Since it’s announcement the series 13 Reasons Why has caused a lot of controversy. The show already had an audience for those who had read the book of the same name by Jay Asher from which it is based on, but it soon grabbed the attention of others. I am someone who has not read the book…
Book Review: We Were Liars
When browsing books, I kept coming across We Were Liars; a young adult novel by E. Lockhart. The book description I kept seeing was always the same, and it never really said much. It did, however, still give you the basic formula for what it is about. And as it turns out, that was all you…
My Most Anticipated Films of 2017
There are a lot of amazing films coming out this year that I’m so excited to see. Two of them screened at a film festival I worked at last year, but I unfortunately didn’t catch them. These are Raw and The Autopsy of Jane Doe so I can’t wait to finally see them! There are also lots of sequels coming…
Film Review: La La Land (2016)
This review is spoiler heavy. I’m not a big fan of musicals and I never have been. It takes a really impressive one for me to like it. For example, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) has always been a favourite of mine. And honestly, I also really like Singin’ in the Rain (1952), which I saw for the…
Princess Lei dies in Moonlight, Strangled by Her Own Bra
On December 27th 2016, Carrie Fisher, known for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise, passed away at age 60. She drowned in moonlight, strangled by her own bra. Well, that’s what she wants you to think anyway. In her first memoir, Wishful Drinking, Carrie said “I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled…
Top 10 Films of 2016
The second post I ever made on this blog was ‘My Top 10 Films of 2015‘ and looking back, I can’t believe how many amazing films we got last year. It’s been difficult to narrow them down for 2016 and so I’ve decided to leave out Marvel films as, even though I rated most quite…
Film Review: Shrew’s Nest (2014)
While browsing on Shudder, I came across Shrew’s Nest (2014); a Spanish horror and thriller set sometime in the 1950s. It revolves around Montse (Macarena Gómez), a highly religious and agoraphobic woman who spent her youth raising her younger sister, who is simply referred to as “the girl” (Nadia de Santiago), as their mother died during her birth…
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Review
This post contains spoilers for Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. I had never watched Gilmore Girls until this year where I watched all 7 seasons, almost at once. I didn’t know it existed whilst growing up and only heard about it a few years ago. During my binge watching, I was so excited when I…
Film Review: Trash Fire (2016)
“You know how some old people are asked to stop driving? It’s not that most of them are incapable, it’s just not particularly safe for them to be on the road. I mean that just about sums up how I feel about you as a psychiatrist.“ Trash Fire, the hugely anticipated third feature length film…
Celluloid Screams Horror Film Festival 2016
Last month, I had the pleasure of volunteering at Sheffield’s horror film festival Celluloid Screams. The festival takes place the weekend before Halloween every year. It shows a selection of feature length films, some of them UK premieres, as well as short films which are screened before the features. Not to mention, they have a…