I love Moana. It’s an incredible movie with a spirited, kind heroine, and breaks away from the ‘fairtytale’ trope to focus on adventure and finding yourself. It speaks about the environment, humanity and how we treat each other. Here’s why I think it’s one of Disney’s best. Moana is a […]
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16 Favourite Couples from Film and TV
I’m not a fan of the romance/rom-com genre, but I like romance in movies or shows where it’s done well. Where it’s believable and hasn’t just been ‘thrown in there’; the couple work well together and have some sort of friendship as well as a romantic bond, and the whole […]
Scary Stuff
I’ve never been a fan of horror films and books. Growing up they always scared the shit out of me. I found the film The woman in black terrifying and hated it. Scary stuff aside, I don’t think horror is very interesting. The stories are usually the same; people being […]
Hero’s Journey in Fiction
What do major film or novel franchises have in common? The ones that feature stories involving a protagonist on a quest to save the world from some sort of disaster. There’s typically a love interest, a villain, a sidekick or band of sidekicks, and a resolution where everyone lives happily […]
Alicia Keys vs Beyoncé
Ah, two of my favourite female singers. Guys, I am a person who thinks, and people who think need to keep on thinking. So here’s to some thoughtful thoughts about these two women. (Spoiler alert: Alicia Keys is better. Let’s find out why). Over the past couple years now, I’ve […]
Top 40 Favourite Films
I really had to narrow this down from about 150 movies (I love movies…obviously). So here are my top 40 to-die-for films, all of which I have seen multiple times. (Note: this is going to be a very long post.) 4321. This action-packed thriller is the story of four […]