It may be a lack of cinema visits this year but I struggled a lot with this post, mainly with actually coming up with ten films that I didn’t like. Not that this year has been full of masterpieces but predominantly because my main consideration when reviewing a film is not necessarily the technical aspects…
Month: December 2019
Top Ten… Favourite Films of 2019
For someone who writes a movie blog, I have been woefully poor at watching films this year, missing out on some critically acclaimed films such as Ad Astra, Le’ Mans 66 and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Even when I’ve turned to Netflix to get my movie fix, I’ve not watched the widely anticipated…
Goodbye 2019: End of an Era
Not only did the end of 2019 see us say goodbye to the 2010’s but also to a great many shows and film franchises, here’s a little round-up of some of those that we lost going into the new decade. I tell you something though, 2020 has got some big shoes to fill… Star Wars…
Retro Review: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
For this month’s ‘Retro Review‘ it was only logical that it should be a Christmas film, therefore I would like to share with you my review of the 1989 film, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. First off, here’s a little reminder of my self imposed rules… Should be a first time viewing More than 5 years…
Movie Links #31
Happy Christmas Eve! I hope you all have a great Christmas and a fantastic New Year. To round of my little series of festive link-ups, I’ve saved the best until last, the big man himself – Father Christmas!! Particularly, Richard Attenborough (Miracle on 34th Street) and Jim Broadbent (Arthur Christmas). Don’t forget to leave Santa…
Movie Links #30
Happy Wednesday! Christmas is only one week away, so here’s a little bit of fun to help you get through the endless wrapping, carolling and Christmas card writing. This week, we’re celebrating two iconic Christmas humbugs; the Grinch (Jim Carrey) and Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine). Jim Carrey was in How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)…
Film Review: Frozen 2 (2019)
It’s been six years since the release of Frozen and the world has only just managed to get that bloody song out of it’s head, which means it’s prime time for a sequel, but the real question will be whether Disney can pull off another smash-hit. Read on to find out… As with the original,…
Love Popcorn Milestone: 1st Birthday!!
I can’t quite believe it but my blog is a year old today!! It has been hard work and I have lost motivation at times, especially when there is a lot of other stuff going on but I have genuinely enjoyed every minute of it. Here’s a little round up of my first year of…
Movie Links #29
Happy Wednesday! It’s now only two weeks until Christmas, who else has overstocked their cupboard with enough food to last a month?! This week’s festive link-up features Santa’s favourite little helpers – his elves! We’ll be starting with Tony Cox from the 2003 film Bad Santa and finishing up with, arguably, the most famous elf…
Review: Love Actually (2003)
Whether they want to admit it or not, most people have a go-to Christmas movie, whether it’s the charming Will Ferrell comedy , Elf, or the timeless classic, It’s a Wonderful Life. For me, my Christmas movie of choice is the 2003 classic by Richard Curtis, Love Actually. Taking place during the lead up to…
Film Review: Klaus (2019)
Have you ever wondered where the legend of Santa Claus comes from? Why we write him letters? Or why we have all of our little Christmas Eve traditions? Well, Netflix have provided us with some answers in their heart warming new Christmas film, Klaus, which is perfect for the whole family. When Jesper’s (Jason Schwartzman)…
Movie Links #28
Happy Wednesday Everyone! I hope you’ve all started your Christmas shopping because the countdown has well and truly begun. It’s only three weeks until we’ll all be opening our presents and so for the next few weeks, my movie link-ups will have bit of a festive theme. This week, we’ll be celebrating some famous snowmen:…
Review: Let It Snow (2019)
The Christmas spirit is still going strong here at Love Popcorn with another Christmas review for you, this time we’re looking at another Netflix original, Let it Snow. It’s Christmas Eve, and a small rural town in America is hit by a snow storm. Whilst the adults are all probably using the snow as a…
Review: The Knight Before Christmas (2019)
Deck the halls with boughs of holly, ’tis the season to be jolly. That’s right, December is here and Love Popcorn is feeling Christmassy. Throughout December I am hoping to share a few festive reviews so if you are looking for something to watch this month be sure to keep checking out my blog. I’m…
November Wrap-Up
What a month! November saw me go from a Miss to a Mrs, spend a couple of nights sleeping in a treehouse in Wales and getting in touch with my inner princess at Disneyland Paris. Considering I wasn’t organised enough to schedule myself some posts, I’m quite happy with my productivity this month, managing to…