Thought I’d take a break from writing to put this together; a list I’ve been tinkering with for a few months now. Some film scenes are just fun to watch. Others hit with the kind of tension that’s been building for ages. The best showdowns aren’t only about sharp choreography or loud impacts – they’re […]
Read more "Top 30 Showdowns in Film"A trip to the pictures today to see this adaptation of Stephen King’s short story. Arriving ahead of Rdgar Wright’s new take on another tale from The Bachman Books, The Running Man (with Glen Powell), this has had much less fanfare. I read the story nearly thirty years ago and remembered the premise, but I […]
Read more "Tonight’s Viewing – The Long Walk (2025)"Hi everyone, I didn’t know anything about this film until about a week ago. I found it on Disney+ last night and decided to give it a go. Here is my review. If you’re a fan of the franchise, this animated anthology film is pretty special. It’s cinematic and has some really memorable, well-drawn characters, […]
Read more "Tonight’s Viewing – Predator: Killer of Killers"Day 28 Best Making Up Scene I made it. 28 days; 28 posts! Here we are at the end. After the falling-out come the chances to make up. For this, I chose a scene from 2004’s Battlestar Galactica. Kara (Katee Sackhoff) and Lee (Jamie Bamber) take out their frustrations on each other in the boxing […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 28 – Best making Up Scene"Day 27 Best Break Up Scene My nomination for today’s award goes to one of my favourites of all time, The Maltese Falcon (1941). At the end, Humphrey Bogart’s Sam Spade sends his lover, played by Mary Astor, off to prison despite being in love with her. He won’t risk playing the ‘sap’ for her. […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 27 – Best Break Up Scene"Day 26 Best Married Couple on Screen Several candidates for this award. I thought maybe Zoe and Wash from Firefly, Marge and Norm Gundersson from Fargo. In the end, I went for a couple that impressed me long ago. they don’t get a lot of screen time and are side charcaters in the grand scheme […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 26 – Best Married Couple on Screen"Day 25 Most unfortunate person in a love story As soon as I thought up this category, there could be only one person to fill it. Bill Pullman plays such a lovely man in Sleepless in Seattle. He’s genuinely in love with Meg Ryan’s character and doesn’t put a foot wrong. He is gracious and […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 25 – Most unfortunate person in a love story"Day 24 Most cringeworthy line in a romantic setting I thought of a number of lines for today. “Is it still raining? I hadn’t noticed,” was way, ay up there. Then, I remembered the line that completely took me out of a film the moment I heard it. There are a couple of Twin Peaks […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 24 – Most Cringeworthy Line in a Romantic Setting"Day 23 Best Romantic Lead Character (Female) Few will agree with me on this one; it’s entirely personal and based on a massive childhood crush I had. I’m going for Emmy the blonde-haired, time-travelling Egyptian princess from 1987’s Mannequin, as played by the wonderful Kim Cattrall. I loved that film when I was younger. Reading […]
Read more "28 Days of Love on Screen – Day 23 – Best Romantic Lead Character (Female)"Day 22 Best ‘second chance’ romance Today it’s about the people who are separated and then get another chance at love. You wait for Lost to come along in my thinking and then, finally; it comes twice in two days. My pick for this is a couple who aren’t my favourite characters in the show […]
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