the time, so I went into it with low expectations. This film is about three African-American women who, in different ways, helped to send astronaut John Glenn into orbit, breaking all gender and race boundaries that they came across. There's not much more to say about the film, that's the basic premise. O M G This film is fricking incredible. Honestly, it's the best film I've seen this year without a doubt and I can't stop thinking about it. The story itself is amazing, and I'm so annoyed that this was a story that no one was telling, that no one had heard until this movie came out. Nowadays, space and NASA and the solar system are things that are explored on a daily basis, and it is much more common to hear about someone bein...