A Look at some Early Films of Gerard Butler
To celebrate the release of Plane, Sarah Cook takes a look at some early, and favourite, works of Gerard Butler. Continue reading A Look at some Early Films of Gerard Butler
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Sarah Cook is a freelance film critic and venue marketing manager who is obsessed with pre-code cinema, musicals, and the Victorian era!
Sarah started Movies On Weekends to merge her love of making movies and talking about them too! And has been doing exactly that, ever since!
Plane – Review
by Sarah Cook Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s another Gerard Butler action thriller! Butler’s career has definitely set a particular course. Whilst it didn’t start off in that manner, the Scottish actor has found a certain proclivity for leading action thrillers. Whether Butler be facing geographical disasters, portraying corrupt cops, or trying to save the President repeatedly, we’ve enjoyed his … Continue reading Plane – Review
95th Academy Awards 2023 – Nominations
by Sarah Cook The Academy Awards have been an iconic part of Hollywood for 95 long years. Since the Golden Age of Hollywood, we have celebrated the supposed best in cinema with these coveted and brilliant awards. Everything Everywhere All At Once leads the nominations with 11 nods, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for the Daniels, Best Supporting Actress for Jamie … Continue reading 95th Academy Awards 2023 – Nominations
Living – BFI London Film Festival 2022 Review
by Sarah Cook Bill Nighy is one of the UK’s most versatile actors. Whether he plays an ageing rockstar in Love Actually, a disgruntled editor in Page 8, or a Scottish squid villain in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, to a Victorian Detective in The Limehouse Golem, Bill Nighy is brilliant in everything he does and beloved by many. Now Nighy has produced his, … Continue reading Living – BFI London Film Festival 2022 Review
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – BFI London Film Festival Review
by Sarah Cook When Rian Johnson’s Knives Out came out in 2019, it revitalised the Whodunnit genre and switched up the game. Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc was instantly lifted into the annals of great literary detectives; his southern drawl placed with alums such as Jessica Fletcher, Poirot, and Sherlock Holmes. As with anything successful, Knives Out instantly produced a sequel – the hilariously named Glass … Continue reading Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – BFI London Film Festival Review
Empire of Light – BFI London Film Festival 2022 Review
by Robbie Jones Sam Mendes’ cinematic output for the last 10 years has sat comfortably in the category of spectacle, from the thrills and kills of the James Bond franchise to the Oscar-winning WW1 epic 1917. With Empire of Light, Mendes returns to a far more intimate level of storytelling. Sadly, his latest effort gets off to a strong start before it falls on its … Continue reading Empire of Light – BFI London Film Festival 2022 Review
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