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I have always wanted to do a «monthly favourites» type of post on this blog, but I kept putting it off some reason or the other. Last year, though, I finally decided to do it. I will be doing one of these every month (or every two months) and I will include literally everything that I have loved or that has made me happy during that time, be it a film, a song, a book, a TV show or even an item of clothing. Here are my January favourites. 1. Beautiful Boy (2018) I fell madly in love with Timothée Chalamet after watching Call Me By Your Name (2017) last year, so I was obviously very interested to see what he would do next. What he did next was Beautiful Boy , and I was once again mesmerized by how brilliant an actor he is. He puts his complete heart and soul into every role that he takes on, and it's like he becomes that character and feels exactly what the character is feeling. In Beautiful Boy he plays a drug addict, which surely is not an easy role to tackle (especially when i...

The 1950s were an era of both prosperity and great conflict. After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a series of conflicts collectively known as the Cold War. The Soviet Union began the Space Race with the launch of Sputnik 1, while Fidel Castro became the first Communist leader in the Western hemisphere after the Cuban Revolution. The landmark Brown v. Board of Education court decision ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, and the Civil Rights Movement was born. Joseph Stalin died, the Vietnam War began, and Elvis Presley turned rock 'n' roll into the most popular music genre in the world.   Replica of Sputnik 1. Fidel Castro. The Vietnam War. Elvis Presley.   The 1950s changed Hollywood as well. As a result of the introduction of television, studios were desperate to attract audiences back to the theatres and resorted to such exotic techniques as CinemaScope and 3D film. The Cold War era zeitgeist translated into...

I have always wanted to do a «monthly favourites» type of post on this blog, but I kept putting it off some reason or the other — until this year. I will be doing one of these every month (or every two months) and I will include everything that I have loved or that has made me happy during that time, be it a film, a book, a TV show or anything else. These are my December favourites.   1. A Star Is Born (2018) I have been looking forward to watching this film ever since I saw the trailer for the first time months ago. I finally watched it about a week ago, and it was better than I thought. Honestly, it is such a beautiful film! The cast is flawless, the cinematography is stunning, the soundtrack is beautiful and Bradley Cooper did an amazing job directing. I've been a fan of his for years and I think Jackson Maine is his best performance yet. The scene when Jackson is at the rehabilitation center and apologizes to Ally for embarrassing her at the Grammys broke my heart. And whe...

In 2016 and 2017 , I shared with you a list of all the films I saw throughout those years, so I thought it would be cool to continue the «tradition» and do it again in 2018. This list includes both classic and «modern» films, which make up a total of 127 titles. It is not nearly as many films as I have seen in previous years, but I think it is still a fairly decent amount. As always, films marked with a heart ( ❤ ) are my favorites. The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) | Starring Judy Holliday, Paul Douglas and John Williams ❤ The Great Escape (1963) | Starring Steve McQueen and Richard Attenborough The Wheeler Dealers (1963) | Starring James Garner, Lee Remick and Jim Backus ❤ The Americanization of Emily (1964) | Starring James Garner and Julie Andrews ❤ Two For the Road (1967) | Starring Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney Bullitt (1968) | Starring Steve McQueen, Don Gordon and Robert Vaughn Easy Rider (1969) | Starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson ❤ Midnight...