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Masterlist - Female Green Eyes

2000s

Addy Miller

Ava Kolker

Amirah Johnson

Beatrice Kitsos

Caitlin Carmichael

Ella Ballentine

Ella Rubin

Isla Johnston

Larsen Thompson

Mackenzie Foy

Megan Scott

Melissa Collozo

Sky Katz

90s

Alana Boden      

Alba August

Aleece Wilson

Alexandra Tikerpuu

AJ Michalka

Ali Collier

Alicia von Rittberg

Alina Bobyleva

Alina Boz

Alina Kovalenko

Alycia Debnam-Carey

Allegra Carpenter

Amine Gülşe

Amy Forsyth

Anna Grace Barlow

Brec Bassinger

Breezy Eslin

Brenna O’Brien

Cailin Russo

Caitlin Carver

Camren Bicondova

Catherine Missal

Chloe Grace Moretz

Danielle Campbell

Dove Cameron

Eda Ece

Emma Appleton

Ester Expósito

Esti Ginzburg

India Gants

Frances Encell

Isabel Hodgins

Jella Haase

Jenna Boyd

Júlia Molins

Katerina Tannenbaum

Laura Bilgeri

Lauren Froderman

Lauren Jauregui

Lauren Potter

Leonie Benesch

Lexi DiBenedetto

Lilli Camille Schweiger

Lola Rodríguez

Louisa Connelly-Burnham

Lucy Boynton

Luna Marie Schweiger

Madeleine Coghlan

Madisen Beaty

Madison Davenport

Madison Lintz

Marielle Scott

Meredith Mickelson

Mia Healey

Natacha Karam

Nell Tiger Free

Paula Beer

Pauline Burlet

Pinar Deniz

Rachel Matthews

Riley Voelkel

Romi Van Renterghem

Sabrina Bartlett

Savannah Baker

Sophie Turner

Stephanie Styles

Tiera Skovbye

Ulrikke Falch

Vanessa Grasse

Willa Holland

80s

Abbey Clancy

Abbie Cornish

Alex Paxton Beesley

Alexa Chung

Alexa Davalos

Alexandra Turshen

Alissa Jung

Alison Sudol

Amanda Seyfried

Amy Winehouse

Ana Beatriz Barros

Ana de Armas

Angelina Häntsch

Avigail Harari

Bar Paly

Beren Saat

Carrie MacLemore

Claire Boucher

Clara Alonso

Darla Baker

Eliza Coupe

Elizabeth Knowelden

Elle Evans          

Emilia Clarke

Emily Baldoni

Emily Tremaine

Esther Povitsky

Felicity Jones

Genevieve Angelson

Georgia King

Haley Webb

Hannah Ware

Hilarie Burton

Isidora Goreshter

Jasna Fritzi Bauer

Jen Lilley

Jenna Dewan

Jessica Keenan Wynn

Jessica Lowndes

Joy Lauren

Julia Hartmann

Julie Marie Berman

Kate Lambert

Kate Phillips

Katie Cassidy

Katie Leclerc

Kayla Ewell

Krysten Ritter

Laura Bell Bundy

Lauren Cohan

Lindsey Kraft

Lucy Hale

Mallory Jansen

Marcella Lentz-Pope

Maria Sole Mansutti

Meg Steedle

Meghan Ory

Melissa McIntyre

Monika Reithofer

Paige Spara

Priscilla Quintana

Rachael Taylor

Razane Jammal

Rebecca Breeds

Sara Canning

Sarah Power

Shelley Regner

Tammin Sursok

Yasemin Kay Allen

70s

Adamari López

Alison King

Amber Valletta

Angela Kinsey    

Anna Torv

Artemis Pebdani

Becki Newton

Brandy Clark

Brooke Elliott

Charlize Theron

Christina Applegate

Constance Zimmer

Dorian Brown Pham

Erica Durance

Ginnifer Goodwin

Jennifer Morrison

Jessica Chastain

Jill Flint

Julia Parker

Kathy Kiera Clarke

Keri Russell

Leslie Bibb

Melissa McCarthy

Niki Karimi

Portia de Rossi

Sabrina Grdevich

Sarah Rafferty

Stephanie Waring

Traci Dinwiddie

60s

Alexandra Paul

Amy Ryan

Catherine Tate

Elisabeth Shue

Emily Procter

Francie Swift

Gia Cardis

Julianne More

Kelly Rutherford

Marcia Cross

Mary Page Keller

Melina Clarke

Natascha McElhone

Rebecca Stab

Sherry Stringfield

50s

Allison Janney

Chloe Webb

40s

Diane Keaton

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M3gan Stream Deutsch Film Ganzer Online 2022

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Die Roboterpuppe beginnt auf ihre eigene Weise zu leben und terrorisiert ihre Besitzer.

Gemma ist eine junge Roboteringenieurin, die bei einer großen Spielzeugfirma angestellt ist. Während sie an einem mit künstlicher Intelligenz ausgestatteten Puppenmodell arbeitet, wird sie die Vormundin von Cady, ihrer Nichte, deren Eltern gerade bei einem Autounfall ums Leben gekommen sind. Die Vereinbarkeit der zeitraubenden beruflichen Tätigkeit mit dem neuen Familienleben gestaltet sich schwierig.

Aber allen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz gelingt es ihm, Megan zu erschaffen, eine wirklich revolutionäre Puppe, die auch Cady durch die Trauer hilft. Ein Erfolg, nur dass das Spielzeug immer autonomer wird und gleichzeitig verstörende, ja gefährliche Aspekte entwickelt…

Das Thema der bösen Puppe ist im Kino nichts Neues. Durch die „Chucky“-Saga, acht Filme und eine Serie, die noch in Arbeit sind, wurde sie zeitweise sogar übernutzt. Aber "Megan", in bestimmten Werbematerialien auch "M3GAN" geschrieben - in den Kinos an diesem Mittwoch, dem 28. Dezember - schafft es, das Genre ein wenig zu erneuern.

Erstens, weil seine Schurkerei wirklich verstörend ist. Der Roboter wird von einer jungen Schauspielerin gespielt, Amie Donald, zum Zeitpunkt der Dreharbeiten 11 Jahre alt, eine versierte Tänzerin, die im Alter von 9 Jahren sogar an einem internationalen Wettbewerb teilgenommen hat. Seine Gesten und seine Choreographie verstärken die Präsenz seiner Figur.

