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A Bird Flew In – An Inevitable Film About Lockdown – Film Review

Director: Kirsty Bell Writers: Elizabeth Morris and Dominic Wells Starring: Sadie Frost, Jeff Fahey, Derek Jacobi, Bill Fellows, Frances Barber, Morgana Robinson, Julie Dray, Sophie Kennedy Clark, and Daniel Ward Rating: ★★★ At this point ‘lockdown’ is a genre all … Continue reading

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The Card Counter – Dark and Depressing – Film Review

Director: Paul Schrader Writer: Paul Schrader Starring: Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, and Willem Dafoe Rating: ★★★½ The Card Counter proudly states at the beginning that this is presented by Martin Scorsese, reuniting him with Taxi Driver and Bringing … Continue reading

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Love Hard – A Predictable, Yet Still Funny Rom-Com – Film Review

Director: Hermán Jiménez Writers: Danny Mackey and Rebecca Ewing Starring: Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O. Yang, Darren Barnet, and Heather McMahan Rating: ★★★ Netflix’s latest offering is an early Christmas rom-com. The title, Love hard, is a mixture of the main … Continue reading

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Fantastic Mr. Fox – A Utterly Charming Animation – Film Review

Director: Wes Anderson Writer: Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach Starring: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson, Michael Gambon, Eric Anderson and Roman Coppola Rating: ★★★★★ After using animation in some of his earlier films, … Continue reading

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Books I Haven’t Read But Probably Should Have By Now

I’ve been a big reader for most of my life. I took every optional literature class at school and studied Literature at university, despite that I still have a long list of essential classics that I haven’t read. I wanted … Continue reading

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