Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
So my two eldest and I were watching the critics choice awards, deeply enjoying the upset wins of Jon M Shu for Wicked (❤️) and Kathy Bates (do I really look like her??). When it abruptly ended around 9, a BAD 80’s movie came on which I correctly identified by the font and water scene - Overboard. Goldie Hawn waltzing around in swimwear and being pretentious and Kurt Russell as the handyman showing not just one but two nipples.
I…
Upon our conclave’s suggestion (that’s my two eldest), I went to this movie with a friend. I knew the author (I’d read the Underground Railroad) and not much else. I thought the way they filmed the movie was quite original and drew you in. I cared about these characters. Clearly there was unbelievable abuse and tragedy, and how they incorporated it “off camera” made it even more powerful.
I felt pain for nana - how she must have felt…
Okay so, I’ve seen this movie four times now. This is a composite review.
I loved it so much. Truly.
Every part. Well mostly. Ariana - chefs kiss - her Popular dance down the hall was perfect. Cynthia-lord, how haven’t I known you? Apologies. You are it. The Wizard and I? Get out of here! I’m Not that Girl? Omg, yes. Defying Gravity -unbelievable. The singing is just glorious and makes me weep.
Now the rest of the flick -…
Well I don’t know a ton about bob dylan but I think the fact that it only covered a few years of his life is tragic. The climactic moment was when he went rogue and played electric guitar at a folk festival? Not riveting plot twists. Also, no sign of drug use? Pu-lease! Try harder next time