Neben ihr ist die bekannteste Allison Williams, zu sehen in „Get out“ 2017, eine zurückgezogen lebende, ihrer Leidenschaft ganz ergebene Wissenschaftlerin, kurzum ein „Geek“ im Petticoat, der auf der Leinwand nicht so angesagt ist . Eine auffällige und erfrischende Wendung, die auch zu einem Film mit überwiegend weiblicher Besetzung gehört, auch wenn er von einem Mann, dem Neuseeländer Gerard Johnstone, inszeniert wurde, der zuvor als Regisseur kleiner nicht im Kino erschienener Produktionen tätig war. Um sich von anderen abzuheben, zögert der Film nicht, sein Publikum zu schockieren, indem er einige schockierende Szenen einfügt, die an Terror grenzen, und bricht mit einem der Tabus des amerikanischen Kinos, indem er einen gewaltsamen Tod verursacht (aber außerhalb der Leinwand). ein Kind allerdings besonders unangenehm. So viele gute Gründe, diese „Megan“ zu sehen, die keinen Harry zum Reden braucht.

Die Piss-Kälte können es als üppiges Nanar sehen, Malign bezeichnet das Zugaben-Ideal, das Studios mit viel aufdringlichem Neonlicht und pseudo-coolen Nachbeben vergeblich zu erreichen versuchen. Indem er unter den Augen von Hollywood-Cadoren (dank seines Einflusses und seiner Atomic Monster-Struktur) einen würdigen Erben von Frank Henenlotters spielerischen Eskapaden finanzierte und Dario Argento, Stephen King und The Raid hybridisierte, verwirklichte James Wan einen feuchten Traum: Multiplexe zur Show zu zwingen ein Potpourri aus schlechtem Geschmack und Stilbrüchen, das in den 80ern eine kleine Kult-Anhängerschaft inspiriert hätte.Er war verrückt, großzügig, respektlos (arme Pixies), dumm wie alle anderen, und umso besser.

Abgesehen davon (und die meisten Leser dieses Artikels sind geflohen) ist es ganz natürlich, dass die M3GAN-Ankündigung, die ebenfalls vom Wan/Cooper-Duo geschrieben wurde, uns schuldbewusste Hoffnungen gemacht hat, die durch die Ankündigung eines PG kaum zunichte gemacht wurden. -13 Bewertung. Und es fängt sehr gut an. Wie sein geistiger Vorgänger und im Gegensatz zu den erschreckenden Produktionen, die am Boden kleben, die normalerweise die großen Leinwände besetzen, stellt Gerard Johnstones Film stolz die Dummheit seines Drehbuchs zur Schau. Urteilen Sie selbst: Berühmt dafür, den imitierten Furby zu machen, der ihre Chefs wie Musk bereicherte. Die Ingenieurin Gemma (Allison Williams, die Rose von Get Out) arbeitet heimlich an der Entwicklung eines Miniatur-Terminators, der in der Lage ist, die Emotionen und Reaktionen von Kindern zu interpretieren. Als ihre achtjährige, vor kurzem verwaiste Nichte bei ihr zu Hause ankommt, beschließt sie, ihr diesen ungefährlichen Prototyp anzuvertrauen.

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Greener Grass (2019)

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have Logan Lucky 2017

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

Nick Fury under different directors

Jon Favreau: Cameo appearance, and then he showed up in IM2 to tell Tony Stark he’s being dumb

Joe Johnston: Cameo appearance again

Joss Whedon: The cool boss, which is pretty much Samuel L. Jackson playing himself. Even then, he’s mainly written as the exposition guy. 

The Russo Brothers: They were the first directors to actually use Nick Fury as a character instead of keeping him as a tool for exposition. But they only used him for like a third of Winter Soldier. Still, an improvement. But in terms of Infinity War, he was back to being the exposition guy / relegated to cameo appearance.

Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck: An actual protagonist in the movie he’s in and, arguably, the second-most important character. Actually has a character arc. Samuel L. Jackson got the most material he’s ever gotten for this character. It only took 20+ movies to make Fury a protagonist. 

Jon Watts: To be determined but based on the trailers, it looks like he could either be back to being the exposition guy or he might be a main character. 

[sersi]

Avengers: Infinity War (2018) dir. Anthony and Joe Russo Thor: The Dark World (2013) dir. Alan Taylor Black Panther (2018) dir. Ryan Coogler Thor (2011) dir. Kenneth Branagh Captain America: Civil War (2016) dir. Anthony and Joe Russo Thor: Ragnarok (2017) dir. Taika Waititi Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) dir. Joe Johnston Captain Marvel (2019) dir. Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck Avengers: Endgame (2019) dir. Anthony and Joe Russo

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1/16/21 to 1/17/21

Marvel Part 1

For this marathon, I’m going to be doing things a little differently. Each movie gets one paragraph, and the posts will be split up by Avengers movies. Doing a full review for each was going to be too many posts and I honestly got a little overwhelmed. Anyway, for this Marvel marathon, we decided to watch the movies in chronological order within the canon, as opposed to the order in which they came out. So without further ado, enjoy my 20 paragraphs about all of the movies in the MCU.

1/16/21

Captain America: The First Avenger – Joe Johnston, 2011

Starting with Captain America was a curious place to begin the marathon. I quite liked it, and it made the ending I knew was coming feel like a better bookend with Cap and Peggy. Perhaps it’s unfair to review this movie in relation to the others that haven’t come up, but since I have seen all of the movies already I can’t help it. Watching this first in the sequence further solidified my alliance to Team Cap, which I’m okay with. Cap’s arc in this movie is great, he gets to grow from an idealistic, bullied little boy into a jaded man who is completely alone. It didn’t really hit me how lonely he is in The Avengers and why he’d cling so hard to everything that meant to him, but watching this movie first in line made it all make sense. He was the first Avenger, so of course they all band around him. He cares the most because he’s the one who set it all into motion. And that includes the Tesseract! Having an Infinity Stone pop up in the first movie also makes for a better overall arc, leading us to the inevitable Infinity War. 

Captain Marvel – Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, 2019

I do like this movie, mostly because I like Brie Larson. I think she was great, and her acting was NOT wooden. Yes, some things were over the top or on the nose. The nineties references were a lot, and there was a lot of girl-power things too. You know what though? I’m okay with that. Nineties nostalgia is very real. And I love seeing a woman who is unapologetically screaming at aliens and obnoxiously overpowered. Superman doesn’t get crap for acting too flat or turning back time. Let Carol Danvers blow up ships and swirl around with her glowy hair and ask who’s next. I teared up at the montage of her falling down and getting back up. She fights like a girl. A human girl, who falls behind, and has to make up for it. Who is constantly criticized for letting her emotions get the better of her. I think she should be allowed to reach her full potential, and not owe anything to anyone. Timeline-wise, this feels a little shoehorned in, but it’s fun to see Ronan before he shows up again in Guardians of the Galaxy.

