DVD Review: Hidden Figures [Emz]

So I first saw this film at the cinema and I absolutely loved it. I now have it on DVD and thought I would review the film.

Here is the premise:

Three brilliant African-American women at NASA -- Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) -- serve as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn (Glen Powell) into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation's confidence, turned around the Space Race and galvanized the world.

Review:

I loved this film. With it being based of a true story and set in a time where you were segregated because of your skin colour. In other words Racism was the norm. These three women were brilliant in their own way and all of them has skills that could equal or outsmart the men at NASA. They fought hard to get what they deserved and it was moving to see all the struggles they went through to get there.

I would recommend this film to anyone. 

That's it for now

Till next time

Emz x

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Movie Reviews: American Made [Emz]

So I was supposed to go and see Atomic Blonde today but the film finished at my local cinema on Thursday. So instead Myself and my friend went to see American Made.

Here is the premise:

Barry Seal, a TWA pilot, is recruited by the CIA to provide reconnaissance on the burgeoning communist threat in Central America and soon finds himself in charge of one of the biggest covert CIA operations in the history of the United States. The operation spawns the birth of the Medellin cartel and almost brings down the Reagan White House.

Review:

So I knew that this film was going to be about drug-smuggling and lots of money.

What I didn't know was that this film is based on a true story. So true  it actually happened (no i'm not kidding)

I actually enjoyed this film. Now I have to say the whole of what happened is before my time but blimey it was so easy to commit fraud and get away with it.

Overall the film was really good, sad ending for the family of this person, but it was definitely interesting.

I would recommend if you like true stories... or Tom Cruise..

Till next time

Emz x

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Movie Review: Suffragette [Emz]

I went to see this film at the cinema not long after it was released. I teared up many times throughout the film and it reminded me how lucky we are as women that we are in good strong job and we are able to vote.

Meryl Streep, Carey Muulligan and Helena Bonham-Carter are all brilliant in the film.

Here is the Premise:

In early 20th-century Britain, the growing suffragette movement forever changes the life of working wife and mother Maud Watts (Carey Mulligan). Galvanized by political activist Emmeline Pankhurst (Meryl Streep), Watts joins a diverse group of women who fight for equality and the right to vote. Faced with increasing police action, Maud and her dedicated suffragettes must play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse, risking their jobs, homes, family and lives for a just cause.

Review:

This film was the most emotional film I had seen for a while. With it being based around the true story of the Suffragette movement and all they wanted was the right to Vote and men thought that was a ridiculous idea. they were in prison multiple times, they starved themselves in protest and one was killed after being trampled by a horse.

The main character lost her son through the process as he was adopted. 

I will never take for grated the right to vote as so many women worked so hard to make sure we had that write.

I can't even begin to rate this film as it is so powerful and emotional. If you haven't seen, but want to, I would say go for it.

Hoe you enjoyed this review.

If you have see this film, what was your opinion?

Till next time

Emz x

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