What Anna Watched Yesterday

     Director: Taryn Brumfitt
     Staring: Taryn Brumfitt, Amanda De Cadanet, Turia Pitt

Documentary time! Lucky me, i have been blessed with the flu,       much like the rest of Perth. I have been in and out of naps and         dizziness all day :( I managed to squeeze this beauty in!

I have been intrigued with Embrace, ever since i saw the photo that started it on Facebook. Taryn Brumfitt had struggled with body image after having her three babies and admittedly hated her body. She had a friend who was a personal trainer who encouraged her to enter a bikini body competition to help motivate her to lose the weight. She did! and she looked incurable strutting her stuff on that stage, i wish i had a flat stomach like that! Once Taryn had the perfect body she realised that she wasn't happy and was happier with her old body, her slightly bigger body. So the photo that went viral was her 'before and after' photo. Usually the bigger bodied picture is the before and the skinnier bodied picture is the after, it was the other way around for Taryn and she loved that.

Director: Brian Yorkey
Staring: Katherine Langford, Christian Navarro, Justin Prentice

We've had a blog refresh! yay! so pretty! I'm still figuring this blog design thing out so any tips would be great!

So first a little update on my life. Blogging has been put on hold while i finish The Vampire Diaries (i'm up to season 5 so only another 3 to go!) I have so many movies piling up, this weekend is Easter long weekend so hopefully i'll fit some in then and i'm throwing my friend Georgia a slumber/movie marathon party next weekend so i'll tick some off then to! Rhys is currently watching Vikings and we hadn't really watched a show or a movie together in forever so we discovered and heard the hype behind 13 Reasons Why.

13 Reasons Why is a 13 episode long tv series based on the same titled book. It follows a teenager in his quest to uncover the story behind his friend's decision to end her life. Hannah played by WA's Katherine Langford (you go Perth gal!) leaves 13 cassette tapes and on them explains the 13 reasons why she chose to end her life.

I must admit, it was extremely hard to get into until episode 5 or 6, then i became addicted. We watched the entire season in 3 days. Episode 9 is when i realised how dark and depressing this show really is, it's the type of thing you watch and then really don't know how to feel about yourself after. Moving onto Episode 12, absolutely heartbreaking, i couldn't stop crying, it hit me really hard, it was the most confronting thing i have ever watched.

In a way everyone can relate to this, high school is a pretty shitty time for most people, not just high school, growing up in general. This show should be compulsory for high schoolers to watch, people don't realise how their words can affect people.

13 Reasons Why has really made me reflect on my life and the person i currently am and who i want to be. It has made me want to be a better friend and a better human. What an eye opener - now onto the book!

Director: Bill Condon
Staring: Emma Watson, Luke Evans, Dan Stevens

I know i promised this post back in March, i am so sorry! I will be better from now on :)

So back on the 22nd March i was lucky enough to go to the preview screening of Beauty and the Beast at Hoyts Southlands 'Girls night out' which included a ticket and popcorn, i didn't have to share with my mumma which was awesome!

I couldn't wait to see this film, it was the highlight of my week, it's all i would talk about at work haha sorry Nat! The movie stayed true to the original and turns out it was also a musical - yippeee! After every song i wanted to stand up, join in, cry, emotions were running wild, and who know Emma Watson could sing?

As always i won't spoil too much, although i would hope everyone has seen it by now! This star studded cast was tremendous, Ewan McGregor with his french accent, amazing! Emma Thompson as Mrs Potts, hello, um where did that common essex accent from? Loving the fact that they kept Lefou as his true gay self, in love with Gaston which was the same as the original but i guess back in the day no one really noticed it, i know i didn't as the movie came out when i was months old.

Bravo Disney, you aced the real life remake, what is next? The Little Mermaid, The Lion King? Stay tuned!

Director: Fede Alvarez
Starring: Jane Levy, Stephen Lang

I had heard good things about Don't Breathe, especially as it was released at the cinema.

I love Jane Levy, i've loved her since the remake of The Evil Dead.

Don't Breathe is about three friends who go around taking part in small robberies. After they vow to not do another one, they notice a blind man living in their neighbourhood, who apparently is keeping a small fortune hidden away. The three friends decide to target the blind mans house who turns out to not be as hopeless as he seems. The trio get stuck and locked inside once the blind man notices there is someone in his house. It soon becomes a game of cat and mouse where they find out the man is hiding more than just a fortune.

I certainly loved the first hour of Don't Breathe however the ending turned a little weird, i won't say too much to spoil the ending, but weird, just weird.

Director: Mike Flanagan
Starring: Elizabeth Reeser, Lulu Wilson, Annalise Basso

So definitely watch the first Ouija before you watch the second. I'm pretty grossed out by all this Ouija stuff and boards and what not, but i must admit, after watching this during the day so i didn't get scared, was good!

Ouija: Origin of Evil is set in 1967, in LA, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to help their seance scam business by using a Ouija board that they find and encourage hopeless neighbours whom have lost loved ones to believe and hear messages beyond the grave but accidentally invite an authentic evil into their home. When the evil spirits target the youngest daughter Doris (Wilson), she soon becomes possessed and her family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send the spirits back to the other side.

Definitely a few jump out of your seat moments. The acting by the two young girls, Lulu Wilson and Annalise Basso is incredible. I'm definitely keeping my eyes peeled for more Lulu Wilson movies - cannot wait to see her in Annabelle 2!

Director: Luke Scott
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Kate Mara, Toby Jones

I was so excited when Morgan finally came out! 1 the trailer looked soooo good and 2 big fan of Anya Taylor-Joy, she was so amazing in The Witch.

