Chocolat – Self-Indulgent (Recommendation)

  Year: 20000 Director: Lasse Hallström Starring: Johnny Depp, Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Lena Olin, Alfred Molina, Carrie-Anne Moss, Leslie Caron, Peter Stormare, Victoire Thivisol, John Wood, Hugh O'Conor, Aurelien Parent Koenig Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=692hOJq1KJE     Chocolat is a film about passion, desire, and indulgence. Set in a quiet town in rural France, we are...

Lady Bird – Ashamed (Recommendation)

  Year: 2017 Director: Greta Gerwig Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Odeya Rush, Beanie Feldstein, Jordan Rodrigues, Laura Marano, Jake McDorman, John Karna, Stephen Henderson, Lois Smith, Bayne Gibby Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNi_HC839Wo   We all have those teenage angst years, where we hate our mothers and love our fathers (mainly...

Bend It Like Beckham – Goal-oriented (Recommendation)

  Year: 2002 Director: Gurinder Chadha Starring: ParminderNagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Archie Panjabi, Preeya Kalidas, Anupam Kher, Juliet Steveson, Frank Harper, Ameet Chana, Shazney Lewis, Nina Wadia Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLhahNBMXw0     In Bend It like Beckham, we’re are shown the world of female football through the eyes of two different cultures, the west...

Bridget Jones’s Diary – Frumpy (Recommendation)

Year: 2001 Director: Sharon Maguire Starring: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent, Sally Phillips, Shirley Henderson, James Callis, Celia Imrie, James Faulkner, Embeth Davidtz Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYPK3jPZkYI   Bridget Jones’s Diary was not only adapted from Helen Fielding’s book series, but slightly inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The films protagonist...

Easy A – Judged (Recommendation)

  Year: 2010 Director: Will Gluck Starring: Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Penn Badgley, Aly Michalka, Cam Gigandet, Stanely Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Lisa Kudrow, Dan Byrd, Thomas Haden Church Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNbPnqyvItk    When we meet someone for the first time, we can’t help but judge them on first impressions. We take in every detail and start to...

Her – Lonely (Recommendation)

Year: 2013 Director: Spike Jonze Starring: Spike Jonze, Scarlett Johansson, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Chris Pratt, Olivia Wilde, Kristen Wiig, Matt Letscher, Portia Doubleday, Bill Hader, Brian Cox Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzV6mXIOVl4   Loneliness can come at any time, and it doesn’t mean you have to be alone. You can be in a room full...

In Her Shoes – Resentment (Recommendation)

Year: 2005 Director: Curtis Hanson Starring: Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley MacLaine, Ken Howard, Brooke Smith, Candice Azzara, Richard Burgi Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24_e8YBhlH8    By definition, resentment means to respond bitterly to something, whether justified or not. Nonetheless, resentment can come in many forms and degrees of gravity. As a child can resent a parent for scolding them, a person is able to resent being...

Wonder Woman – Female Empowerment (Recommendation)

Year: 2017 Director: Patty Jenkins Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Elena Anaya, Lucy Davis, Ewen Said Taghmaoui, Doutzen Kroes, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Ann Wolfe, Eugene Brave Rock, Samantha Jo, Madeleine Vall Beijner, Emily Carey, Lilly Aspell, Mayling Ng, Ann Ogbomo, Martin Bishop, James Cosmo, Rainer Bock Trailer:...

Erin Brockovich – International Women’s Day (Recommendation)

  Year: 2000 Director: Steven Soderbergh Starring: Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger, Conchata Ferrell, Peter Coyote, Scotty Leavenworth, Cherry Jones, Tracey Walter Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCQGydFK_hM       Today is International Women’s Day. A day dedicated to championing and celebrating what it means to be female. As such, I decided to...

Matilda – Shrove Tuesday (Recommendation)

Year: 1996 Director: Danny DeVito Starring: Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito, Pam Ferris, Embeth Davidtz, Rhea Perlman, Jimmy Karz, Kiami Davael, Jacqueline Steiger, Paul Reubens, Brian Levinson, Tracey Walter Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdC_YMvYZyI   Shrove Tuesday is traditionally a part of the Christian faith, bench-marking the month long fast commonly known as Lent. This is where people test...