Ben Whishaw archives | FlickFilosopher.com

Paddington 2 movie review: wrap yourself up in this bear hug

Tue, Nov 27, 2018Fri, Nov 10, 2017 | 4 Comments

There is such kindness here, such humanity, such warmth and optimism. This is a fantasy of unique scope and astonishing emotional depth beneath the silliness.

The Danish Girl movie review: sometimes it’s hard to be a woman

Sun, Dec 02, 2018Wed, Jan 13, 2016 | 7 Comments

Safe, conventional, and not particularly sympathetic to women, cis or trans. Mistakes the external signifiers of femininity with actually being a woman.

In the Heart of the Sea movie review: here be monsters (and whales)

Sat, Dec 08, 2018Wed, Dec 09, 2015 | 8 Comments

Solid, old-school man-versus-nature adventure melodrama, with a simmering green awareness; rollicking, smart, breathtaking, and sobering.

Paddington movie review: please look in on this movie, thank you

Tue, Jan 15, 2019Wed, Nov 26, 2014 | 27 Comments

Adorable. So witty and compassionate and bittersweet and just the right little bit of snarky that you will cry tears of joy from the perfection of it.