January 13, 2013 | 36 Comments
Faced with both her hot-tempered father’s fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love. Every ounce of me wanted to love this film. … Continue reading
December 27, 2012 | 7 Comments
It’s a Wonderful Life (24/12/12) An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed. It’s Christmas Eve and there’s nothing on TV. No films that remind me of … Continue reading
December 26, 2012 | 4 Comments
Midnight in Paris (22/12/12) While on a trip to Paris with his fiancé’s family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight. Woody Allen films aren’t a group of films I have seen … Continue reading
December 14, 2012 | 26 Comments
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (13/12/12) A curious Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, journeys to the Lonely Mountain with a vigorous group of Dwarves to reclaim a treasure stolen from them by the dragon Smaug. The Hobbit was one of my most … Continue reading
June 11, 2012 | 21 Comments
Every year I set myself a target, usually of about 100, of films to watch. These are new films. Not new, new films. But films that are new to me. Any time I’ve seen a new one, I post a … Continue reading