Film Reviews & Movie Analysis

Did we even have a July this year? Or an August for that matter. What even is Summer at this point?

This month I accidentally became obsessed with watching as many movies as possible from the DC Animated Universe I could get my hands on.

Ant-Man and the Wasp (Cinema)
Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder (Sky)
Justice League (Sky) [Rewatch]
Extinction (Netflix)
Set It Up (Netflix)
When Harry Met Sally (Netflix) [Rewatch]
Home Again (Netflix) [Rewatch]
How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days (DVD) [Rewatch]
The Snowman (Sky)
Batman Year One (Sky)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (Sky)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (Sky)
Batman: Assault on Arkham (Sky)
Skyscraper (Online)
The Equalizer 2 (Cinema)
Batman: The Killing Joke (Sky)
As Good As It Gets (Sky)
Garage Sale Mysteries: The Pandora’s Box Murders (Sky)
Justice League vs Teen Titans (Sky)
Justice League Dark (Sky)
Newsies (Sky)
The Princess Bride (Film4) [Rewatch]

I have admittedly wound down with my television series’ for the time being to make room for other things in life (not just watching cartoon movies I swear!). Please excuse this embarrassingly sparse list.

Started
Gilmore Girls (Netflix) [Re-watch]
Jessica Jones (Netflix)
For the People (Sky Witness)
Bodyguard (BBC One)
Marlon – Season 2 (Netflix)
Insecure – Season 3 (Sky)

Completed
Mark Kermode’s Secret’s of Cinema (BBC Four)
Ackley Bridge – Season 2 (Channel 4)
Picnic at Hanging Rock(BBC Two)

Ongoing
Ingobernable (Netflix)

My favourite of the month was…. Batman: The Killing Joke. I watched so many Batman movies it was highly probable that my favourite would come from Gotham. With this specific movie, I really enjoyed the animation style and the closer look at Batgirl and her history – something I’d never thought about before. There is a level of grit you expect from these movies and Batman: The Killing Joke certainly delivered.

Over on Letterboxd I write a few lines in review for every movie, not just the ones I see in cinema if you want to check those out.

Least you forget I happen to also be an avid reader, and this month I was focused on catching up with some popular novels. I did okay but considering I had thirteen books on my proposed list… I could have done better.

Sweatpants at Tiffanie’s by Pernille Hughes
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Power by Naomi Alderman
Legendary by Stephanie Garber
Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu
Unconditionally by Erin Lyon

My favourite novel for the month was…. Legendary by Stephanie Garber.  The second book in the Caraval series, I was surprised to find it a lot more enjoyable and developed than the first. Normally in books you find that you can’t always trust the narrator – this was my first experience where I realised I couldn’t trust the story. Definitely read Caraval first, but look forward to an even trippier ride with Legendary.

Check out my Goodreads for reviews and such.

Roll on September.