Thank you Quentin Tarantino. Thank you for not making ‘The Sharon Tate Story’. I’m going to err on the side of benevolence and assume that it was Tarantino himself who realised that it was not a good idea to go there. Instead, he has taken those events as a starting point, weaving fictional (but believable) … Continue reading Once Upon A Time … In Hollywood (2019)
Tag: Margot Robbie
I, Tonya
It took a while for it to dawn on me that many people, including I, Tonya’s star and producer Margot Robbie, would be unaware of the real life events that inspired this darkly comedic portrayal of one of the greatest scandals in sport. In the build-up to Olympic figure skating selection in 1994, Harding’s rival … Continue reading I, Tonya
My least favourite films of 2016
I generally manage to stay away from the absolute worst films of the year, but I was scuppered this time around because some of the biggest and most hyped also turned out to be totally and utterly abysmal. Feel free to disagree! Click on the film title below for my original thoughts on each one. Number … Continue reading My least favourite films of 2016
Suicide Squad
The pleasant surprise of Suicide Squad was seeing such good performances from Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Viola Davis. But to be honest that was the only pleasant thing about this. The MCU has had the benefit of the forward planning which allowed many of its superheroes to be introduced in their own movies, so that when they get … Continue reading Suicide Squad
