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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

12 May 2017
sisterhood of the traveling pants 1

I sat down to watch The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants a few days ago, not expecting much of it and fully intending to work on blog stuff while the film played. But it turned out to be a nice surprise… that even has a 91% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes! In the end, I forgot all about working on other things and concentrated fully on the film. Here’s what I thought.

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Moonlight

17 March 2017
Moonlight

I had not heard of Moonlight before it won the 2017 Oscar for Best Picture. At first, I was mostly just pleased that La La Land didn’t get the award – I really didn’t like that film – but then ended up watching the winning picture in a tiny independant cinema near my work. Afterwards, as I stepped out of the dark cinema and back into the beautiful streets of Paris, I realised that Moonlight very much deserved the Oscar – and, secondarily, a full review on my part.

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Zootopia

17 August 2016
zootopia

You might be surprised to find an article on Zootopia here as this is my first review of an animated film! But the truth is, I LOVE animated films and I watch them all the time. I saw Zootopia for the first time a few weeks ago and I have been looking forward to writing this article ever since!

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Merci Patron

4 May 2016
Merci patron

Merci Patron (that can be translated as “Thanks, Boss”) is a French film that was released in February 2016. It was produced by François Ruffin, one of the founders of the Nuit Debout movement (translated as “Up All night”, “Standing Night” or “Rise up at night”, according to Wikipedia). I highly encourage you to read this article whether you are fundamentally interested in the social movement’s activities or not: I gave the film a chance and it was a very pleasant surprise!

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Spotlight

7 March 2016
Spotlight film

I find it hard to believe, but today is the blog’s 6 month birthday! I had several articles waiting for today but none of them were particularly festive. I ended up choosing this one, as Spotlight won the Academy Award for Best Picture just last month.

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Still Life

28 October 2015
Une belle fin/ Still Life

Still Life is a British drama that was released in 2015. Written and produced by Uberto Pasolini, it stars Eddie Marsan and Joanne Froggatt (aka Anna in Downton Abby!). It focuses on a meticulous middle aged man whose job is to organize funerals and cremations for the people who die alone in his area.

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Inside Man

27 September 2015
Inside Man

Inside Man is a 2006 film directed by Spike Lee starring Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Willem Dafoe and Chiwetel Ejiofor. It is a crime thriller that centers on a intricately planned bank robbery that takes place in New York on Wall Street.

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