For the past two years we have had a dreadful, dreadful internet connection. Our estate didn’t have fibre and the connection speed was worse than in the bad old dial-up days. No Netflix, no Amazon Prime, no Spotify. It was the very epitome of a first world problem…
Top Ten: Feel-Good Films
20 March 2015 by Leave a Comment
Today is the United Nations International Day of Happiness. So go on, smile. If the UN says we’ve to be happy, then we’re damn well going to be happy. Here are 10 films that are guaranteed to bring a smile to my face and make me feel happy…
Top Ten: Movie Rivalries
6 September 2013 by Leave a Comment
With the release next week of Rush and its brilliant portrayal of the rivalry between Formula One drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda it seems the perfect time to look at some of the greatest rivalries in cinema history. Here’s my top ten in order of when the films were released…
Top Ten: Movie Fathers
14 June 2013 by Leave a Comment
This Sunday we celebrate Father’s Day here in the UK. Depending on your point of view it’s either the ideal opportunity to thank our Dads for everything that they have done for us over the year or a Hallmark Holiday….
Top Ten: James Stewart Films
24 March 2013 by 8 Comments
To round off my James Stewart celebration weekend here are my Top Ten films starring the great man himself. And one starring an invisible 6ft rabbit…
James Stewart – An Appreciation
23 March 2013 by 2 Comments
Most of the films that I watch and rewatch on a regular basis are from the more modern era. The mid-70s to today, roughly the years that I have been alive. My DVD shelves are packed with movies from the past fifteen years. I’m a modern girl….
Gremlins
14 December 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’ve not really got into the Christmas spirit yet this year. So far we’ve sent 6 cards, I’ve bought all my presents but they are sitting in a heap waiting to be wrapped. It’s so bad that I haven’t even watched The Muppet Christmas Carol yet – maybe that’s why I’m not in the festive mood yet…
Top Ten: Movie Weepies
4 May 2012 by 6 Comments
There’s an episode of Friends which shows Chandler being berated by Monica and Pheobe because of his lack of emotions. He can’t cry at sad movies, the thought of his wife dying doesn’t do anything for him and it is only Ross and Rachel’s inability to get together that finally elicits tears. I’m exactly the opposite…