Posts Tagged ‘Colin Firth’
Film Review – Operation Mincemeat
The title of Operation Mincemeat (2022) refers to the real WWII mission in which British intelligence fooled the Third Reich with extraordinary measures. The plan was to convince the Germans that Britain was going to attack through Greece. In reality, Churchill’s administration intended to take Sicily and…
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TIFF Review – Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday (2021), while an odd title, is based on a novel of the same name by Graham Swift. It is centered around the events of Mother’s Day in March 1924 and a maid named Jane Fairchild (Odessa Young). Mothering Sunday (directed by Eva Husson,…
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Film Review – 1917
Long, unbroken camera takes – where the frame follows on screen action without any edits or cuts – can immerse us into a film when done properly. It allows us to experience events as they happen in real time, going through the physical and emotional…
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Film Review – Mary Poppins Returns
In a time of unnecessary sequels, reboots, and remakes, it’s refreshing to come across one that actually deserves to exist. Fifty-four years after the release of Mary Poppins (1964) comes its sequel, Mary Poppins Returns (2018). Once again, we find that magical nanny – who’s…
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Film Review – Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
I’ll start off this review with something positive. Walking out of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) – the aptly titled sequel to the musical Mamma Mia! (2008) – I saw plenty of people with smiles on their faces. They had a bounce to…
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Film Review – Kingsman: The Golden Circle
The idea behind the Kingsman franchise, partly, was to lampoon the spy thrillers of yesteryear, most notably the Bond films. We see a lot of the same kind of tropes: the stylish suits, the fancy gadgets, the quirky bad guys, etc. This also includes the…
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Film Review – Bridget Jones’s Baby
Is it possible to have your cake and eat it too?! Well, here we go again! Bridget Jones is back to steal our hearts in Bridget Jones’s Baby. How the hell does she do that?! With Renée Zellweger’s semi-believable English accent and the quirky way…
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Film Review – Kingsman: The Secret Service
Kingsman: The Secret Service just another spy movie, a knock-off, wannabe James Bond film, right? You are so wrong. You have seen the trailers. They look interesting, but maybe not enough for you to give it a chance. Let all your preconceptions go about Kingsman because you…
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