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...

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...

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...

Blue is the Warmest Colour – Sexually Awakened (Recommendation)

Year: 2013 Director: Abdellatif Kechiche Rating: NC-17 Starring: Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Salim Kechiouche, Aurélien Recoing, Catherine Salée, Benjamin Siksou, Mona Walravens, Alma Jodorowsky, Jérémie Laheurte, Anne Loiret, Benoît Pilot, Sandor Funtek, Fanny Maurin, Maelys Cabezon, Stéphane Mercoyrol, Aurelie Lemanceau Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2OLRrocn3s   Sexual orientation is where someone’s sexual identity is associated with the gender(s)...

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...