1/17/21

Iron Man – Jon Favreau, 2008

You know, I can see why this is the movie that spawned an entire franchise. I did forget just how obnoxious Tony was in the first movie though. It makes his journey from irresponsible billionaire playboy to...okay, he still has way too much money, but he grows so much as a person. He learns how to be a father figure, he stops taking things in his life for granted, he cares less about money for money’s sake and tries to take care of the environment. This movie is very much a war movie, not a superhero movie. It’s extremely self-contained, and a large part of the beginning sees Tony as a prisoner, fighting for his life and using his genius to think his way to freedom in his iron suit. Tony is a compelling character, and I almost feel bad for hating on him for all these years. This sets the stage for his development throughout the other films, and it is quite the development indeed. 

Iron Man 2 – Jon Favreau, 2010

I feel bad for saying this, but Don Cheadle is a much better War Machine than Terence Howard. I’m sorry. Their dynamic is very fun in this film, and I liked seeing Tony with a friend. Also, Sam Rockwell as the secondary villain was so great. He’s great in any movie, but seeing him doing his best Tony Stark impression was top-notch. And Black Widow gets introduced here! Overall, this is a fairly forgettable movie in the Iron Man sequence, but it’s still very exciting. Tony and Pepper get the chance to flesh out their relationship a little more, which is nice. She often fades into the background, reduced to a token love interest, so I appreciated that she had something to do here. This movie is the first one that feels like it follows the superhero formula of having several villains and a few protagonists. It is still quite exciting and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Iron Man is a good character and he can hold his own in a movie. 

Thor – Kenneth Branagh, 2011

I love Thor. This was my favorite Avengers movie for a long time. One, because Hawkeye is introduced in it (he’s my favorite Avenger and you can fight me on that). Two, Loki is hot. Three, Natalie Portman as a boss-ass lady scientist? We love to see it. Now, watching this again, I liked it significantly less, which was a little bit of a bummer. I’m not sure what Kenneth Branagh was thinking but there are so. Many. Dutch. Angles. I was dizzy and off-kilter the whole time. I felt like my neck was sore after watching this. That being said, it’s still a good story. Thor has always been a lovable dramatic doofus, and even though everyone took this as seriously as Shakespeare it’s still quite funny. Unintentionally so, perhaps, but there were inklings of Thor being the funny one long before Ragnarok. I enjoy the disparate tones that come with the wildly different settings of Asgard and Earth. Plus, having this be the lead-in to The Avengers feels like it sets everything up very nicely. We have our villain, we have our motivation, we even have in-world explanations for aliens and magic. Everyone has been introduced, so it’s time for the big showdown. 

The Avengers – Joss Whedon, 2012

The first Avengers movie will always have a special place in my heart. This wsa the first midnight premiere I ever went to, and I always think of how special it was, seeing this in theaters with my friends (and her dad, who had to drive us there). On a story note, having watched all the movies in two days leading up to this made it so much clearer what was going on. I’m easily distracted and therefore easily confused, so I never quite understood all the details of Thanos’s plan and Loki and the Tesseract and all that. Watching before, I didn’t mind too much. In addition to being easily distracted I am very easily entertained, so I was perfectly content to be swept up in the spectacle of it all and go along for the ride. It turns out this is a good movie! The interactions, which seemed stilted before, were realistic considering no one knew each other. And all of these people have been through a LOT before they made it to this point. By the big fight, they aren’t close friends, more so tenuous allies. Honestly, that makes it more interesting to see the way they work together. It shows that all of these people are genuinely good, and doing their best. And I’ll watch any movie where the good guys win. 

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English rose! 🌹Kate Middleton supports the high street in £65 baby pink jumper from quintessentially British brand Boden and wide leg Jigsaw trousers with £389 Max & Co blush coat

By Harriet Johnston For Mailonline - March 11th 2021, 12:36:44 pm

Kate Middleton, 39, cut an elegant figure in the pink ensemble today as she visited a school in East London to promote a mental health programme for children alongside Prince William, 38.

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Tops quantiques 2019 - CINÉMA

J’espère que votre année a été fructueuse. De mon côté, malgré quelques complications, la décennie se termine de façon magique, avec une tête blonde sous notre toit. Le tempérament plutôt stable de cet heureux chamboulement (et surtout les mois qui ont précédé son arrivée, ne nous leurrons pas) m’ont tout de même permis de voir suffisamment de films pour concocter un top de cette cuvée 2019. Et elle s’est révélée tellement excellente que je double la mise de la fois dernière : vingt places pour autant de conseils-rattrapage. Let it snow !

TOP 20 FILMS 2019

1. Midsommar de Ari Aster Un thriller anthropologique aussi ensoleillé qu’étouffant. Massif et sans concession, Midsommar engloutit nos représentations pour façonner une peur sophistiquée.

2. Portrait de la jeune fille en feu de Céline Sciamma Tant de cruauté contenue dans un écrin si doux. La narration de cet amour impossible découle sur l’un des plus beaux plans de l’histoire du cinéma français. Encore plus beau depuis le combat, bien réel, d’Adèle Haenel.

3. Parasite de Bong Joon-ho L’un des meilleurs cinéastes coréens accouche d’une fable sociale pleine de cynisme. Personnages féroces, intrigue acide, mélange des genres succulent.  

4. Us de Jordan Peele Après le huis-clos Get Out, Us mise sur plus d’envergure. Le réalisateur chronique son continent à coup de symbolique souterraine. La première heure reste longtemps gravée en nous.

5. Grâce à Dieu de François Ozon Le récit démarre en trombe : lettre d’un catholique père de famille abusé sexuellement par un prêtre quand il était enfant. L’horreur ne quitte jamais cette fresque glaçante tissée de faits réels. Ces trois portraits complémentaires mettent à plat la violence de l’immunité ecclésiastique. On en ressort lessivé, mais lucide.

6. Long Shot de Jonathan Levine Une comédie romantique drôle, féministe, inspirée… Qui aurait cru qu’un film avec Seth Rogen pouvait se révéler aussi bon ? De surcroît, il incarne un personnage de journaliste bien écrit ! Un vrai miracle de Noël.

7. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood de Quentin Tarantino Lent, rempli de références et porté par un Brad Pitt au sommet de son art, le dernier Tarantino ne laisse aucun doute sur le plaisir qui a animé sa confection. À conseiller aux nostalgiques, à ceux qui n’ont pas peur de regarder le déclin droit dans les yeux.

