What I think about films, TV and celebs!
When it was announced that Big Little Lies was coming back for a season two, I criticised the idea on Metro.co.uk, saying it was only meant to be one series, as the action covered all of Liane Moriarty‘s book, and there was no real reason for a continued storyline, except for that little detective tease at the very end. I loved the first season and didn’t want a rushed, half-arsed follow-up to ruin it – and that’s generally what we got.
I wanted to love A Wrinkle in Time because it is a Disney movie, and I generally love all their stuff, because it is directed by Ava DuVernay, and has an incredible cast, including Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling, but I just came away feeling a bit meh. It was fine, I guess I liked it, but I didn’t connect with the story at all.
It’s the start of March, aka monthly movie preview time! Here are the releases I’m most looking forward to in March.
It doesn’t feel like awards season ever really stopped, but it’s properly back in full swing! WOOHOO.
Big Little Lies, which ended in the U.S. aaaages ago, finally got its finale in the U.K. this week and I LOVED it. I enjoyed the whole show and I was sad that we wouldn’t be getting more episodes but upon further reflection, I’ve come to the conclusion that I don’t want there to be a season two.
Sing is the perfect combo of many things I love – pop music, The X Factor-style singing competition, Taron Egerton and animated movies – so it was pretty much a given I was gonna love it and I sure did!
Hot Pursuit has been out in the U.S. for aaages and it is finally released in the U.K. this week and while its standard comedy fare and not particularly noteworthy, it is still pretty good if you want some easy laughs.
I’m kicking off a new weekly feature where I pick my favourite pictures uploaded onto social media by celebrities from the past week! Here are my picks:
Lily Collins & Jamie Campbell-Bower
Lily Collins announced that she was back together with Jamie Campbell-Bower this week with this kiss pic. How adorable! The pair first dated between 2012 to 2013 after meeting on The Mortal Instruments set. Awww!
Cruel Intentions reunion
Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair and Sarah Michelle Gellar reunited this week to catch the unauthorised musical of the 1999 teen drama (see picture above) and fans of the movie were so happy!! Selma and SMG also recreated that infamous lesbian kiss.
Lena Dunham
Lena showed off her new body confidence on Instagram and so she should too! The Girls star has been working out loads and is definitely more toned because of it. Work it girl!
Ed Sheeran
Ed came face to face with his doppelganger at Madame Tussauds New York this week and I have to say I’m pretty impressed with the likeness. Sometimes waxworks can be so naff! What I love about this picture was the caption – Ed said he was happy that his waxwork had “a bulge” in the trouser department. Ha!
Oceng plays Mamere (centre)
Arnold Oceng, the leader of ‘the Lost Boys of Sudan’ in The Good Lie, came to a Q&A about the drama after a screening. The film is about refugees who trek thousands of miles from South Sudan to a refugee camp in Kenya to escape the civil war. They are later resettled in America and have to adapt to a new way of life.
