Or maybe it’s being able to have friends over for an outdoor party – complete with music and barbeque! There is truly no end to what we can do in our gardens — all we need do is open up our imaginations and think about ways we would like them to look different; then go out t...
In the 2009 drama film, An Education, a bright but naive schoolgirl Jenny Mellor (Carey Mulligan) finds her life taking an unexpected turn when she becomes enamored with a charming older man, David Goldman (Peter Sarsgaard). Set in 1960s suburban London, the movie unfolds as Jenny's traditi...
Also ranks #3 on Underrated Fantasy Movies Set In A Land Ruled By Evil 36 An American Werewolf in London David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne 64 votes Experience the macabre blend of horror and humor in John Landis' groundbreaking werewolf tale. David Naughton stars as an American tour...
It’s clear the film was made on a shoestring budget but proves in a mighty form that, similar to British Hammer horror pictures, creativity can ooze out of a small budget. Terrific is what the crew does with the special effects. Instead of cheesy or campy they are thrilling. The story ...
Arguably, three years ago writer-director Bruce Robinson’s riotous black comedy – describing the misadventures of two recent ex-students/‘resting’ young actors in an unwelcoming north London – would have pipped ‘Kind Hearts and Coronets’ as the highest, rather than the second-highest-rated...
This one tells the story of a dressmaker (Daniel Day-Lewis) in 1950s London who falls for a young waitress (Vicky Krieps). That might sound like a potentially boring narrative, but Phantom Thread is actually masterfully-shot. It's also a poignant exploration of what it means to be an ...
One day I brought in a Japanese bayonet that that my Uncle Russ had brought back from WWII, which had somehow ended up with my dad. Can’t remember if this was for something we were doing as a class, or if I just thought Mrs. Steig would get a kick out of seeing a bayonet. I ...
it's largely set in a London basement with peeling walls and creaking floors, and it's edge-of-your-seat stuff as Bertie struggles to get a word out, and faces both the throne and the outbreak of war with less trepidation than he displays faced with a microphone or small audience. Stir...
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Hunt won the Academy Award for flipping gender norms on its head and making the film more progressive and memorable than it deserves to be. Her performance is timeless and rich in character flavor. If not for Hunt and Gibson as the standouts the film is lost in the shuffle amongst the ...