Mini Reviews #14

Mommie Dearest (1981) Director: Frank Perry Starring: Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Mara Hobel A camp, cult and crazy classic of epic proportions. Faye Dunaway devours each piece of scenery for sport in this depiction of the well documented and temultuous relationship between Hollywood legend Joan Crawford and her adopted daughter Christina. Spawning an eternity of…

The Last Five Years (2014)

In this week of Avengers: Age Of Ultron mayhem, something that I have little to no interest in whatsoever, I decided my weekly cinema trip would involve a picture very much more suited to my area of geekdom, the mighty musical. Released long ago in the US but only just reaching British shores, it was…

TV Corner: Top Ten Cartoon Theme Songs

A relatively quiet week in the world of cinema means that I am able to dip my toe in to TV Corner, this time combining it with another post style that I have neglected of late, the top ten list. Anybody that knows me will tell you that when it comes to childhood cartoons, theme…

The Water Diviner (2014)

It feels like quite a while since I went to the cinema to watch something that wasn’t intended for children or young adults. With recent reviews of Home, Insurgent, Cinderella (and a trip to The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water that I didn’t feel the need to write about), the prospect of Russell Crowe’s…

Cinderella (2015)

I’ll be honest, as I walked in to the cinema after collecting my ticket on a dreary Friday morning, I was more excited about seeing the new Frozen Fever short than I was about seeing Disney’s live action remake of Cinderella. Clearly I was not the only one, as there were more posters for the…