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A Hindi-language film inspired by O. Henry’s short story The Last Leaf, Lootera is a masterpiece that has been overlooked for far too long. It stars Bollywood stars Sonakshi Sinha and Ranbir Singh and was critically acclaimed on release. Lootera follows Pakhi (Sonakshi Sinha), the daughter of an important landlord in the small town of
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The King’s Speech won four Oscars and five BAFTAs, which probably tells you everything you need to know about it. It has a brilliant cast, and is impeccably made in every way, but especially in regards to the soundtrack, cinematography, and of course, its acting. The film starts off at Wembley Stadium where Prince Albert (Colin
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Based on the true story of Fred Hampton, Judas and The Black Messiah stars Daniel Kaluuya as Hampton, and LaKeith Stanfield as William “Bill” O’Neal, a double agent working for the FBI. I watched this film by chance, but I’m glad I did – I think it could already easily be one of the best films of
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4 stars. Comedy, Drama, Romance Their Finest has one of the most interesting settings for a story I have ever heard of; the propaganda films department in England’s government during WW1. Enter newcomer Catrin Cole (Gemma Arterton), who has just landed a job as a writer – the woman writing “the slop”, which means the
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5 stars Comedy, Drama, History Some context: I haven’t read much Shakespeare and that includes Romeo and Juliet which is what this film is inspired by. Even so, it’s easy to get caught up in the stories that are running parallel to each other; both the play that Will is writing (which turns out to
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3 stars Comedy, Drama, Romance I actually hadn’t heard of The Lobster when it came out despite the award-winning cast, instead I saw it by chance on Netflix. It’s produced by Film4 and features Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz and Lea Seydoux. The Lobster is a dystopian, like a unisex version of The Handmaid’s Tale. It’s
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2.5 stars Comedy, Drama, Romance Table 19 is a comedy/drama about Table 19 – the table at a wedding that has the unimportant people, the ones that the bride and groom don’t even remember. The film takes place over the wedding day and delves a surprising amount into each character’s background. Anna Kendrick is arguably
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2 stars Drama, Romance One of the few seemingly good films in the Netflix LGBT category, The Way He Looks is a Brazilian film and follows a teenage boy, Leonardo (Ghilherme Lobo), who is blind. The main cast also includes his parents who are having trouble coming to terms with the fact that their son
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