8. Yves de Benoît Forgeard Imparfait mais délicieux, ce nouveau délire de Forgeard reste en tête longtemps après son visionnage. Cette histoire de frigo qui fait du rap s’avère réjouissante, servie par une bande originale qui n’usurpe pas son qualificatif. Ça ne fera pas rire tout le monde, mais les amateurs d’absurde se régaleront.

9. Marriage Story de Noah Baumbach Netflix produit parfois de bons films. Celui-ci brille par son casting impérial et son rythme maîtrisé. Les quelques scènes fracassantes sont diluées dans la lente agonie de l’idyle, et ce choix de structure renforce le propos.

10. 90’s de Jonah Hill Un compte abrupt sur la propension à idéaliser qui traverse notre existence. Celle de l’enfance, du passage à l’adolescence, ici traité avec un recul touchant. Mais ce personnage de jeune skater illustre aussi la magnétisme inexplicable des durs-à-cuire plus âgés, l’envie hypnotisante de jouer les revêches.

11. The Beach Bum de Harmony Korine Brûlant d’impertinence, comme d’habitude, l’instigateur de Spring Breakers rempile pour une nuit de débauche destructrice rappelant que l’argent n’a que trop d’odeur. McConaughey conjugue fond du trou et zénith intrépide.

12. Sibyl de Justine Triet Triet et Effira, ça avait donné le génial Victoria, et on en redemandait. Sibyl plonge dans le cinéma, au propre comme au figuré, et tente l’auto-psychanalyse du triangle amoureux. Passionnant, mais juste un peu balourd sur son dernier quart d’heure.

13. Le Daim de Quentin Dupieux Quentin sera toujours Dupieux. Aux commandes d’un Dujardin à dos de roue libre maîtrisée, il survole des landes mornes et les colore d’hilarants meurtres en série. Longue vie à ses délires millimétrés.

14. John Wick 3 : Parabellum de Chad Stahelski Partie d’un nanard gentillet, cette franchise est en train de devenir une nouvelle référence du film d’action. Faussement pataude, l’intrigue a gagné en intérêt et dépasse le statut de prétexte aux chorégraphies armées, toujours somptueuses.

15. Klaus de Sergio Pablos Ce long-métrage d’animation espagnol – très bien doublé en français, on retient Lutz, Viard et Berléand – se réapproprie la mythologie de Noël pour façonner un récit parfaitement ficelé. Réjouissant, original, parfait pour un réveillon en famille.

16. Booksmart d’Olivia Wilde Surprise : le renouveau de la teenage comedy vient de Netflix. Authentiquement drôle, Booksmart renverse le genre et écrase ses pontes, Superbad en tête. Notamment grâce à sa galerie de personnages, jamais apocryphes.

17. Synonymes de Nadav Lapid Un film sur l’immigration pas comme les autres, dans lequel le héros d’origine étrangère s’exprime dans un français extrêmement soutenu. Il reste démuni face à la complexité urbaine en dépit de sa verve et devient instrumentalisé par les solidaires d’apparence. Impitoyable démonstration.

18. J’ai perdu mon corps de Jérémy Clapin Transi de mélodies célestes, ce dessin animé « pour les grands » déploie une expérience mi-flash-back mi-périple, et le tout sonne juste. Une courte escapade de poète, sensible mais pas fleur bleue.

19. Mon inconnue de Hugo Gélin Bien plus incisif que le navrant Demain, tout commence, du même metteur en scène, Mon Inconnue comporte à la fois d’excellentes vannes et d’adorables séquences de romance. Benjamin Lavernhe s’y montre très en forme.

20. Ralph Breaks the internet de Rich Moore et Phil Johnston Ce second volet élargit l’univers et en profite pour multiplier les clins d’œils malins, à des kilomètres des placements de produit putassiers du premier. Si on frôle parfois le gloubi-boulga numérico-GAFAM, la plupart des gags font mouche et le duo de pixels demeure plaisant.

J’AURAIS AIMÉ VOIR : 

Les Misérables de Ladj Ly Deux Moi de Cédric Klapish Hors Normes d’Éric Toledano et Olivier Nakache Chambre 212 de Christophe Honoré Chanson douce de Lucie Borleteau

Et j’aurais préféré ne pas voir :

FLOP 3 FILMS 2019

1. Captain Marvel de Anna Boden et Ryan Fleck Même en étant réceptif à l’écurie Marvel, cette proposition criarde s’avère insupportable. On n’avait pas vu une direction artistique aussi kitsch depuis Man of Steel, chez les zoulous d’en face.

2. Glass de M. Night Shyamalan Il ne fallait pas placer beaucoup d’espoir dans ce cross-over qu’on rêvait pétaradant : il se révèle trempé jusqu’aux os. Fauché et soporifique, Glass sabote ses propres enjeux dès les premières minutes, et fait de même avec son climax. Quel gâchis.

3. Yesterday de Danny Boyle L’inconstant Danny Boyle ne semble pas dans un bon jour ce coup-ci : il manque d’idées visuelles pour dynamiter ce what if paresseux. Reste quelques relectures jouissives des Beatles, pour peu qu’on se farcisse l’odieux imposteur qui les entonne.

À très vite pour les tops Jeux vidéo, Jeux de société et Séries !

Boris Krywicki

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The MCU (So Far) Ranked

With Avengers: Endgame right around the corner now feels like a good time to talk about all 21 films that brought us to this moment.

#21 -  Thor: The Dark World (Alan Taylor) 

Rating - 3/10

Look, there always has to be one.

Thor: The Dark World suffers from the same problem that most bad comic book movies do it is simply forgettable, this is the worst type of film to write about because I have noting to say. Far from being insultingly bad but also far from being any good. Honestly if you ever plan on cramming these films again do yourself a favour and skip this one.

#20 -  The Incredible Hulk (Louis Leterrier)

Rating - 4/10

You can skip this one too. 

The Incredible Hulk is a product of its time, in the late ‘00s this was about as good as action movies not called The Dark Knight got. This one isn’t unwatchable and the bit were The Hulk kicks Tim Roth into a tree is pretty cool but given how little this film has effected the franchise going forward you really wont miss anything by skipping it.

#19 - Iron Man 2 (Jon Favreau)

Rating - 4/10

I get why they made this movie, but I’d rather they hadn’t.

Iron Man 2 is basically just a teaser trailer for the better movies that were about to come out. This movie consists of boring conversations between Tony Stark and Nick Fury and even more boring scenes with the villains that really kicked of the cliché that these movies have boring villains. The suitcase Iron Man suit is really dope though.

