The Beach (2000) ★★☆☆☆

A ‘love it or hate it’ film; it’s as simple as that.  Based on Alex Garland’s novel, a young traveller named Richard (Leonardo DiCaprio), while at a hotel in Bangkok, finds a map left by his neighbour, Daffy (Robert Carlyle) who just committed suicide. The map supposedly leads to a legendary island paradise where other souls have settled. Richard persuades…

Top Ten: Best Animated Voice-Overs

Here’s my top ten list on (in my opinion) the best animated voice-overs of all time. There were so, so many to choose from, so it was very difficult to condense this list down. Some honourable mentions that didn’t quite make the list are: Chris Rock as Marty (Madagascar), Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona (Shrek), Angela Lansbury…

TV Review: The Affair – Season 1 ★★★★★

Plot twist – the story is told in flashbacks. Initially drawn in by one of my favourite actresses, Ruth Wilson, I had quite high expectations for The Affair, as Ruth is one to only settle for the (best) and most compelling roles, nothing less. And she doesn’t half deliver – certainly one of the most heartfelt and enthralling…

Top Ten: Harry Potter films

There may not be ten of them, but there are still eight wonderful films. Surprisingly, I found these quite straight-forward to rank. I loved all of the films, will always be a fan having grown up with this magical franchise! So here we have it, my take on the worst to best Harry Potter films (although none of them were…