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Promising Young Woman

  IMDB: 7.5 /10 Rotten Tomatoes: 91%(critics), 87%(audience) Director:  Emerald Fennell Writers:  Emerald Fennell Stars: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Laverne Cox Release Date:  25 December 2020 Warning: All of the spoilers ahead. Can I just say how incredible it is that this is a debut feature from Emerald Fennell? I think age is a benefit in that fact, because it's so obvious how completely clear of a vision she had in her head for this film, and she executed that vision so brilliantly.  This is definitely my favourite film of 2020, and there is so much to love about it. First of all, it is definitely the best "Me Too" film to come out of the movement so far, there have been a lot of interesting projects out recently that tackle consent and all kinds of other questions around the reckoning of 2017, such as The Assistant, and the absolutely brilliant show, I May Destroy You, but I think that unlike the other movies, this was able to have a particula...

2021 Golden Globes Nominations and Predictions

  First of all, I am THRILLED to see Amy and Tina back again this year! Don't get me wrong, I love me some Ricky Gervais but I'm excited to see what these two ladies can bring to the virtual stage. It's that time of year again, we're a week out from the 2021 Golden Globes, and yet again, I have not seen all of the nominees so I'm going to do my best with what I have seen, and what I've heard about this years line up to tell you my predictions of who is going to win, and my pick of who I'd like to see win in each category! Best Motion Picture (Drama) Nomadland Mank The Father Promising Young Woman The Trial of the Chicago 7 Unfortunately I have so far only seen Promising Young Woman and The Trial of the Chicago 7 so far (Where the heck can I see Nomadland and The Father before Sunday? Help a girl out!!) Personally, no matter what else I see from 2020, I know for sure that Promising Young Woman is my favourite film of 2020. It is daring, stunning, funny, ...