Another film which I watched fairly recently which I actually really enjoyed, even though I wasn’t expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. It tells the story of a 15 year old boy who gets into a fight and is unable to breathe and rushed to hospital. To begin with he doesn’t realize how important it is for him to enjoy his life as best as he can and after the incident his mother gets two of the people she knows, one of whom she is friends with, and one of whom her son is in love with to get her son to make the most out of his life.

I love Greta Gerwig in general but I adore her character (Abby) in this film, a rebellious woman recovering from cervical cancer who dyes her hair red and has very strong views on feminism and teaches these to the teenage boy much to the annoyance of his mother. Elle Fanning also gives a wonderful performance as the teenage boys close friend (who the teenage boy is in love with) who tries to give him advice but is struggling and just as messed up as he is because her mother always makes her go to counselling sessions run by her (the mother) even though she (Elle Fanning) hates it.

The point of all the female figures helping the teenage boy is to encourage him to not just live his life the best he can but is also to teach him how he can be the best gentleman he can be. Another 5 stars out of 5 from me. A very touching film, which did have me crying at some parts.

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I personally don’t like the phrase “Body Positivity” as I don’t think that it actually exists. If you are happy in your body and in yourself then you aren’t (in my opinion) “Body positive” or “Body negative” you are just comfortable in your own skin and at the end of the day that’s all that matters.

 I don’t like the phrases “Body positive” and “Body negative” because I don’t think that anyone’s body needs to be portrayed in a positive or negative light or in a good or bad way as it is not a healthy way to live your life. If you are content with the way you look then just wear what clothes you want to wear and don’t worry.

Personally, I think that social media has made “Body positivity” a bit of a trend and some people seem to use it as an excuse to flaunt themselves in their underwear online, which to be honest I don’t think is really necessary and could perhaps be considered as being a little dangerous. If you are happy and comfortable with the way you look there shouldn’t really be any need to show off in your underwear online (essentially a huge audience of people).

I watched this film very recently (as in last weekend and also yesterday) for probably about the 2^nd or 3^rd time and I still love it to death. The film is about a group of Drama Students who put on a modern version of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”. The music however, is perhaps what makes me love the film so very much. Lots of Bowie and really cool 80s pop is used throughout and even in the final production of the students “The Tempest”. Minnie Driver stars as the drama teacher and gives a really fantastic performance as a drama student who is sick of not being taken seriously because the other teachers at the school she works at think that there are subjects more important than drama.

The cast, although not well-known are extraordinary to watch (mostly) as working class welsh students. This definitely makes the film more relatable especially for teenagers (including me – a 19 year old girl) because of some of the topics explored including first love, first heartbreak and many other awkward experiences.

My three favourite characters in the film are Davy (Aneurin Barnard), Evan (Tom Rhys Harries) and Jake (George Mackay – who was also in Sunshine On Leith later on). The three give very different stories, Davy (trying to figure out love and kissing his teacher – Minnie Driver), Evan (learning to embrace that he is much more different to his students and has an adorable little crush on Davy) and Jake (loving one of his best mates sisters which doesn’t go down so well). Aneurin’s cover of Life On Mars? By David Bowie and Tom’s cover of One Summer Dream by the Electric Light Orchestra have got to be two of the most wonderful, gorgeous things I have ever heard in my life. Definitely a one million out of 5 stars review if I could give it this.

Yesterday I saw Les Mis on stage for the first time ever and I feel so incredibly lucky to have seen the production I got to see. The star studded cast (Alfie Boe, Michael Ball, Matt Lucas, Carrie Hope-Fletcher and Rob Houchen) was exceptional.

 I was absolutely blown away by Alfie Boe’s performance as Jean Valjean, he just has the most insane voice ever. He seems to be able to hit every note, even the really high one’s which is really impressive for a male singer. He played Valjean’s character spot on as a gentle, kind but somewhat lost soul who is desperate to please everybody. His sung performance of Bring Him Home was superb.

Michael Ball’s Javert was also stunning. He portrayed the character of Javert exceptionally. The relationship he has with Alfie Boe on stage is absolutely wonderful and both cast members complement each other’s voices and characters beautifully because of how different both of the characters have been portrayed and this really makes the story alive.

Matt Lucas was hilarious as Monsieur Thénardier. I was somewhat surprised to hear that Matt Lucas actually has a charming voice to listen to and the humour and cheekiness he brings to Monsieur Thénardier’s character is delightful to watch.

Carrie Hope Fletcher’s rendition of “I Dreamed A Dream” was completely and utterly spectacular to both listen to and watch. She gave a pure innocence to the song and the performance was all in all breathtaking.

Rob Houchen, I have got to say was so much better as Marius than Eddie Redmayne in the film (sorry any Eddie megafans haha :’D). His “Empty Chairs At Empty Tables” was full of emotion and a really moving piece of theatre to watch. Also the duet he performed with Eponine (Shan Ako) made me cry.

All in all the show was insanely impressive and I still cannot get over how incredible it was. I thoroughly adored it to pieces and would 100% definitely recommend going to see it if you have the chance, even if you’ve seen the show before. That was how incredible it was.

Admittedly my all time favourite TV show of all time ever. The comedy is incredible and clever and the cast is phenomenal. Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer and Angus T Jones really make the show. With unforgettable special guests it’s uncomprehendable as to why you wouldn’t love this show.

