Posts Tagged ‘Daisy Ridley’
Film Review – Young Woman and the Sea
Disney has long been associated – and rightfully so – with a legacy of family centric animation. Whether done through their own studio or in coordination with Pixar, The House of Mouse has dominated mainstream animation for the better part of a century. But a lesser known…
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Film Review – Sometimes I Think About Dying
Despite its somewhat misleading title, Sometimes I Think About Dying (2023) is not a dreary or morbid watch. In fact, it is the opposite. This is a sweet, funny, and beautiful tale of everyday people going about their daily lives. It’s about taking chances and stepping out…
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Episode 30 – Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker and Uncut Gems
Welcome to the new decade! In this episode of the podcast, we talk at length about the final film in Disney‘s new Star Wars trilogy, The Rise of Skywalker. We also review the Adam Sandler crime drama Uncut Gems and we discuss the upcoming films…
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Film Review – Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
I resisted watching the new Star Wars movies for a long time because I am a grumpy middle-aged lady who really doesn’t care about this particular intellectual property. I don’t hate the original trilogy, but the prequels kind of sucked. Not because of their dumbass…
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Film Review – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Ever since A New Hope was released in 1977, every Star Wars film followed the same basic formula: operatic space battles between good and evil, with a central character being pulled in both directions, whose final choice could decide the fate of all. From the…
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Film Review – Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express (2017) is the kind of film that seems to have stepped out of the past. Not just because it’s a period piece, but also in its execution. Director Kenneth Branagh does here what he did with his update of Cinderella (2015):…
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Top Female Performances of 2015
Written by Brooke Corso and Sarah Ksiazek To cover a year in which the state of women in Hollywood – both in front of and behind the camera – is increasingly scrutinized, questioned, and restructured, we chose roles across genres and even selected one actress…
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Film Review – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
With Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), director J.J. Abrams had the near impossible task of continuing the saga started by George Lucas. Audiences were burned by prequels and special editions, and the pressure of kick starting the franchise back to life must have been…
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