Most of the time I'm just enjoying the soundtrack.
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West Side Story 2021
I've seen West Side Story done professionally on stage once, watched the '61 film a few times, and even played Tony in my high school production. It's fair to say I know the musical very well. Yet somehow, to people's surprise, I have never regarded it highly amongst my favourites. The story just never resonates as deeply as I want it to. I hoped an adaptation from my all-time favourite director might change that, and... it's almost there.
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No Time to Die 2021
"Daniel Craig as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007"- in the era that saw Britain's longest running film series rejuvenate itself in the best possible way. No Time to Die carries that same bold attitude from when we first saw Craig stripped and re-suited in Casino Royale, whilst heightening the emotional stakes to a level of pathos no Bond film has ever dared to reach before. That's not to say of course it isn't without the exciting action, classic wit and…
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Strictly Ballroom 1992
Anyone who thought Tom Hanks was too over-the-top in Elvis, get a load of this
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In My Blood It Runs 2019
You know something isn't right when a white teacher is reading a book about the Dreamtime to Aboriginal children and she says "I don't get any of this stuff".
