Natasha's New Film Blog

Birds of Prey ( Cathy Yan, 2020) was amazing. Go and see it. Interestingly, it is rated 15 in my country, the UK but R- Rated, 18 in the U.S. The soundtrack, aesthetics, jokes, action, acting all so colourful and edgy. My friends, who are not quite as regular cinema go-ers as me, enjoyed it as much as I did. People (men and women) won't see this because it's a female superhero action movie, it shouldn't be the case but it is. I've seen a lot of slating of it online by people who haven't even seen it and the evidence by how empty the cinema was, despite today being the opening weekend, compared with when I saw Endgame which was basically sold out the day after it's release. I get it was not going to be as busy as Endgame was the "final" chapter, but I still expected BOP to be half full at least and it wasn't, which was a shame and I read that the takings were not very high on the opening day in the U.S . Girl Squad: Rosie Perez as ...

Watched JoJo Rabbit ( Taika Waititi, 2020) . It was at funny, when it was talking plainly at the ridiculousness of Germany at time time. At times though heartbreaking, the tone shifts in a split second. One second I was laughing, the next I was nearly in tears. Superb acting, especially from Scarlett Johansson as Rosie, I can't think of a role she's been in like this before and Roman Griffin Davis as JoJo, he is a little star in the making. It reminded me a little of the TV show World on Fire (BBC, 2019) (subject matter) crossed with a Wes Anderson, like the The Grand Budapest Hotel but especially Moonrise Kingdom (cinematography and the funnier moments). Reminds us all that not all German's were "bad" at the time and the allied nations including the US and UK were not "good" either, both sides included people who were good and those who were bad . 4.5 stars out of 5 ✩✩✩✩(✩) Scarlett Johansson as Rosie and Roman Griffin as JoJo

Went to see Bombshell ( Jay Roach, 2020) at the cinema  a few days ago with my friend. I really liked this film, it was very interesting and educational, especially coming from someone who lives in the UK and had no idea about this "bombshell" at Fox, even though the lawsuit was in recent years. I loved the breaking of the 4th wall in the opening scene. The acting (and make-up, Charlize Theron looked SO much like the real Megyn) was brilliant all round. The attention to detail by Margot Robbie deserves a mention too in her acting, when she presses the lift button her hand is literally shaking in fear.  Four stars٭ ✰✰✰✰   Charlize Theron and the real Megyn *Major spoilers ahead*  It was quite a sad film in some ways, because those women will not only have to live with what happened to them for the rest of their lives, but Murdoch paid Ailes off with a larger amount of money than the victims combined, probably at least - if not more money that he would...

Went to the Crowns and Gowns Exhibition at the cathedral in Ely, Cambridgeshire on a day out for my Mums' birthday. It was a exhibition of costumes from films and television programmes made in the cathedral including The Crown, The Other Boleyn Girl and The Kings Speech. Photographs taken by me on this post. Claire Foy's wedding dress and Matt Smiths suit from The Crown Claire Foy's crown from The Crown Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carters costumes from The Kings Speech Costumes from The Other Boleyn Girl Scarlett Johanssons costume from The Other Boleyn Girl Natalie Portmans headress and necklace from when she was Anne Boleyn in The Other Boleyn Girl The Crown Props Scarlett Johanssons necklace Natalie Portmans necklace The Cathedral was so beautiful inside I just had to include a photo of it.

On 29th January I finally saw Judy at the cinema (came out in October, didn't get chance to see it, saw it at the silver screen re-release, yes I am not the intended silver screen age). Such a good film. Renee Zellweger was amazing, many of the shots were close ups on her face and she never once drops the character of Judy Garland. Her BAFTA win for best leading actress was so well deserved (also such a cute moment when she cried at Jessie Buckleys Wild Rose performance at the BAFTAS, as she and Jesse are presumably good friends after co-starring in Judy).  Judy Garland's life was so heartbreaking. There is no such thing as the curse of Wizard of Oz, but it's so sad that a film that inspires so many people is responsible for ruining the actors in the films lives, ultimately the Wizard of Oz was responsible for Judy Garland's death. I don't think I'll ever watch the Wizard of Oz in the same way after seeing Judy. 4 Stars ☆☆☆☆

Me, Maisie and Margot taken by Maisie (All photos taken by me except the selfie which was taken by my friend Maisie of us). After going to the promo event for Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn we stood outside the premiere at the BFI Imax, which was cold but fun. We met a few of the cast members, including Margot Robbie (who was wearing pink gloves like Harley wears in the Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend number). Margot Robbie was so nice, she was late in going into the premiere, but she was more concerned at meeting everyone. She signed my pizza box with her face on that I took from the Birds of Prey promo event earlier in the day (it was a clean, unused one).

(All photos taken by me in this article except for the one of me that was taken by my friend Maisie). In January, me and my friend Maisie went along to the Birds of Prey and The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn. It was a temporary, three day roller disco, same aestetic style as the film, at the Steelyard night club in London. I saw in a news article online about it, decided I wanted to see it, didn't think about it for a while then a few days before thought about it and got tickets for the 2nd day of the rink, Wednesday 28th January and myself and my friend Maisie went.  It was amazing.  The night club the event was in even looked a bit like the night club that is used in the film. The aestetics were amazing, the neon colours and lighting, the music, the things to do. You could roller skate, eat free Pappa Johns pizza, eat free candyfloss (with a free flashy glowsticks), there were free sweets, free tote bags with Birds of Prey on them, you could get yo...

Finally saw Downton Abbey the Moviein January at the Odeon Silver Screen (yes, I was the youngest there by at least 35 years). Loved the show since the start of series 1 almost a decade ago. The film did not disappoint. It was a bit dark lighting wise. It felt like watching a long episode of Downton. The humour was good (Mr Mosley is one of the best characters). Perfect film for fans. Better LBGTQ representation than the biggest film of last year, Avengers Endgame, despite Downton being set in 1927. Really hope for a sequel. 5 stars. P.s I want all of Edith's dresses.

  Let this blog fall by the wayside, but I have still been doing film reviews onvarious social media. So I'm going to upload the ones I have done so far this year (some films came out last year but I didn't see them till this year).