Evie's 'Good Film Hunting'

  This past weekend I was in the mood to watch a good film, and by that I mean a film I've been wanting to watch for ages but just haven't as it would require me to sit down and process a lot either because of content or run time. This weekends choice 'Blade Runner 2049'.  To start with I watched a wee summary video of the 1982 Blade Runner so I could get some background info which was definitely needed, I can't comment on if that was sufficient but I felt I had plenty info to go into the 2017 film.  What I was expecting to be impressed with I was. I mean I already knew it has the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects, and so on; plus I've seen those iconic stills of Ryan Gosling in an orange desert, I now know to be abandoned Las Vegas. This film definitely deserved these awards. I gave the Oscars a cheeky google to see if they had much competition and it seems 'Arrival' was also a contender that year which I have...

With all the commotion surrounding the release of Olivia Wilde's  Don't Worry Darling , I think many were unaware that Mr. Harry Styles was yet again set to star in a blockbuster film, this time on Amazon Prime.  My Policeman  is a 1950s repressed love story about a policeman, played by Harry Styles, and an art museum curator, played by David Dawson, while Emma Corrin's character, Marion, gets caught up in it all. The main reason I was excited to see this film was because of Emma—I’ve loved them ever since  The Crown  and am excited to see all the work they’re in. But I can’t lie and say I wasn’t curious to see what Mr. Styles would bring to the role, especially after his (predictably) disappointing performance in  Don't Worry Darling . The main appeal of this film was its plot, which is a credit to the novel by Bethan Roberts and the adapted screenplay by Ron Nyswaner. Normally, I comment on actor performances, film scores, and a bit of cinematography in m...

  Now quite a lot of my family is Irish, whether that be my northern Irish mother or my southern Irish grandmother on my dads side, yet I have not seen that many films set in or based on Ireland. I felt like I should have brought my Irish passport to my cinema trip to see 'The Banshees of Inisherin', the demographic of the film was definitely Irish viewers over the age of 40.  Knowing very little about this film going into the viewing I was excited to understand what the plot of this film was about, knowing only it was about friendship on a  remote island off Ireland and that Colin Farrell played opposite Domhnall Gleeson's dad. Brendan Gleeson played an old  pudgy fiddle player very well, though I doubt this was a challenging role for him, whilst Farrell's character Pádraic was an inherently likeable protagonist.  I was aware this film was meant to be a comedy of sorts yet despite the few laughs scattered about the film it was a lot more darker than comedic in ...

  My house is full of movie night fiend, especially a thriller, so over the past few weeks I have seen quite a few thriller, crime, psychological films. Most recently a new one I hadn't seen before called 'The Silencing' staring that incest twin from 'Game of Thrones' Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.   The film was a classic teen girl abducted from a small remote American hunting town, the parents are now split up mum leaving the drunken dad and a new city cop thinking she will be Sherlock Holmes. So to begin with the plot wasn't exactly something to write home about. However the abductor murderer was something relatively creative, only ever seeing something similar in an episode in 'Criminal Minds'; he let his victims go in a vast forest and then proceeded to hunt them for sport.  Where ever this film was filmed was beautiful, with spanning shots of the isolating landscape. Cool tones and an almost twilight appearing skyline did create an eery atmosphere to backd...

Writing this about an hour after seeing Olivia Wilde's  Don't Worry Darling  in the cinema with my mum, I can tell you her review of the film would be very different from mine. This was Wilde's second directorial film, following the teen comedy  Booksmart . That’s a fan favorite for many, including myself, because of its original spin on a classic genre. Unlike her debut,  Don't Worry Darling  has had a lot more media attention surrounding the cast and crew's activities and behavior. Who doesn’t love a bit of Olivia Wilde, Harry Styles, Florence Pugh gossip? I don’t have a strong opinion on Wilde herself, though I wasn’t a fan of her “Miss Flo” comments. However, I didn’t plan on focusing much on the gossip surrounding the film—mainly because I have a lot of thoughts on the actual movie—but I will say this: if the director were a man, would it be different? Anyway, onto the film... Florence fucking Pugh. As many of us already thought, Pugh is an amazing actress....

I hate horror films. Not because I actually hate them; I’ve enjoyed the very limited ones I’ve seen. However, it takes convincing for me to watch them—either by peers or some self-motivation. Until about a year ago, the only horror film I had seen was  Bird Box , and to me, that was terrifying. I’m pretty sure I had to stop watching because it got too dark, so I could pick it up the next day during daylight. When it comes to horror, I’m a huge wimp. I hate jump scares, but more importantly, I hate the suspense building up to the scare—which is what makes a good horror film. Based on this, this review of a horror film I recently watched will be a rarity. I recently watched  Bodies Bodies Bodies , the Halina Reijn comedy horror slasher film, in the cinema. Despite being a comedy slasher film, I was still scared to watch it, especially since this was the first time I had seen a horror film in the cinema. The complete darkness and inability to hide behind a cushion or use my phone...

When I tell people I am a big film fan people will often ask who my favourite director is, which is a question I will answer at a later date but today Im just edging you. One of my favourite directors is Wes Anderson. I find it hard to not appreciate his films, they are known for their eccentric and niche visual style which when hundreds of films are churned out every year experiencing something different is always a joy. I haven't watched a huge amount of his films but have been enjoying going through his discography (especially since I've leached off my brothers Disney Plus). Of course I have seen his more 'main stream' classics like 'Fantastic Mr Fox' or as many say his best 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'. However the first Wes Anderson film I ever watched was 'Moonrise Kingdom' when I wasn't even aware who he was. The hazy colour platte was nothing I had really seen before in film and the absurdity of the storyline always stuck with me.  The ...