Ahem, MAYHEM. You know the 'gracious loser' face, where you smile and clap and nod even though you really, really wanted to win. Well try doing that in front of millions, after being told you've won. Unless you've been hiding under a rock you'll know all too well about the biggest Oscar blunder in history and how there was a La La Land...

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Colour-blocking is hardly new, nor a "trend", but when La La Land burst onto screens with Emma Stone & co.'s bright, colourful dresses, it put a great big smile on my face. It's like the Teletubbies suddenly got fashionable. For years, my Google search history has been littered with the words "yellow dress" as I continue to strive to find my perfect yellow dress....

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It's here. Are you as excited as I am!? It kinda looks like a family photo from the 90s but a younger Han Solo is back in the Millennium Falcon and we'll forget all about those events in Star Wars 7: The Force Awakens. As the cash cow keeps churning, we actually keep getting decent films so I've got my eye on this...

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When I think of "moonlight", I think of an inevitable glow, light in the darkness and I think of reflections. Moonlight delivers with shining performances by supremely talented actors, real life reflections of brutal pain and honesty, thus allowing the audience to bask in the afterglow of one of the most powerful, timeless 110 minutes of cinema this year. And it's destined for...

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Big exclusive alert! One of my new year's resolutions was to watch a wider range of films, ie. not just the big mainstream blockbusters. And within that, I'm challenging myself to watch more documentaries, starting with these two, and you can follow my journey on the blog in the coming months... Gleason - Released 14th March You may remember the ALS Ice Bucket...

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"A piece for Gretchen Wieners...A piece for Janice Ian...A piece for Regina George. She fractured her spine and she still looks like a rockstar." For years, I thought the Great Crown Split of Spring Fling Queen in Mean Girls was slightly cheesy and would never actually happen in real life. But then the 59th Grammys happened and Adele happened. It was hardly a...

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The Batman story is one we've seen time and time and time again. Every time it's slightly different, but after last year's less successful Zac Snyder version, we were probably all thinking: Do we really need another Batman movie? But then again, we've never had the Lego treatment. It's a reincarnation made of bricks but somehow breathes fresh life into old toys and...

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