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Valentine’s dinner.

rmann February 15, 2019 March 31, 2019Romance, Seasonal 0

Anticipating dinner at Q.

Movie ***** The Favorite (2018)

rmann December 11, 2018 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Fascinating sexual history of Queen Anne.

Movie ****+ A Star is Born (2018)

rmann October 30, 2018 March 29, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Superior remake of the 1976 Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson Oscar winner. The new Lady Gaga rendition won best Original Song and the film garnered slew of other nominations.

Movie ***+ Serendipity (2001)

rmann May 27, 2018 June 4, 2018Movie and Book Reviews 0

Lovely, if improbable, light romantic fare. Cusack and Beckinsale have chemistry.

Movie ***** Notting Hill (1999)

rmann March 5, 2018 March 27, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

One of my favorite romantic comedies where a bookshop owner falls in love with the most famous actress in the world. Hugh grant and Julia Roberts are at the top of their form, and the script is delightful. Can be watched once-a-month.

Movie ****+ Phantom Thread (2017)

rmann January 28, 2018 May 27, 2018Movie and Book Reviews 0

Wonderful Daniel Day-Lewis film with exceptional performances by Vicky Krieps and Lesley Manville.Full of surprises and interesting characters.

Movie ****+ The Shape of Water (2017)

rmann December 26, 2017 May 27, 2018Movie and Book Reviews 0

Lovely, surprising movie by Guillermo del Toro, but maybe not so surprising since he wrote Pacific Rim, Hellboy, and Pan’s Labyrinth ***** – one of my all time favorites which he also directed.

Movie **** The Big Sick (2017)

rmann August 4, 2017 August 29, 2017Movie and Book Reviews 0

Nice version of the standard Indian parental prejudice/bride-selection story. The marriage of fiction and documentary was well handled.

Movie ***+ My Cousin Rachel (2017)

rmann June 14, 2017 March 27, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

Dark period piece Rachel Weisz plays the supposed black widow, Rachel Ashley, bent on poisoning her husband.

Movie ***** Evita (1996)

rmann May 24, 2017 March 27, 2019Movie and Book Reviews 0

The unlikely sing duo of Madonna and Antionio Banderas do a fantastic Oscar-winning job with the Andrew Lloyd Weber songs.

Tag: romance

Valentine’s dinner.

Movie ***** The Favorite (2018)

Movie ****+ A Star is Born (2018)

Movie ***+ Serendipity (2001)

Movie ***** Notting Hill (1999)

Movie ****+ Phantom Thread (2017)

Movie ****+ The Shape of Water (2017)

Movie **** The Big Sick (2017)

Movie ***+ My Cousin Rachel (2017)

Movie ***** Evita (1996)

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