Given the success of Bohemian Rhapsody last year and the upcoming releases of Judy, Stardust and So Much Love, musical biopics are having their moment in the spotlight. I can assure you though, that no other film you see this year will be as spectacularly flamboyant and entertaining as Rocketman. However, this is a film that…
Month: May 2019
Movie Links #6
Happy Wednesday All! It’s time again for a little midweek fun. Spoiler Alert: this week’s post contains a spoiler for the finale of Game of Thrones, so if you haven’t seen it yet proceed with caution. You have been warned… In order to trick myself into forgetting that Game of Thrones has finished once and…
Series Review: GoT 8.6 – The Iron Throne
I know it’s been a week since the final ever episode of Game of Thrones aired but I have only just got around to writing up my thoughts. To be honest with you, I think I’ve been putting it off in a feeble attempt to deny that the show I love has come to an…
Review: John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum
The first John Wick was one of those films that comes out of nowhere and takes you by surprise, however, I felt the second one was a little lack lustre and, dare I say it, boring. That being said, the third installment in the John Wick franchise was one of Mark’s most highly anticipated films…
Movie Links #5
Happy Wednesday!! Time for a little hump-day fun to get you through the rest of the week. This week, I took inspiration from the latest comings and goings within the movie industry. One of my most highly anticipated films of the year (Rocketman) is released this week, so Taron Egerton is my first choice, and I will…
Review: Long Shot (2019)
There’s been so much great stuff on TV and Netflix lately that I’ve kind of been neglecting the cinema a little bit. Therefore, I’ve told Mark that this month we need to catch up a little and make up for lost time. With the sun coming out and the weather warming up, there’s nothing better…
Movie Links #4
Happy Wednesday Everyone! Spoiler Alert: In honour of Avengers: Endgame, I thought I would do a link up between the two actors who are definitely not coming back; Scarlett Johannson (Black Widow) and Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man). However, that turned out to be a little too easy so I extended it to include another…
Series Review: GoT 8.5 – The Bells
I don’t know about you, but I can’t believe there is only one more episode before we are left with a very large Game of Thrones shaped hole in our lives. Things are happening quickly now, leading up to who knows what, but if they stay true to their style, it will be something dramatic…
Series Review: GoT 8.4 – The Last of the Starks
Disclaimer: As always, this post contains spoilers for the latest episode of Game of Thrones – The Last of the Starks. So, if you haven’t seen it yet, you have been warned. Whilst it did not have the same level of excitement and suspense as last week’s episode, The Long Night; episode four, The Last…
Movie Links #3
Hey Everyone! It’s that time again! My latest movie link-up is from Tom Hanks to the beautiful Cate Blanchett, and was given to me by @PeteSeymour17. Fun Fact: Pete was an extra in Blanchett’s film Elizabeth: The Golden Age!! Tom Hanks was in Larry Crowne (2011) with….. Julia Roberts, who was in Ocean’s Eleven (2001)…
Sunshine Blogger Award (Pt. 2)
April 2019 was only my fourth full month of blogging and I was so thrilled to be nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award not once but twice!! This time I was nominated by @jofalltradesb, make sure you check out her brilliant blog here. In case you missed my first post, the Sunshine Blogger Award is a…
Film Review – Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Our favourite cinema had all eight screens set up for the first showing of Avengers: Endgame; the cinema foyer was a sea of costumes, branded t-shirts and face paint. Over 900 people, all happy to brave the 03:30am finish, ready to see the culmination of a story eleven years and twenty-two films in the making….
April Wrap-up & May Targets
Is it just me or did April just fly by? My fourth full month of blogging was by far my best; I’ve achieved my highest number of views so far and am steadily building up my followers on both WordPress and Twitter. It is amazing and humbling to see so many people are taking the…
Remembering The Fallen – GoT S08:E3
Warning: this post contains spoilers for the latest episode of Game of Thrones. Read on at your own peril. You have been warned. This week’s episode, The Long Night, featured the long awaited battle between the living and the dead; and my God did it deliver. Check out my write up here. Although this list…
Series Review: GoT 8.3 – The Long Night
Warning: this post contains spoilers for the latest episode of Game of Thrones, so if you haven’t seen it beware. If you have seen it… OH MY GOD!!!! Right!?! We have just survived one of the most highly anticipated weekends of the last few years; the release of Avengers: Endgame and the long awaited battle…