#18 - Ant-Man and the Wasp (Peyton Reed)

Rating - 6/10

Meh.

Ant-Man and the Wasp is actually pretty good. Paul Rudd is allowed to fully explore his comedic talent making this a very watchable film however the script lacks any focus and it is ultimately difficult to stay invested in anything happening on screen. It’s a mixed bag but it’s pretty fun.

#17 - Thor (Kenneth Branagh)

Rating - 6/10

Kenneth Branagh made a super-hero movie, this is about as good as that idea could ever have been.

Thor is a surprisingly small movie, revisiting this film now feels slightly strange given what we have since seen of the character. Branagh was always the wrong choice to direct a Marvel movie especially during a time were the studio had far more say than any of their filmmakers. It’s worth revising this film to set up the Avengers but other than that it isn’t anything special.

#16 - Avengers: Age of Ultron (Joss Whedon)

Rating - 6/10

It took me a long time to come to terms with the fact that this movie is just ok.

Avengers: Age of Ultron should be so much better than it is but it ended up being the poster child for when a studio gets cold feet and tries to take over on directors vision. Joss Whedon is an excellent story teller but this does not so off his talents at all. Once again this certainly isn’t a bad film it just isn’t great, there is some good dialogue and the introduction of both Scarlet Witch and Vision is worth seeing.

#15 - Captain America: The First Avenger (Joe Johnston)

Rating - 7/10

Way more camp than I remember .

Captain America: The First Avenger feels as though it has taken the framework of a more conventional war drama and just thrown in some superhero stuff and I don’t necessarily think that is a bad thing. When this film embraces its campness it can be very entertaining. Chris Evans was a prefect casting choice for Steve Rodgers and this film does go in an unexpected direction by making Captain America basically just a mascot but once again the villain is weak and large sections of the plot are forgettable. Overall worth re-watching it is probably better than you remember. 

#14 -  Captain Marvel (Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden)

Rating - 7/10

I’m sorry, I like this one.

Captain Marvel might be the most controversial film in the whole franchise. I have some grievances with this one, namely lack of any style or originality in the writing or direction but the chemistry between Brie Larson and Samuel L Jackson helps to make this an enjoyable watch. I know you probably don’t agree with me but this is my list and I like this movie, so there!

#13 - Iron Man (Jon Favreau)

Rating - 7/10

Not as great as I remember but still pretty good.

Iron Man will forever be remembered as a film that changed cinema witch is so weird to me having re-watched it recently. This is a rather slow and somewhat  cliché 2000s action flick with a paper-thin plot. Robert Downey Jr. and Jeff Bridges both give it their all and I have nothing but respect for Jon Favreau for turning RDJ’s mad ramblings into a coherent film.

#12 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (James Gunn)

Rating - 7/10

I’m still not sure how to take this.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is the most visually stunning film in the MCU, almost every shot could be used as a laptop wallpaper. This also has quite possibly the strongest theming as its story about fatherhood and toxic relationships can bring a tear to your eye if you let it. So it is such a shame that this film is full of jokes that just do not land and weird side plots that feel like set-ups for movies that Marvel would probably never let James Gunn make. I kinda love this movie but this is as high as I can put it on this list.

#11 -  Captain America: Civil War (Anthony Russo, Joe Russo)

Rating - 8/10

The fight scene though!

Captain America: Civil War is one great fight scene that is all anyone ever wants to talk about. I think the rest of the movie is also pretty good, this was our first look at how the Russo brothers would handle a larger ensemble cast and every character gets the screen time they deserve. Really though the airport fight is amazing!

#10 - Doctor Strange (Scott Derrickson)

Rating - 8/10

The word Strange is in the title.

Doctor Strange has a remarkably safe plot given the source materiel, although that can all be forgiven given how amazing the visual effects are. This is a very entertaining film mainly for the creative and ingenious uses of special effects. This film can drag a bit but it is worth it to see something that gives the end of 2001 a run for its money.

#9 - Iron Man 3 (Shane Black)

Rating - 8/10

And you thought my views on Captain Marvel were controversial!

Iron Man 3 is great and I will not change my mind on that. This was the first team up between Robert Downey Jr. and screenwriter/director Shane Black since 2005′s Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and it was worth the wait. The dialogue is sharp and the plot with Tony Stark dealing with P.T.S.D. after the events of The Avengers makes for a great character study. 

I am aware that the general consensus is that the plot twist sucks but with Ben Kingsley’s fantastic performance and the wonderfully absurd way that it is reveled I can’t help but love it. In all honesty I just to big a Shane Black fan to hate this (the same logic does not apply to The Predator).

#8 - Ant-Man (Peyton Reed)

Rating - 8/10

I can only image how great the Edgar Wright version of this would have been.

Ant-Man is so much better than people give it credit for. The dialogue is constantly funny and the screenplay is paced perfectly so that the film never has a dull moment even in the quieter character scenes. Moments like the train-set fight and the first time Scott Lang uses the Ant-Man suit are among the best scenes in the whole franchise. Like most people I have to believe that the Edgar Wright version would have been better but I must say that Peyton Reed did a pretty great job piecing what he had together.  

#7 - Black Panther (Ryan Coogler)

Rating - 8/10

Marvel’s little awards season darling.

Black Panther is somehow one of the most important and talked about films of the decade and in all honesty it sort of deserves it. Coogler does what other MCU filmmakers would never do and dives head first into real world political issue, ending his film with a poignant note about free trade and open borders. Michael B. Jordan as Killmonger adds a nuance that is missing in most comic book movies. Overall Black Panther is a breath of fresh air in an over-saturated genre. 

P.S that soundtrack is awesome!

#6 - Thor: Ragnarok (Taika Waititi)

Rating - 8/10

How did this happen?

Thor: Ragnarok is everything I wanted it to be. Taika Waititi is one of the most interesting filmmakers working today and it is great to see a major studio allow such a unique voice to make the exact film that they wanted to without sacrificing their creativity. This is not only one of the best Marvel films but one of the best straight comedies of the decade. I cannot wait to see what Waititi has in store in the future.

#5 - Spider-Man: Homecoming (Jon Watts)

Rating - 8/10

Things are looking up for Spider-Man.

Spider-Man: Homecoming was my favourite Spider-Man movie up until very recently. This genuinely feels like watching an 80s John Hughes film in the 2010s that also happens to action sequences in it. The scene where Peter Parker and Adrian Toomes are in the car together is brilliantly tense and shows of the dramatic range of both Tom Holland and Michael Keaton. The characters feel real and fleshed out and the breezy feel of the editing brings the world to life through the naive eyes of a young Peter Parker. I honestly can’t believe how good this ended up being.

