I finally saw it! It’s unavoidable that I would have preferred to see it on a big screen, but I couldn’t, but at least I got to see it and it stirred up ‘girls with swords’ and wushu feels.( I liked it, but there were bumps. )

I watched ‘Promising Young Woman’ on DVD the other night, and it was even better than I expected, given all the award-bothering.( No major spoilers )

I watched this on Christmas Day, having hoarded it up for that,( Read more... )

I feel like I should rec a source before getting to the recs. Cairo Time (2009) is a romantic drama, written and directed by Ruba Nedda, a Canadian of Egyptian descent. Despite being about an emotional affair between a married woman and the friend her husband asks to show her Cairo and look out for her when he can’t join her there (infidelity ( Read more... )

Out of Sight is on iPlayer at the moment. I don’t think I’ve watched it since it was first shown on TV (or possibly I rented it out on video. It is about 23 years old.) If my life was cool, I’d want David Holmes to soundtrack it.

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My review of Wonder Woman 1984 at Dreamwidth is here. (For some reason, I couldn't crosspost.)

Trailerwatch: MULAN! This made my heart sing. I also saw the Wonder Woman 1984 trailer, which felt like scattered bits from a very rough cut, but I loved the music, flashes of colour and Diana’s home. Kirsten Wiig’s character seems to have a touch of Selina Kyle’s arc in Barman Returns. Obviously the big mystery is how Steve comes back (and I want ( Read more... )

As seen on Monday night.

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Giri/Haji - ep 7

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Downton Abbey 2019

( Short version: Like a Christmas special with a bigger budget. Maggie Smith as the Dowager Countess of Grantham YAY! )