Patty, where did it all go wrong? From the muddled theme and story to the wasting of Barbara Minerva, Steve Trevor and the 80s. My take on WW84 – a swing and a miss.
My top movies of 2020
From Da 5 Bloods to Queen & Slim and Mangrove, here’s my top films from last year. What were yours?
My top tv shows of 2020
Ok, normally I’d write a ‘best of’ roundup at the end of year or perhaps in January. But it’s now April and I’m only just getting around to it. I’ve been busy, and pandemic life gets in the way, to misquote Jurassic Park. But back to the matter at hand. What did I watch last… Continue reading My top tv shows of 2020
Industry (2020) review: This Life meets Billions
I don’t know what it is about stories that focus on investment banking, but I kind of dig them. Industry (2020) is an HBO-BBC co-production that focuses on a group of young, sexy graduates trying to forge their careers at a London investment bank called Pierpoint & Co.
Tribes of Europa: The 100 meets Children of Men
Hands up, who’s into post-apocalyptic when it comes to movies and TV shows? I know I am. Idly browsing Netflix the other day I stumbled on a new ones, Tribes of Europa (2020). A German show, with a mix of German and English dialogue, it’s set in our world, in the near future of 2074 and after the collapse of society.
Top ten women of the MCU (as of March 2021)
Now Marvel have started to get into TV in a big way I wanted to do a little list of characters played by women that I think are the best. And by best I mean the ones I like… the coolest ones.
Let’s get into it. The below are in no particular order, but just as thoughts came to me. I don’t know where thoughts come from, they just appear. (Bonus points if you know which movie I’m referencing.)
French actresses to watch in 2021
French actors to watch in 2021… who’s on your list? For me there’s a few I’ve seen of late which I think are cool. They all seem to be in upcoming sci-fi, too.
Top five gas/petrol station scenes in movies
Ah, the humble gas/petrol station. Screenwriters love it as a setting for scenes. Perhaps because, in road movies at least, it offers a way for the characters to have a break from one another, to encounter other people, to get into trouble, assess their situation, that sort of thing. Here are five I like, from action and comedy to sci-fi.
Top five Margot Robbie performances
I recently rewatched the 2015 movie Focus, about con artists, and seeing it again I was struck by how truly electric Margot Robbie is on screen… here are some of my favourite performances of hers.
Fat Tuesday! Cool movies set in New Orleans
Happy Fat Tuesday! (or Shrove Tuesday, as some say.) A few years ago I was lucky enough to take a trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, and whilst I experienced a lot during the week’s festivities, I still feel like I only scratched the surface of what the city had to offer. It’s that… Continue reading Fat Tuesday! Cool movies set in New Orleans
