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Just be a rock.
There has been an unexpected but unavoidable hiatus, so I am happy to say that the blog is back up and running. I was thinking about the...
Fiona Craughwell
Jan 15, 20234 min read


Confronting the mundane in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
A thousand apologies, but I had to take an unavoidable hiatus. We are back, and it’s Fi’s Favourites. When looking at a film, there are...
Fiona Craughwell
Oct 30, 20223 min read


"Life isn't just about what you do it's more about how you do it" Family VS Morality in The Farewell
I realised that last week was supposed to be Fi’s Favourites…oops. My apologies. So this week I will get back on track. This week’s Fi’s...
Fiona Craughwell
Aug 28, 20223 min read


"Life isn't like in the movies. Life... is much harder.": What Cinema Paradiso has to teach us.
Well my 50th blog post passed me by last week, so for my 51st post, I want to begin by thanking everyone who has read and engaged in the...
Fiona Craughwell
Jul 17, 20224 min read


"it's very comfortable just to drift here": My Ultimate Comfort Film, The Graduate
I could get very technical and film-nerdy about this week’s film, but this is ‘Fi’s Favourites’ and those of you following long enough...
Fiona Craughwell
Jun 5, 20224 min read


'I Can Always Tell When Adults Are About To Cry' Nostalgia VS Cynicism In The Florida Project
It’s everyone's favourite time - Fi’s Favourites - and this week, we are looking at The Florida Project (TFP). For anyone who has come...
Fiona Craughwell
Mar 13, 20225 min read


Growth Spirt; The Innovations of the Coming of Age Genre in Sorrentino’s 'The Hand of God'
I don’t often write about current films or films that lead to a lot of discussion in the film world, but for this week's Fi’s Favourites...
Fiona Craughwell
Feb 6, 20224 min read


“It’s not just one thing, it’s tiny things every day, drip drip drip”
The first Fi’s Favourites of the New Year, and we are going to start off nice and simple and ease ourselves back in. Surprisingly, I...
Fiona Craughwell
Jan 18, 20224 min read


"Please don't ask about my leaves": The Charming and Magical Life of Timothy Greene.
At this stage, it is relatively apparent that I enjoy a good children’s film. Their stories are those that we can all connect with and...
Fiona Craughwell
Oct 10, 20214 min read


'It's like riding a psychotic horse toward a burning stable': The Genius and Joy of The Birdcage.
Sometimes the remake is better than the original. Yes, starting this week with a very controversial statement, but, in this case, in my...
Fiona Craughwell
Aug 22, 20213 min read


"It's Showtime Folks!"
I am both surprised and proud that I have managed not to plaster posts about this film all over my blog. I made it to twenty-five posts...
Fiona Craughwell
Jul 23, 20214 min read


The Growth Of The Coming Of Age Film; Days Of The Bagnold Summer
So, time for another Fi’s favourites. This time it's not going to be some art house marathon or some emotionally draining experience, but...
Fiona Craughwell
Jul 3, 20214 min read


"We might be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us": Trauma and Self in Magnolia
For my twentieth post and sixth ‘Fi’s Favourites’, this week's post is about Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia (1999). I am a huge fan of...
Fiona Craughwell
Jun 12, 20214 min read


"It Takes a Cat": Doubt - From Stage to Screen
Doubt, a film frequently broadcast on television, was nominated for many awards, including many Oscars, but won few of them. However, it...
Fiona Craughwell
May 22, 20214 min read


"Try to remember. It's a very old story.": Rediscovering Classics with Black Orpheus
For this edition of ‘Fi’s Favourites,’ I have chosen Marcels Camus's 1959 Black Orpheus, a retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and...
Fiona Craughwell
Apr 24, 20215 min read


'Hoo-Ah'
It was only a matter of time before Scent of a Woman (SOAW) made its way here. Anyone that knows me knows I never stop talking about or...
Fiona Craughwell
Apr 3, 20216 min read


Everything of Now, Is Everything of the Past: The Beauty and Wonder of The Tale of Princess Kaguya
Welcome to another edition of ‘Fi’s Favourites’. I realise I didn’t introduce this subsection very well during my discussion of Alejandro...
Fiona Craughwell
Mar 5, 20215 min read


Isn't Life Biutiful?
I don’t know why I have given myself the difficult task of explaining why I love this film so much. The annoyance of having my laptop...
Fiona Craughwell
Feb 12, 20214 min read
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