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Most Anticipated Books Coming This Fall · Top Ten Tuesday

September 18, 2018

In this week's Top Ten Tuesday we look at the most anticipated books coming this Fall. Between series and standalones, and across all genres, there's no shortage of new books to look forward to.

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Movie Reviews

Review | The Nun (2018), dir. Corin Hardy

September 17, 2018

A new chapter of the Conjuring is out, and it was one of my most anticipated movies of the year: The Nun (2018). Yet it also proved to be the most disappointing so far.

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Blind Spot Series

Blind Spot 08: Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo (1966), dir. Sergio Leone

August 28, 2018

This month's Blind Spot is the classic western by italian director Sergio Leone, Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo (1966). Starring Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef, it's hailed as one the absolute best movies of all time, but did it live up to the hype? Or was I just bored out of my mind?

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Thursday Movie Picks

5 Favourite Non-English Movies · TMP

August 20, 2018

In this week's Thursday Movie Picks, we dive into the Non-English Movies we love. In this top 5 you'll find three french films, and two chinese productions that are unmissable.

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Literature

13 Most Exciting Books On My Summer TBR

August 9, 2018

I've been on a reading roll, so to keep it going I gathered all the books I want to read this summer in one list! Here are the 13 most exciting books on my summer TBR right now.

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The List of Shame

The List of Shame Update: We’ve Hit 80%!

August 2, 2018

Four years after the last The List of Shame update, here's 60 classics I've crossed off the list, officially being 80% done with this challenge!

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Blind Spot Series

Blind Spot 07: Le Mépris (1963), dir. Jean-Luc Godard

July 31, 2018

In this month's Blind Spot we dive into the French New Wave, with gorgeous sceneries, poetic dialogue, and a mesmerizing Brigitte Bardot: this is Le Mépris (1963).

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Thursday Movie Picks

Long-Awaited Movie Sequels No One Was Waiting For · TMP

July 6, 2018

In this week's Thursday Movie Picks, we look at some long-awaited movie sequels, or in my case, the ones I didn't see coming at all! Spoiler: Colin Firth.

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Blind Spot Series

Blind Spot 06: Paths of Glory (1957), dir. Stanley Kubrick

June 28, 2018

For the month of June I picked Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory (1957) as my Blind Spot! This director's controversial anti-war movie approaches the themes of glory seeking and dehumanisation in times of war with his trademark aesthetics and dark humour.

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Top Ten Tuesday

Bookish Worlds or Places I’d Never Want to Live In · Top Ten Tuesday

May 29, 2018

Back with a new entry for book feature Top Ten Tuesday! This week, we explore bookish worlds we’d never want to live in. I could be persuaded to spend a night in a few of these (provided I would be safe at ALL times), but definitely no longer than that. Read on for some terrifying fictional places.

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Blind Spot Series

Blind Spot 05: Metropolis (1927), dir. Fritz Lang

May 28, 2018

In this ambitious masterpiece of 1920s sci-fi, we find a silent movie from notorious director Frizt Lang that explores class inequality with stunning, eccentric visuals that will haunt your dreams.

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Movie Reviews

Review | A Quiet Place (2018), dir. John Krasinski

May 26, 2018

In John Krasinski's horror debut, a family has to be completely silent in order to survive. With a strong emotional core and a few effective jump scares, there's good chance you'll scream as much as you will cry watching A Quiet Place (2018).

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Thursday Movie Picks

Five Unusual but Charming Friendship Movies · TMP

May 24, 2018

We're back with a new Thursday Movie Picks, this week with the wonderful theme of Friendship movies. I picked relationships that can be seen as unusual or having a rough start, because I always find those to be the more charming ones.

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Thursday Movie Picks

Thriller Plot Twists That Shocked Me (and I Still Don’t Get) · TMP

May 17, 2018

In this week's Thursday Movie Picks we talk Twisty Thrillers! From classic Hitchcock suspense to Kubrick madness and dark comedies, read on for some of the craziest plot twists that had me frozen in confusion as the credits rolled.

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Film Art

Star Wars Fan Art That Will Have You Reconsidering The Dark Side

May 16, 2018

Wether you are redecorating your home, looking for a new wallpaper or simply in the mood for some outer space aesthetics, I've got you covered. Here's some of the best Star Wars Fan Art I could find.

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Thursday Movie Picks

Cannes Palme d’Or Winners That I Need to See · TMP

May 10, 2018

In this week's Thursday Movie Picks I search for the best Palme D'Or Winners from the Cannes Film Festival, that I am yet to see. Join me in adding some of the best movies ever made to your never ending watchlist.

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Suddenly, Last [ Month ]

Suddenly, Last April + Gearing Up For Solo!

May 7, 2018

Back with a monthly recap! Even though it looks like April was sponsored by Captain America (I wish), it wasn't! Besides bearded Cap we've got a shocking revelation in Jane The Virgin, and an exciting outer space project for May. Let's dive in.

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Thursday Movie Picks

Movie Characters Making a New Start · TMP

May 4, 2018

In this week's Thursday Movie Picks we take inspiration from those who got a second chance. Here's Four Movie Characters Making a New Start.

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Thursday Movie Picks

One Season TV Shows That Deserved Another Shot · TMP

May 4, 2018

In this week's Thursday Movie Picks we remember short lived TV Shows that deserved another shot. Starting in the late 90s, here's 8 TV Series across most genres (though let's face it, mainly sitcoms) that should've have been renewed for at least a second season.

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Blind Spot Series

Blind Spot 04: La Notte, 1961

May 2, 2018

For April's Blind Spot Series challenge I picked Michelangelo Antonioni's La Notte, from 1961. A lush classic Italian movie starring Jeanne Moreau, Marcello Mastroianni, and Monica Vitti.

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Web Events

Five Funny and Iconic Character Meltdowns in Movies | TMP

April 19, 2018

For this week's Thursday Movie Picks I share five funny and iconic character meltdowns from some amazing movies - most of which are angry meltdowns because let's be honest, those are the best ones.

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Blogging

Seven Things I Love About Blogging: Celebrating my 7th Blogiversary!

April 19, 2018

It’s true, readers - Returning Videotapes turns 7 today! After all these years of blogging, there's a few things I truly cherish from the experience. So here I am, sharing them with you on my blogiversary: The Seven Things I Love About Blogging!

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Blind Spot Series

Blind Spot 03: Letter From An Unknown Woman, 1948

April 16, 2018

March's Blind Spot is here, and yet again I was fooled by a sentimental title and beautiful leads. Read on to find how Letter From an Unknown Woman (1948), starring the brilliant Joan Fontaine, surprised me (and maybe not in a good way?).

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Year Retrospective

2017 Year Retrospective, Part VI: The 26 Best Movies of 2017

March 6, 2018

We’re officially closing the book on last year with the Best Movies of 2017! As always, take the ranking with a gigantic grain of salt. Join me in celebrating 26 amazing films from all genres, with some terrific fan made posters on the side.

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