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...

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...

What If – Friend-zoned (Recommendation)

Year: 2013 Director: Michael Dowse Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Adam Driver, Mackenzie Davis, Megan Park, Rafe Spall, Oona Chaplin, Jemima Rooper, Meghan Heffern, Jordan Hayes, Tommie-Amber Pirie, Adam Fergus, Jonathan Cherry Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A86JGbBEaBk   For those of you who don’t know, being ‘friend-zoned’ is when the person you are attracted to decides that the...

How to Be Single – Single (Recommendation)

Year: 2016 Director: Christian Ditter Starring: Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Leslie Mann, Alison Brie, Anders Holm, Jake Lacy, Damon Wayans Jr., Nicholas Braun, Jason Mantzoukas Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrDI4-BSovs   When you’re single nowadays people start to question what’s wrong with you. Are you picky? Clingy? Or worst of all, boring? They expect that, in era of...

Deadpool – Valentine’s Day (Recommendation)

  Year: 2016 Director: Tim Miller Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, Gina Carano, Ed Skrein, Stan Lee, Stefan Kapicic, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONHBaC-pfsk    Valentine's Day is an annual celebration of religious and commercial significance, celebrating love and romance. People spend the day professing their love, gifting flowers and...

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...