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Watched & Read 2022: Week 5

Watched & Read 2022: Week 5

I used to dream longingly about watching Disney movies with my daughter. She watches TV happily but wouldn’t sit through a whole actual movie. And then Encanto came along and I learned to be careful what you wish for. I’m joking of course, I absolutely love it, but there’s only so many times you can watch Encanto until you’re singing about Bruno in your sleep. I think she’ll be ready for her…

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#2022 #Aubrey Plaza #Brandon Sanderson #Cytonic #Hotel Transylvania #Licorice Pizza #Moonfall #Murderville #The Book of Boba Fett #The To Do List

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Watched & Read 2022: Week 4

Watched & Read 2022: Week 4

After a bummer of a week, last week definitely felt better. We’ve got a couple of holidays booked to the seaside in Spring which I’m so excited for, and my husband isn’t going to be working late shifts anymore as of today. Could it be that life is returning to normal after 2 whole years? I dare not hope. While I try to ignore the mess that is my living room after a hectic weekend, let me share…

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#2022 #Brandon Sanderson #Cytonic #Mass #Sing #Sing 2 #Slaughterhouse Five #Succession #The Book of Boba Fett #The Witcher

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Watched & Read 2022: Week 3

Watched & Read 2022: Week 3

Oh January, can you go away now? I am very much over your terrible weather and financial burdens. I’m already dreaming of sunny Spring, with the thoughts of a little trip down south to the beach for a week. Until then though, when life gets tough I’ll turn to movies and books to escape. Which brings me to a thought I had at the cinema last night. Almost every advert is for brand new BMW or Audi…

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#2022 #99 Homes #Belfast #Brazen #Colleen Hoover #Succession #The Book of Boba Fett #The Witcher #Verity

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Watched & Read 2022: Week 2

Watched & Read 2022: Week 2

Rather than come up with excuses as to why my weekly post is a day late again, I’m just going to embrace Monday evening posts. It clearly works better! Anyone else just over Winter already? It’s fun before Christmas but I’m already dreaming of warm days and picnics. I’m still loving my journal, although I haven’t taken any photos of it yet to share, I’ll get round to it eventually. Here’s…

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Watched & Read 2022: Week 1

Watched & Read 2022: Week 1

Happy New Year! Hope you all had a good one. I’ve decided that although I’m happy to give up the pressure of writing movie reviews and other blog posts, I miss it too much to give up all together, and so I’m going to comitt to writing a weekly round-up of what I’ve been watching and reading. Which, in true ‘me’ fashion, is already a day late. I’ll be trying to get these posted on a Sunday moving…

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#2022 #Apples Never Fall #Dexter New Blood #Harry Potter #Liane Moriarty #Never Let Me Go #Spider-Man No Way Home #The 355 #The Amazing Spider-Man 2 #The King&039;s Man #The Matrix Resurrections

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Eternals (2021)

Eternals (2021) Movie Review - Spoiler Free!

Director: Chloé Zhao Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Runtime: 157 Minutes Main Cast: Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani, Barry Keoghan, Lauren Ridloff, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek, Kit Harington, Ma Dong-soek Plot: The Eternals are a team of ancient beings with superpowers, sent to live on Earth for thousands of years to help mankind grow and evolve,…

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#2021 #Angelina Jolie #Barry Keoghan #Brian Tyree Henry #Chloe Zhao #Eternals #Gemma Chan #Kit Harington #Kumail Nanjiani #Marvel #Movie Review #Richard Madden #Salma Hayek

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The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman #GoodreadsChallenge

Well, I did it. For the first year I’ve completed the Goodreads Challenge! I set out to read 20 books and The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman was the final book I needed to complete it. What a book to hit the target with, too! The Man Who Died Twice is the sequel to The Thursday Murder Club, which you can read my thoughts on here. Following the events of The Thursday Murder Club, Elizabeth,…

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#2021 #Book Review #Goodreads Challenge #Richard Osman #The Man Who Died Twice #The Thursday Murder Club

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Dune (2021)

Movie Review: Dune (2021) - Spoiler Free!

Director: Denis Villeneuve Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi Runtime: 155 Minutes Main Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgård, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Sharon Duncan-Brewster Plot: Based on the hugely famous novel by Frank Herbert, about Paul (Timothée Chalamet), the son of a noble family entrusted with…

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#2021 #Denis Villeneuve #Dune #Jason Momoa #Josh Brolin #Movie Review #Oscar Isaac #Rebecca Ferguson #Sharon Duncan-Brewster #Stellan Skarsgard #Stephen McKinley Henderson #Timothée Chalamet #Zendaya

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What I Watched: October 2021

What I Watched: October Round-Up

Ho, ho, ho! Sorry. Christmas is my favourite time of year, and November marks the start of it not being “too early” to feel festive! I’ve just finished packing away all of the Halloween decorations around the house, and I’ve got a cup of tea and a mince pie right in front of me. Last year Christmas was fun because it was something exciting to take my mind off the doom and gloom of a wintery…

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#2021 #Movie Review #What I Watched

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Hidden Gems: Emily Blunt

Hidden Gems Challenge: Emily Blunt (spoiler alert, I found a gem!)

