A documentary about the American Civil Liberties Union’s lawyers, which I would definitely add to The Observer’s list of 20 … More
Month: July 2020
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Station Eleven is probably the most ‘optimistic’ and captivating post-apocalyptic novel I’ve read. It is probably because it deviates from … More
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Fight Your Fight by Ronda Rousey
I read this biography a few years ago, in the US, just after it was published. Then a 28-year-old Ronda … More
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Last Dance (2020)
I can’t think of anything that I enjoyed more over the last few years. And I was told that you … More
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Hiding from the hostility of villagers and the outside world, Merricat and Constance create a world of their own, which … More
⭐️⭐️⭐️ On the Basis of Sex (2018)
There is seemingly nothing wrong with this film directed by Mimi Leder, which captures the life of the US Supreme … More
The Cult of Sally Rooney
I have just found an article The Cult of Sally Rooney, about how reading her work became a status symbol…and … More
The Booksellers (2019)
One of the shots in the trailer of The Booksellers (⭐️⭐️⭐️) drew my attention to this 2019 documentary by D.W. … More
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Examined Life by Stephen Grosz
The Examined Life’ is a series of short case studies put together to create a subtle portrait of Stephen Grosz’s … More
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Steel Magnolias (1989)
This is probably one the greatest films I have ever seen about life and death, women’s friendship, motherhood and a … More