Category Archives: Film Reviews

Secretariat

Posted on August 9, 2011 by freda

  If you”re in need of some cheering up or even a good old dose of inspiration to keep going, then this is your film. I didn’t know the story of this horse so it was all a surprise to … Continue reading →

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How to train your dragon

Posted on May 30, 2011 by freda

When I see the Dreamworks logo at the start of a film, I know it is going to be something I am likely to enjoy. The days are not so frequent when I have little children to entertain and an … Continue reading →

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The King’s Speech

Posted on May 17, 2011 by freda

Better late than never with a review. The film has only just been released on DVD so we had the treat of seeing it a couple of days ago. The truth is that I had seen so much hype and … Continue reading →

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Feel good factor

Posted on March 4, 2011 by freda

So far it is proving remarkably easy to have Birthday Month treats each day. Yesterday’s was in the form of a DVD. Mr Holland’s Opus has to be on my list of favourite feel-good films – the kind of film … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton

Posted on January 17, 2011 by freda

Being in a reflective frame of mind has taken me down some by-ways into childhood. Like many a post-war child I couldn’t get enough of Enid Blyton. Yesterday I finished looking at the DVD about her life – Enid. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Avatar

Posted on December 26, 2010 by freda

Hope your Christmas Day was as enjoyable as mine. All the usual ingredients: church, presents, a gorgeous meal and time with loved ones. In the evening it was a case of flop before the telly. We had been saving up … Continue reading →

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It’s Complicated

Posted on December 15, 2010 by freda

It’s been a long time since I have laughed – guffawed even – out loud, literally holding my sides and unable to get my breath. This film was excellent; the cast are ideal in their roles as late middle-agers going … Continue reading →

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Double Bill

Posted on December 8, 2010 by freda

Just to be clear, I don’t do horror movies. I get too scared and end up hiding behind a paper, a chair, the dog or anything handy. At least I do usually. I take everything too literally with cinema and … Continue reading →

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Julie and Julia

Posted on November 15, 2010 by freda

It’s a bit surreal to be writing about a film about blogging through a book in a year, but that is what this magnificent film is about. Right at the start, I’m giving it a 20 out of 10 for … Continue reading →

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Keeping Mum

Posted on October 6, 2010 by freda

If you fancy a gentle, relaxing hour or so you could do no worse than to opt for the mesmerising skills of Rowan Atkinson as the vicar and Maggie Smith as the new housekeeper in this 2005 film, Keeping Mum. … Continue reading →

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