Happy Halloween, everyone! I hope you have a great day, no matter what you’re doing. On this day last year, our Prime Minister announced the UK’s second lockdown and the majority of the country were in a tier that meant they couldn’t see anyone anyway. So it’s no surprise that this year, we’re having some family over for a party and taking our little girl out trick or treating. I’m so excited!…

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#2010 #2011 #2021 #Emily Blunt #Hidden Gems #Salmon Fishing In the Yemen #The Adjustment Bureau #Wild Target

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Dear Evan Hansen (2021)

Movie Review: Dear Evan Hansen (2021)

Director: Stephen Chbosky Genre: Musical, Drama Runtime: 137 Minutes Main Cast: Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams, Danny Pino, Julianne Moore, Amandla Stenberg, Nik Dodani, Colton Ryan, DeMarius Copes, Liz Kate Plot: Evan Hansen (Ben Platt) gets caught up in a lie after a letter he wrote to himself as a task to help him with his anxiety is mistaken for the suicide note of another classmate. My…

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#2021 #Amandla Stenberg #Amy Adams #Ben Platt #Colton Ryan #Danny Pino #Dear Evan Hansen #Julianne Moore #Kaitlyn Dever #Movie Review #Nik Dodani #Stephen Chbosky

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Yearbook by Seth Rogen

Goodreads Challenge: Yearbook by Seth Rogen

Finishing this latest read is such a monumental moment for me in the Goodreads Challenge! I’ve taken part twice before, in 2017 and 2019, with a year skipped in between which is a strange coincidence. Each year I’ve set my target at 20 books for the year. It’s not a big number at all but I only read before going to sleep at night so I average around 2-3 weeks to finish a book, so the goal is…

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#2021 #Book Review #Goodreads Challenge #Seth Rogen #Yearbook

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ODEON Limitless: Is it worth it? An update!

ODEON Limitless: Is it worth it? An update! #ODEON

Around 3 years ago, I posted some thoughts on whether an ODEON Limitless membership was worth it. (Original post here!) At the time, I’d been a member for 3 months and now that I’ve realised I’ve been a member for 3 whole years, I figured now is as good a time as any for an update! Now obviously there’s been cinema closures during the pandemic lockdowns and it was a relief to have not been…

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#2021 #Odeon #Odeon Limitless

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Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)

Movie Review: Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)

Director: Sarah Smith, Jean-Philippe Vine Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family Runtime: 106 Minutes Main Cast: Zach Galifianakis, Jack Dylan Grazer, Olivia Colman, Ed Helms, Justice Smith, Rob Delaney, Kylie Cantrall, Ricardo Hurtado, Ruby Wax, Ava Morse Plot: B-Bots, invented by a global technology company, are marketed as a child’s best friend, with the ability to learn everything about…

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#2021 #Ed Helms #Jack Dylan Grazer #Jean-Philippe Vine #Justice Smith #Kylie Cantrall #Movie Review #Olivia Colman #Rob Delaney #Ron&039;s Gone Wrong #Sarah Smith #Zach Galifianakis

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Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)

Movie Review - Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)

Director: Andy Serkis Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Runtime: 97 Minutes Main Cast: Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris, Reid Scott, Stephen Graham, Peggy Lu, Michelle Greenidge Plot: Following the events of the original movie, Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) agrees to meet with serial killer Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson) to get his story. After an altercation in the prison,…

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#2021 #Andy Serkis #Michelle Greenidge #Michelle Williams #Movie Review #Naomie Harris #Peggy Lu #Reid Scott #Stephen Graham #Tom Hardy #Venom #Venom Let There Be Carnage #Woody Harrelson

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A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins

Goodreads Challenge: A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins

As much as I like to try and broaden my horizons when it comes to the genres of books I read, sometimes I just have to go back to my comfort zone to the mystery/thrillers that I love so much. I really enjoyed The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins so her new release for 2021, A Slow Fire Burning was automatically on my radar to read. In A Slow Fire Burning, the body of a young man is found on a…

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#2021 #A Slow Fire Burning #Book Review #Goodreads Challenge #Paula Hawkins

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The Last Duel (2021)

Movie Review: The Last Duel (2021)

Director: Ridley Scott Genre: Action, Drama, History Runtime: 152 Minutes Main Cast: Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Ben Affleck, Marton Csokas, Harriet Walter, Clare Dunne, Alex Lawther Plot: Set in medieval France, knight Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon) challenges his friend and squire Jacques Le Gris (Adam Driver) to a duel to the death after Jean’s wife Marguerite (Jodie Comer) accuses…

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#2021 #Adam Driver #Alex Lawther #Ben Affleck #Clare Dunne #Harriet Walter #Jodie Comer #Marton Csokas #Matt Damon #Movie Review #Ridley Scott #The Last Duel