#4 - Avengers: Infinity War (Joe Russo, Anthony Russo)

Rating - 9/10

This simply should not have worked.

Avengers: Infinity War is one of the most ambitious films in cinema history. I have so much respect for the Russo brothers for managing to make a film with this many characters and this many plot points feels cohesive and endlessly entertaining. I think the real triumph of Infinity War is how watchable and fun this movie is despite being 2 1/2 hours long, full of characters and constantly hitting you in the face with really depressing stuff. Let’s hope that the Russo brothers can pull of the same trick twice. 

#3 - The Avengers (Joss Whedon)

Rating - 9/10

This movie isn’t given enough credit anyone.

The Avengers was a huge gamble back in 2012 and although it may now feel quaint given the achievement that was last year’s Infinity War Joss Whedon was able change the landscape of blockbuster cinema and make this whole thing possible. Almost every plot point in this film has since become cliché, Whedon and Feige laid out a blueprint for success that no one else has been able to copy since. The Joss Whedon humour and snarky dialogue  helped to pave the way that these characters would interact in the future and his unique approach to  utilizing an ensemble cast makes this film worth revisiting over and over again.  

#2 -  Guardians of the Galaxy (James Gunn)

Rating - 9/10

James Gunn hit the mainstream with a movie about a talking raccoon, I can never complain about the Hollywood system ever again.

Guardians of the Galaxy should not work on most levels but Gunn was just crazy enough to pull it off. The character interactions here rival the Wheadon penned interactions in The Avengers and the Gunn’s direction brings the strange worlds he has created to live in striking ways. Gunn was given a chance to showcase his humour and he ran with it, Guardians goes from dark and meandering to fun and rapidly paced within seconds and it is a complete joy to watch no matter how many times you have seen it.

#1 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Joe Russo, Anthony Russo)

Rating - 9/10

The Russo brothers came out swinging.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is an entertaining, tightly directed, brilliantly acted, fast paced and well edited action film that just so happens to be a squeal to the First Avenger. Many of the best moments in the franchise are in this film including the elevator scene and the fight on the bridge, this film also has great character interactions especially with Steve Rodgers and Nick Fury. This feels like an update on classic James Bond stories with a modern edge, this is everything that a comic book movie could be and I highly recommend checking it out again if you haven’t seen it in a while. There is no question that The Winter Soldier is the best of the MCU.

Franchise Rating - 7.1/10

Nathan Needs A Username’s Must See Movies: https://letterboxd.com/nathan_r_l/list/nathan-needs-a-usernames-must-see-movies/

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Logan Lucky (2017) Review

Logan Lucky (2017) Review

Two brothers trying to avoid the unlucky family curse attempt to pull off a huge heist during a NASCAR race.

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Week of 9/28

Guy Loraine, www.guyloraine.com: (source)

do you see in full color?

via larassakabel: I am so excited to be able to include Guy Loraine's deceptively simple gouache paintings in the upcoming show The Space Between: Truth, Fiction and the Artistic Imagination at Moberg Gallery opening Friday September 28, 2018. Driven by the pursuit of perfection, his work highlights the gap between human endeavors and real life outcomes. In this body of work, he attempts to recreate the glow of the moon at different times of the day and night. The problem? He is color blind. Each attempt is a blind attempt, and though I have full color spectrum vision (at least I think I do), I can't help but wish I could see what he sees in these paintings. His work can be viewed (in full color) at www.guyloraine.com. You should definitely check him out.

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The Suicide Squad Solidifies the Genre-Crossing Brilliance of Comic Book Films

by Don Hall

Scorsese called superhero movies aren't cinema. He followed that up with an opinion piece in NYT.

So, you might ask, what’s my problem? Why not just let superhero films and other franchise films be? The reason is simple. In many places around this country and around the world, franchise films are now your primary choice if you want to see something on the big screen. It’s a perilous time in film exhibition, and there are fewer independent theaters than ever. The equation has flipped and streaming has become the primary delivery system. Still, I don’t know a single filmmaker who doesn’t want to design films for the big screen, to be projected before audiences in theaters.

The MCU's Kevin Feige, however, while proliferating this franchise film and television universe, is also focusing on filmmakers from that independent auteur club. Taika Waititi, Ryan Coogler, Anna Boden, Chloé Zhao, Shane Black, and Cate Shortland are all from a non-franchise mentality when it comes to film. These are the directors whose careers and artistic output mimic those amazing groundbreakers of the 1970s from which Scorsese built his early bones.

James Gunn's The Suicide Squad is a great ride but it is also a genre film that transcends the comic book genre. It is The Dirty Dozen with costumes and superpowers. 

In March 1944, OSS officer Major John Reisman is ordered by the commander of ADSEC in Britain, Major General Sam Worden, to undertake Project Amnesty, a top-secret mission to train some of the Army's worst prisoners and turn them into commandos to be sent on a virtual suicide mission just before D-Day. The target is a château near Rennes where dozens of high-ranking German officers will be eliminated in order to disrupt the chain of command of the Wehrmacht in Northern France before the Allied invasion. Reisman is told he can tell the prisoners that those who survive the mission will receive pardons for their crimes. — The Dirty Dozen

While his is not the first genre film featuring comic book characters, The Suicide Squad is so good, so fun, and so well put together, its very existence puts concrete to the future of all superhero projects.

As a teacher of music to eighth graders back in 90s Chicago, one of my favorite lessons was about opera. "Opera," I'd tell them, "is a form not a style of music. You can have a classical or romantic opera. You can also have a rock opera, a hip hop opera, and a country opera."

They'd then be tasked to write and perform an opera with music of their choosing and of subject matter that was relevant to them. Let me tell you, the rap opera about O.J. Simpson was a trip.

The flip side is true of the super-powered beings in the MCU, DCEU, and within the film and TV which use these 'gods among men' as characters.

Logan is a straight up western. The classic western Shane is featured throughout and Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart's melancholic take on age, loss and the frontier mentality confirm it.

The Thor trilogy covers the Mythology genre of Clash of the Titans and the endless list of movies about Hercules.

Captain America: The First Avenger, while not Saving Private Ryan or The Great Escape, the WWII film is its own thing and Joe Johnston remains true to the period from the propaganda to the uniforms and language. Regardless of the super soldier juice Steve Rogers has injected in him, this is as American as apple pie and John Wayne.

‌Spider-Man: Far From Home channels the teen comedies of John Hughes as well as a host of RomCom tropes while still being about a kid with the powers of a spider.

Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther is both a science fiction movie as well as introducing comic fans to Afro-futurism on the big screen. It also manages the classic 'brother vs brother' family drama.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a Cold War spy thriller.

Avengers: Endgame and both Ant Man movies are tried and true heist films.

Doctor Strange covers both the fantasy and martial arts genres. Also ‌Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Blade, Ghost Rider, and Man Thing are all horror movies. On top of them, you have Brightburn, Constantine, and The Crow.

Not mainstream at all, the superhero thing has even been done in the pornography genre including such brilliant titles as The Trans-Tastic Four, Wunder Woman vs The Executioner, and parodies involving Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Iron Man, and The Hulk.

I'm excited about all of this because a) I love movies and b) I love stories involving super-powered people. The full-on genre bending done by those who love both as much as I do promises a great future for film.

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Las 184 peliculas que he visto en 2019 (Parte 2)

93.- La leyenda del tiempo (Isaki Lacuesta, 2006)

94.- Outsourced (John Jeffcoat, 2006)

95.- Southland tales (Richard Kelly, 2006)

96.- Cenizas del cielo (Jose Antonio Quiros, 2008)

97.- Pontypool (Bruce McDonald, 2008)

98.- Rio helado (Courtney Hunt, 2008)

99.- Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, 2008)

100.- Toda la vida por delante (Paolo Virzi, 2008)

101.- Amerrika (Cherien Dabis, 2009).

102.- Jennifer’s body (Kary Kusama, 2009)

103.- Un sueño posible (John Lee Hancock, 2009)

104.- Como acabar con tu jefe (Seth Gordon, 2011)

105.- De buena mañana(Jean-Marc Moutout, 2011)

106.- ¿Para qué sirve un oso? (Tom Rodriguez, 2011)

107.- Industria argentina (Ricardo Díaz Iacoponi, 2012)

108.- Dallas buyer club (Jean-Marc Vallée, 2013)

109.- 10.000 kms (Carlos Marques-Marcet, 2014).

110.- Como acabar con tu jefe 2 (Sean Anders, 2014)

111.- Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades (Isaki Lacuesta, 2014)

112.- Winter sleep (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2014).

113.- El hombre perfecto (Yann Gozlan, 2015)

114.- Joy (David O Russell, 2015)

115.- La deuda (Barney Elliott, 2015)

116.- El pastor (Jonathan Cenzual Burley, 2016)

117.- El pregon (Dani de la Orden, 2016)

118.- Equity (Meera Menon, 2016)

119.- Juego de armas (Todd Phillips, 2016)

120.- La la land (Damien Chazelle, 2016)

121.- Los 7 magnificos (Antoine Fuqua, 2016)

122.- Nacida para ganar (Vicente Villanueva, 2016)

123.- Sao Jorge (Marco Martins, 2016)

124.- El ritual (David Bruckner, 2017)

125.- Get out (Jordan Peele, 2017)

126.- John Wick 2 (Chad Stahelski, 2017)

127.- La fabrica de nada (Pedro Pinho, 2017)

128.- Logan (James Mangold, 2017)

129.- Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2017)

130.- Mudbound (Dee Rees, 2017)

140.- Revenge (Coralie Fergeat, 2017)

141.- The Florida project (Sean Baker, 2017)

142.- Wonder (Stepehn Chbosky, 2017).

143.- Buñuel en el laberinto de las tortugas (Salvador Simo, 2018)

144.- Cold war (Paweł Pawlikowski, 2018)

145.- Dogman (Mateo Garrone, 2018)

146.- El apostol (Gareth Evans, 2018)

147.- El reino (Rodrigo Sorogoyen, 2018)

148.- En guerra (Stephane Brize, 2018)

149.- Entre dos aguas (Isaki Lacuesta, 2018).

150.- Isla de perros (Wes Anderson, 2018)

151.- John Wick 3: Parabellum (Chad Stahelski, 2018)

152.- La balada de Buster Scruggs (Joel y Ethan Coen, 2018)

153.- Las distancias (Elena Trape, 2018)

154.- La favorita (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2018)

155.- Lazzaro feliz (Alice Rohrwacher, 2018)

156.- Lo que esconde Silver Lake (David Robert Mitchell, 2018)

157.- Los hermanos Sisters (Jacques Audiard, 2018)

158.- Pacific rim 2: Insurreccion (Steven S. DeKnight, 2018)  

159.- Petra (Jaime Rosales, 2018)

160.- Quien te cantara (Carlos Vermut, 2018)

161.- Ralph rompe Internet (Rich Moore y Phil Johnston, 2018)

162.- Ready player one (Steven Spielberg, 2018)

163.- Roma (Alfonso Cuaron, 2018)

164.- Sorry to bother you (Boots Riley, 2018)

165.- The guilty (Gustav Möller, 2018)

166.- Tu hijo (Miguel Angel Vivas, 2018)

167.- Un lugar tranquilo (John Krasinski, 2018)

168.- Vice (Adam McKay, 2018)

169.- Viaje al cuarto de una madre (Celia Rico Clavellino, 2018)

170.- Viudas (Steve McQueen, 2018)

171.- Capitana Marvel (Anna Boden y Ryan Fleck, 2019)

172.- Cómo entrenar a tu dragón 3 (Dean DeBlois, 2019)

173.- Detective Pikachu (Rob Letterman, 2019)

174.- Erase una vez en Hollywood (Quentin Tarantino, 2019).

175.- Glass (M Night Shyamalan, 2019)

176.- Knives out (Rian Johnson, 2019)

177.- Los muertos no mueren (Jim Jarmusch, 2019)

178.- Los vengadores: Endgame (Anthony y Joe Russo, 2019)

179.- Midsommar (Ari Aster, 2019)

180.- Shazam! (David Sandberg, 2019)

181.- Spider man: lejos de casa (Jon Watts, 2019)

182.- Star Wars: El ascenso de Skywalker (JJ Abrams, 2019)

183.- The laundromat. Dinero Sucio (Steven Soderbergh, 2019)

184.- Toy story 4 (Josh Cooley, 2019)

Recomiendo especialmente la 102, 109, 127, 129, 141, 150, 152, 153, 160, 163, 164, 166, 170, 176 y 179. 

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A nod to home? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle dress 'little cub' Archie in £65 cashmere jumper from quintessentially British brand Boden as they celebrate Christmas in Canada

By Harriet Johnston For Mailonline - December 24th 2019,

Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 38, made a nod to home on their Christmas card from Canada, by dressing baby Archie in a £65 adorable polar bear jumper by British brand Boden

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Christmas Gift Guide 2019: Women

Now that we’ve got cracking with the gift guides, I can fully take stock of just how bloody late I am with them again. The sensible person would compile them in early November and have them ready and waiting for the last weeks of the month. Not I. Here I sit, binge-eating Haribo Starmix at some kind of Godforsaken hour (9.45pm), buying as many things as I write about because of these damn sales!

