Thoughts on the movie People Like Us (2012)

The very beginning of this movie feels disconnected and a bit empty as we follow our main character Sam (Chris Pine) while he tries to overcome a business deal gone bad. Even though Pine plays the fast talking businessman well, Sam is not a character that you will fall in love with at first sight, he is self centred, greedy and takes his family and girlfriend for granted. He takes risks for his job without thinking of the consequences and as a result lands himself in debt.

While trying to deal with a potential law suit from his business mistake Sam learns his father has died. Following the news Sam begrudgingly returns home (with a little push from his caring girlfriend) and tries to be there for his mother (Michelle Pfeiffer) only to learn his father had a secret daughter named Frankie (Elizabeth Banks). Continue reading “Thoughts on the movie People Like Us (2012)”

My Favourite Five: Emma Stone Movies

Whether she’s playing a supporting role or leading as a powerful character Emma Stone leaves an impression with every performance she gives. Here are five movies in which she will either make you smile, laugh or cheer her on as she kicks some butt!

5.) Aloha

Captain Allison Ng (“like ring without the r and the i”) is a career driven, enthusiastic and culturally sensitive air force pilot with a strong sense of right and wrong. While she can seem high energy at first it doesn’t take long to see that she is a character with a lot of heart and determination. Continue reading “My Favourite Five: Emma Stone Movies”

My Favourite Five: Sandra Bullock Movies

With 52 movies under her belt, so far, Sandra Bullock has proven she’s got the talent to move across genres. With so many great movies to choose from it was hard narrowing it down to a mere 5 that stand out but here goes:

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OZ Comic Con Sydney Write Up 2015

I always hate doing these write ups so long after the con as I usually don’t remember as much as I would if I had written it straight away. But I didn’t have time at all in Sydney and then I worked all week where I was close to exhaustion. So please forgive any forgetfulness during this post.

But here’s some bits and pieces I remember. Please note I am going off memory so some things may be slightly off.

Includes: Richard Dean Anderson, David Hewlett, Rachel Luttrell, Jim Beaver, Brian Krause, Jed Brophy, Stephen Hunter, Christopher Heyerdahl, Evanna Lynch and Robbie Jarvis

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