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Ladies in Black Film Review (2018) PG 6*

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020Persi

Ladies in Black Film Review: Set in Sydney, 1959, the film tells the story of a group of women (Julia Ormond, Rachael Taylor, Angourie Rice, Noni Hazlehurst) in a department store. Each women has their individual issues from marriage problems to finding their place in an everchanging society where women are becoming more liberated. Where […]

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The Gift TV Review ‘Atiye’ (2019-) 15 7*

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020Persi

The Gift TV Review: An archaelogist (Mehmet Günsür) discovers a symbol in the world’s oldest temple. Meanwhile, Atiye (Beren Saat), a painter, realises it is the symbol she paints all the time. She soon unearths secrets at the archaeological site which link to her past. Where to watch – Click here ->Netflix  8/10 The […]

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Agatha Raisin TV Review (2014-) PG 12 7*

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020Persi

Agatha Raisin TV Review: Agatha Raisin (Ashley Jensen), a PR whizz, retires to a sleepy Cotswold village of Carsely. Desperate to fit in and wanting the locals to accept her, she enters a local competition and somehow finds herself the prime murder suspect. In order to clear her name she launches her own investigation, recruiting […]

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Bridget Jones’s Diary Movie Review (2001) 15 8*

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019Persi

Bridget Jones’s Diary Movie Review: Pity poor Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger). She’s the 1990s British everywoman: single, weight-obsessed, and very probably drunk on mid-price white wine. Her life goes from middling to worse when she embarks on a doomed affair with boss Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant). In the background lurks a literal Mr Darcy (Colin […]

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A Christmas Carol Movie Review (1999) PG 12 8*

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019Persi

A Christmas Carol Movie Review: It’s Christmas Eve and 7 years before, Ebenezer Scrooge (Patrick Stewart) buries his long-time friend and business partner, Jacob Marley. Since then Scrooge is always in a bad mood. His loyal, but meek clerk, Bob Cratchit (Richard E. Grant), is the target of Scrooge’s cruelty and bitterness. Scrooge’ s nephew, […]

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Bleak House TV Review (2005) PG 8*

November 23, 2019November 23, 2019Persi

Bleak House TV Review: This mini tv series is an adaptation of Charles Dickens‘ novel of the same name. The story closely follows the characters in the infamous court case of Jarndyce versus Jarndyce that relies heavily on the production of an up-to-date will in order to settle the inheritance. Two young cousins (Patrick Kennedy, […]

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John Dies at the End Movie Review (2012) 18 6*

November 17, 2019November 17, 2019admin

John Dies at the End Movie Review: It’s a drug that promises an out-of-body experience with each hit. On the street they call it Soy Sauce, and users drift across time and dimensions. But some who come back are no longer human. Suddenly a silent otherworldly invasion is underway, and mankind needs a hero. What […]

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Movie Review (2005) PG 7*

November 16, 2019November 16, 2019Persi

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Movie Review: Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore) is a good boy from a poor family. He lives in a run down house with his mother (Helena Bonham Carter) and father (Noah Taylor) and both pairs of grandparents. Also they live near the mysterious chocolate factory. No one sees a single worker […]

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High Fidelity Movie Review (2000) 15 8*

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019Persi

High Fidelity Movie Review: Rob Gordon’s (John Cusack) semi-failing record store isn’t the only thing in his life that’s floundering. When his longtime girlfriend walks out on him, Rob’s needle skips the love groove, and he has to examine his past romantic failures in his own unique way Where to watch – Click here ->Amazon […]

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Let It Snow Movie Review (2019) PG 13 6*

November 12, 2019November 15, 2019Persi

Let It Snow Movie Review: A snowstorm hits a small town on a Christmas Eve. However it affects the friendships, love lives and futures of several high school seniors. Where to watch – Click here ->Netflix This is a sweet and easy watching romcom for teenagers and romantics. Also Joan Cusack is cast in a […]

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