The Dig (2021)

With January almost over and any remnants of hungover festive spirit will and truly gone, it is always around this time of the year that I am more susceptible to the charms of a good old fashioned British period drama. It just so happens that Netflix were more than happy to scratch that particular itch…

Rebecca (2020)

Hello, my name is Amy, and I have a confession to make. Despite the cinephile that I profess to be, I have never seen Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca. It’s a cinematic sin for which I have always been meaning to atone, but for one reason or another, it has still yet to happen. I have, however,…

Yesterday (2019)

So apparently, we only make films about or based on the music of iconic British musical legends these days? With the likes of Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman recently celebrating Queen and Elton John, it feels only natural that that particular starter and main course combo should be finished off with a Beatles related dessert. Unlike…

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)

It’s hard to believe that the first Mamma Mia! came out ten years ago. For better or for worse, it feels like Meryl Streep in those damn dungarees is an image that has been part of pop culture for much longer than a decade! The unprecedented success of the 2008 big screen adaptation meant that…

The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)

  There is nothing that cements the period between awards season and summer blockbuster season quite like a strangely titled, twee British drama starring all of the tried and tested period piece players from the last decade. Before cinema screens are overrun with Marvel fans clambering to see Avengers: Infinity War, my friend and I,…

Darkest Hour (2017)

I’ll be honest, at this point, when it comes to cinematic themes, I’ve got major Second World War fatigue. As a Brit, that might be sacrilege to say, but over the last couple of years, a combination of Dunkirk, Their Finest, and even things like The Zookeeper’s Wife and Allied, have given me enough 1940s period aesthetic…

Baby Driver (2017)

Just so you know, when a film is marketed as being La La Land meets Grand Theft Auto, you can be damn sure that I’m going to be one of the first in line to see it. The hype for Edgar Wright’s latest big screen adventure has been growing for the past few months, and…

Cinderella (2015)

I’ll be honest, as I walked in to the cinema after collecting my ticket on a dreary Friday morning, I was more excited about seeing the new Frozen Fever short than I was about seeing Disney’s live action remake of Cinderella. Clearly I was not the only one, as there were more posters for the…