Category: Movie review

Promising Young Woman

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https://www.backstage.com/

Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Starring: Carrie Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Chris Lowell, Alison Brie
Where to watch: It is a 2020 release, available on multiple platforms
To watch or not to watch: It is a decent movie. Can definite watch over the weekend with girlfriends

Cassie (Carrie Mulligan) is a 30 year old medical college drop-out, working at a cafe, living with her parents (but her mother is Jennifer Coolidge, so it is understandable). She has almost no friends, limited hobbies and generally wants little to do with the world, unless it is night and she is out to a pub, dressed very differently from what you see her wearing during the day.… Read the rest

The End Of Oak Street

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https://www.theawardsgarage.com/

Rating: 1 stars out of 5
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, Christian Convery
Where to watch: Theatres
To watch or not to watch: No. Just… No!

It is 1982, and Denise (Anne Hathaway) and Greg (Ewan McGregor) are living a regular sub-urban life with their two teenage kids Audrey (Maisy Stella) and Brian (Christian Convery). It opens with a block summer party, where we learn that Denise wants more from her life with her husband and kids and dreams of leaving them and going away with her yellow suitcase. And we know this because she has written a draft for a book which she has shared with a neighbour for feedback.… Read the rest

The Invite

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https://www.thehindu.com/

Rating: 4 stars out of 5
Starring: Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton
Where to watch: Theatres
To watch or not to watch: Oh what a movie!!! So funny and deep at the same time! A definite must watch, but strictly only for adults

This reivew/recommendation is strictly for adults.

We meet Joe (Seth Rogen) (not) coaching a jazz band at a conservatory in San Francisco, lugging a difficult-to carry-and-definitely-devilish-to-ride foldable bicycle through the city to get back to his apartment, where he promptly collapses in the entryway, complaining of his back. His wife Angela (Olivia Wilde) meanwhile has been working through the day to prepare dinner where she has invited their upstairs neighbour couple over, without Joe’s knowledge.… Read the rest