With time the show only got better and although Charlie Sheen was replaced by Ashton Kutcher the show was still excellent. I watch the reruns of this show so often I could probably memorize some of the lines in my sleep (*insert cry laughing emoji here*).

If you have not yet watched this wonderful show I urge you to give it a go. 5 stars out of 5, I could watch it on repeat forever and never get bored. Two And A Half Men will always have a special place in my heart. So thank you to Chuck Lorre (The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon – Comic Mastermind and Lee Aronsohn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_and_a_Half_Men ) for creating the best Television show ever.

I honestly wasn’t expecting to enjoy this book as much as I did. I had heard of it before and my Mum bought it for me for my birthday, it’s described in similar ways to The Fault In Our Stars so I thought – why not give it a go?

The book follows the stories of teenage high-school students Violet Markey (Violet) and Theodore Finch (Finch) who meet on the edge of a Bell tower at their school.

The premise of the story is that Finch wants to die and Violet has experienced the own death of her sister Eleanor first-hand in a car crash. The two slowly but surely fall in love with one another but Finches world is shrinking as Violet cares more and more about him.

They both begin a school project together which has been issued by their school teacher Mr Black and they set out to wander Indiana together on a ‘wandering project’. They share the ‘wandering’ places together until one day Finch just goes quiet and disappears.

Violet is worried sick about him but the only contact her and his friends (who become her friends) are some sporadic emails. They are clues as to where Finch is but Violet is too late. She goes to the first place she deciphers from Finches clues and finds he has drowned himself. She is devastated and can’t help but wonder whether it was all her fault. She worries she wasn’t good enough and that she should have tried to under him and why he was feeling so low.

In the end, in memory of Finch she goes to the remaining ‘wandering’ places and discovers he has added some more to the map. She visits them all and leaves behind some treasures, she also finds where Finch has been in the locations.

This bittersweet story is definitely a 5/5 stars for me. I cried when Violet finds Finch drowned as it is such a sad ending to the incredible life of this boy who had so much to live for. The book is based on a true story as one of the authors good friends committed suicide themselves. This, to me gives the book even more of an important message.

I watched this a little while ago and WOW what a film. I had heard about it from friends at school discussing it but I was not expecting it to be as good as it was. The opening sequence has got to be one of the best out there as it thoroughly grips you right from the start. Ansel Elgort (also Augustus Waters in The Fault In Our Stars) is incredible as ‘Baby’ the driver of a group of people on heists.

The film follows the story of two sides of his life, the rough side as the driver and the more soft and gentle side of a teenager trying to look after his deaf Foster Dad.

Kevin Spacey, John Hamm and Jamie Foxx also deliver some pretty spectacular performances.

Admittedly the only thing that didn’t quite work in the film was the final scene where ‘Baby’ or Miles (real name) keeps switching into different cars while John Hamm’s character is trying to kill him. The cars just seem to come out of nowhere and it doesn’t particularly add anything to the story line especially because there was only two cars to begin with and the rest of the vehicles just seem to come out of nowhere.

Despite this though, I still loved the film and would watch it again. I would give this film 4/5 stars as it would have just scraped the 5 if the final scene had made a little more sense.

Perhaps one of the most incredible TV shows out there. I am absolutely gutted that it had to end after only 3 series. The programme follows the life of 18 year old JJ DiMeo who suffers from Cerebral Palsey and cannot speak so uses a board with a laser and an aid to read out what he is saying. Micah Fowler who plays this lead character brings the character alive in an incredibly effective way because he has Cerebal Palsey himself and therefore has a first hand experience of what it is like. Minnie Driver portrays the ‘Mom’ excellently as someone who only wants what’s best for her son no matter what. John Ross Bowie (also the hilarious Barry Kripke in The Big Bang Theory) is also excellent as the ‘Dad’ who is gentle and caring towards his son. This Dysfunctional family comedy drama is fantastic and I thoroughly recommend watching it if you haven’t given it a go yet.

4 years ago when I was 15 years old I stumbled upon this incredible family drama programme and last weekend (Sunday 12th May 2019) the last ever episode of the last ever series aired.

What thoroughly grabbed my attention to begin with was the fact that it was based upon Gerald Durrells biographical novel: My Family And Other Animals.

This moving drama tells the story of The (real life) Durrell family who moved from England to Corfu for a holiday but ended up living there. The programme expertly tells a (slightly different) sequence of stories of The Durrell family through Keeley Hawes as Mum/Louisa Durrell, Josh O’Connor as Larry/Lawrence Durrell, Callum Woodhouse as Leslie Durrell, Daisy Waterstone as Margo Durrell and playing the leading man himself as a young boy Milo Parker as Gerry/Gerald Durrell.

Am I an 80s kid? No. Do I still love this family sitcom? Oh HELL yes. This series has been on for 6 series and is now creating a 7TH!!!

This 80s family sitcom based upon the real life of Adam F. Goldberg (even featuring some candid of his family) is absolutely hilarious but somehow also manages to have some heartfelt, touching moments which have even jerked a few tears. The 80s music and pop culture give this TV programme even more entertainment and fun as yes I am a 00s kids but I LOVE the 80s!!! Also the fact the show follows a dysfunctional family only makes it more relatable.