DesertTalkies Film Reviews!

  Red, White & Royal Blue [2023] Starring: Nicholas Galitzine, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Uma Therman, Sarah Shahi  Direction by Matthew Lopez, adapted from the novel of the same name by Casey McQuiston Language: English This movie was one of the thousands that have been banned in my country, and so I originally had no knowledge of the movie's existence. However, TikTok to the rescue: it came on my radar from the social media site, and when a movie garners this much attention, especially from a younger audience, I was intrigued. Using a VPN, I watched this. And I didn't regret it.  To start off with a more subjective opinion, I really enjoyed the movie's general premise. Seeing any sort of representation for atypical relationships (I'm being careful with my wording given the place I live), is very rare, and I'm glad this was made purely for the message it served.  In my mind, I compare this movie to Barbie, only because I watched the two so close together. But this mo...

Barbie [2023] Starring: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Will Ferrell Direction by Greta Gerwig  Language: English I miss the days where I was able to happily watch film, without having to worry about impending A-levels, college applications & absolutely drowning in work. However, I have managed to find the time, over the past few days, to watch two movies. The first of which was Barbie. When you have a movie that is THIS hotly anticipated, you make it a priority to go and watch it. In my country, it was released late, and so I watched it then. The feminist in me LOVED the movie, but my inner film critic? Not so much.  The first half of the movie, to me, was a little boring. To illustrate my point? I was checking the time on my phone. A lot. The storyline in the first half of the movie wasn't compelling enough, at least for me, to maintain a strong interest. The outfits were great (which, by the way, stayed great throughout), and there were freq...