Anyway: women’s gift guide. Basically stuff I’d be thrilled with, so I should really rename it Ruth’s Fantasy Wishlist, though I already have some of the things and have probably featured them in the past. Creature of habit.

Let’s start with the warm and cosy – I don’t know many who wouldn’t want some soft cashmere to see them through the winter. I just bought this dreamboat of a jumper from Boden here*:

It was £150 but Boden currently have 30% off almost everything (see here*) so I’m off to buy a spare one. That’s how lovely it is!

I’d also highly recommend their cashmere socks, here*, which come in gorgeous colourways and last infinitely longer than some of the socks from other brands. They are £45.

That’s the feet sorted then, and for the hands we have these bright and cheery Johnstons of Elgin Fingerless Gloves*. Currently £36 at Liberty* because Liberty (at time of writing) have a huge Christmas event running with up to 30% off lots of stock. Well worth a check seeing as though they always have such beautiful and interesting gifts!

You can shop at Liberty here* – no code necessary.

You can now buy selected items from the wonderful Coco & Wolf at Liberty – they have 20% off here* – including the gorgeous Liberty Print Scalloped bedspreads. For the full range (their silk pillowcases would make the most indulgent homeware gift!) go to the website here.

Want some Liberty Print but short of cash? I’m inexplicably drawn to this little mouse pin cushion. I don’t even sew. It’s £8.76 here*.

Right, people: we’re moving onto the quickfire round because otherwise I won’t fit in all of the present ideas I’ve got lined up! It’s so tempting to explain all of my ideas, in case you think I’m bonkers, but I’m just going to have to take the risk.

Liberty Tana Lawn Wash Bag, £20 here*

Marc de Champagne Truffles, large box because anything else is just wrong; £23 here*.

Chloe Embellished Sunglasses, £436 here* – pretty special. Try not to sit on them.

Aquazzura Heels, £660 here* – pretty special. Try not to break your neck in them.

I wanted to post those iconic Christian Louboutin bow-back sandals but they’ve sold out – they’d almost be worth breaking your neck for! Instead here’s a totally extra lipstick from the same hallowed shoemaker – £70 here*. You could have someone’s eye out with that!

Whilst we’re on envy-inducing lipsticks; Pat McGrath Matt Trance lipstick, £35 here*. Brilliant, brilliant. 

Fornasetti Gold Wall Plate – a piece of modern art and absolutely not for cutting up grapes on! £230 here*.

Seletti Love Edition Mouse Lamp, £68 here*. I have this in the original and it’s so cool – this one looks as though it’s had a Banksy makeover.

Made In India, £13 here* for the keen cook. Meera Sodha writes the most delectable cookbooks, Fresh is one of my most-used.

Palette: The Beauty Bible for Women of Colour, £17.49 here*. Packed full of amazing, insightful beauty knowledge. A book that needed to be written.

Shell Seat Pads, £107 here*. Turn any garden seat into a pre-Raphaelite resting place thanks to brilliant luxury brand Garden Glory.

Ultimate GBBO attire: a Nathalie Lete Helena apron. £30 here*.

Zoeva Rose Gold Brush Set, £70 here* – pretty much all of the brushes you’ll ever need. (Stay tuned for a best brush set post coming up soon!)

Farrow & Ball Colour Consultation, from £195 here. I did this a few weeks ago and it was just great. Very helpful and also a lot of fun. One for the indecisive or just those who love decorating!

If you can’t stretch to that then the F&B books are the next best thing – read my post here.

Chanel La Creme Main, £45 here*. This can’t fail to delight – the packaging alone is an absolute triumph. Although…

Bastide Figue d’Ete hand cream has some serious French Painter Oil Paint Tube vibes going on and the cream smells out of this world – £18 here*.

For the makeup junkie, how about Charlotte Tilbury’s Filmstar Bronze & Glow, Limited Edition with brush, £60 here*? This is the benchmark product when it comes to megawatt glow and contour…

Willowberry Mini Skincare Set, £39 here – I love this tiny, independent British brand. Here’s a chance to give it a try!

If it’s a total body treat you’re after then give the gift of ultimate relaxation – oils don’t really get any more effective than the ones from Aromatherapy Associates. The Deep Relax is a perennial favourite, just a capful into a warm bath is totally transforming. £49 here*.

Quirky but luxurious, something svelte and striking for the hair. The Silken Favours Silk Printed Headband is £70 here. Click onto the website and try not to fall in love with the incredible shirts…

Gucci Bloom fragrance, from £45 here*. A trusty crowd-pleaser, included here because the packaging is so spot on. A gift in itself.

Although if you really want to impress then things don’t get much more decadent than McQueen Pure Perfume, £285 here*. Deep, dark and sexy, it’s a riot of nighttime blooms that you won’t smell on many others. A Vampire’s Wife would wear this, surely?

Talking of Vampire’s Wife: it’s also the hot new(ish) brand that everyone wants to be wearing. So covetable. So darkly sexy. So incredibly expensive. One day, my friends, one day… You can find Vampire’s Wife here*. The dress pictured is $2.45m here*.

And on the subject of incredibly expensive things; if you’re after the ultimate cool leather jacket then Acne’s Velocite has been top pick of the bunch for a few years now. I’m hoping that it’s my birthday2019/Christmas2019/birthday2010/Christmas2020/birthday2012 combined present. Find it here* – it’s just £1.2 million plus postage. Goes with everything though, so that’s good.

Not so flush? See this coat at Hush*. Has all the feels but you won’t need to remortgage.

Yes I’ve featured these lovely Alex Monroe alphabet necklaces before, but I think that they make perfect gifts. They look luxurious but don’t cost quite the earth. £108 here* – also in silver.

And for a teeny bit of special beauty? MOR Soapette in a tin – £5.99 here*. Can’t get enough of these. Strictly speaking they should be in stocking fillers, but I might not get around to writing about those at this rate!

Ooph. Champagne Lurex heels, anyone? I’ve always been a fan of the Fern court shoes from LK Bennett but they’ve excelled themselves this year with these sparkly gems. Get 25% off here* with the code BLACK25.

And one last little naughty treat, in case someone is looking to spoil you completely. I had to include this Gucci Flora wallet, it’s just so lush. Don’t look at the price, just try and be very, very good from now until Christmas. It’s online here*.

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