Morgan (Taylor-Joy) is about a company that creates artificial humanoid beings. After many failed attempts they finally create Morgan. Morgan surprises her creators when she grows intellectually and physically extremely quickly, looking like a twelve year old at only age five. Some of Morgan's creators become completely involved with her as they treat her as their own child. A corporate troubleshooter, Lee (Mara) is sent to investigate and evaluate a terrifying accident that occurs, Morgan attacks one of her creators by stabbing her in the eye in an educational lesson. Lee soon finds out that the event was triggered by something stirring up in Morgan as she presents a mystery of both infinite promise and incalculable danger.

Morgan is one of those movies where the trailer looks better than the actual movie. Another one of those movies that is so captivating and intriguing during the first hour and slowly dies off as it goes on - big twist at the end!

Director: DJ Caruso
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Lucas Till, Mel Raido

So a friend who is a big fan of scary movies, who goes to the actual cinema to watch them (something i just can NOT do, i'm a 'watch scary movies in broad daylight' kinda gal) was telling me about this movie. After watching some really good scary movies lately like Don't Breathe and Ouija 2, (reviews coming soon) i thought that 2016 was going really well until i watched The Disappointments Room.

Not sure if i like Kate Beckinsale as an actress - apart from Pearl Harbour because she was literally amaze in that, i certainly don't like her blonde.

So the Disappointments Room is about a family moving into a new home, a beautiful big home, with an architect in the family, they plan to make this their dream home. With the wife already having problems from grieving the loss of their daughter, Dana (Beckinsale) starts seeing things and having vivid nightmares, turns out the house is haunted with a room that isn't on the floor plan - shock horror - and that's about it. Scary shit happens, people die, they move out - the end. ugh bore.

The only good thing about this movie is the black german shepherd!

Director: Todd Phillips
Starring: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Bradley Cooper

After a pretty casual Saturday, Rhys and i decided to get Vietnamese for dinner - so obsessed with Pho at the moment! We ate really early because i was starving then came home and sat down to watch War Dogs featuring some cheeky iced tea.

Jonah Hill MUST of been made to put on a shit load of weight for this role because he is gigantic. Absolutely gigantic. I feel like the poor soul just had to lose weight for Wolf of Wall Street and True Story!

Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz (Teller) and Efraim Diveroli (Hill), who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan during the height of the Bush administration's wars. The men sell firearms for a living which seems like it should be illegal but isn't.

Hill's performance is amazing, you can tell what his character is thinking when his eyes go cloudy and when he does his squeaky hilarious laugh!

It did go on for about 2.5 hours, at one point i did think it was going to end when it had an hour left however it still kept us captivated, recommended !

Director: Henry Joost
Starring: Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Emily Meade, Juliette Lewis

Emma and Dave are so magical on screen together! EEEPPPP!

Nerve is about an online game where people pay to watch 'players' do dares for money. Dares can include stealing something, kissing a stranger, flashing the entire school etc etc. Vee (Roberts) is a little lost at school and is extremely shy compared to best friend Sydney (Meade) who plays Nerve and gets a whole new following becoming somewhat Nerve 'famous'. Vee decides one night so take a chance and try Nerve to prove to everyone she can live life on the edge. As she does she gets more and more involved and the Nerve watchers become obsessed with her and the dares get more and more serious - it becomes a little bit of a headache with an extremely dramatic ending!

I love how Dave Franco plays a more serious role in this compared to his usual 'funny girl' scene. His acting is getting better and better catching up to his famous brother.

Nerve kept us on our seats and wowed us till the end, i would recommend watching! i just love anything Emma is in, at the moment i am watching the second season of Scream Queens and she is just so amazing in it - stay tuned for that review :)

Director: Bruce Beresford
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Britt Robertson, Natascha McElhone, Xavier Samuel, Lucy Fry

Firstly, love Eddie in movies, don't love his actions in real life haha. This is Eddie Murphy's first movie in three years! Three years! i basically grew up with him in my favourite films. Mr Church is a tremendous come back for him.

Mr Church (Murphy) tells the story of a unique friendship that develops when a little girl, Charlotte (Robertson) and her dying mother (McElhone) retain the services of a talented cook named Henry Church. What begins as a six month arrangement instead spans into fifteen years and creates a family bond that lasts forever.

Mr Church has very mixed reviews with people saying that Eddie's performance is average, i completely disagree. I love the character he plays and think he plays it well, the perfect movie for a come back. It also has a little Aussie in it with Xavier Samuel starring as a main character.

Mr Church is a tear jerker so full warning ahead!

Director: Fisher Stevens
Starring: Leonardo Dicaprio

I have been dying to see this documentary! One because i obviously love leo and two i am attempting to go full vegetarian. At the moment i only eat chicken so i feel like i am still saving the planet somehow.

Before the flood takes a look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems and native communities across the globe.

It goes into how some people don't believe in climate change even though the proof and facts are right before our eyes!

I also found this extremely interesting as i did a Sustainability unit when studying HR and i loved it!

If you haven't seen Cowspiracy, Forks over Knives, Vegucated, Earthlings I encourage you do, as even going 'Meat Free Monday' can help save the planet. Leo being a vegetarian himself is amazing and shows how passionate he is about climate change!

Certainly an eye opener!

Director: Patricia Rozema
Starring: Ellen Page, Evan Rachel Wood, Max Minghella

I didn't end up going into work last Monday, i've been having a lot of issues with my back since my car accident so that day i was bed ridden. Time to catch up on some movies as that was literally all i could do.

I had been meaning to watch Into The Forest for ages, it came out in 2015. Evan Rachel Wood drew me to it to be honest, as she hasn't been in many films lately. She is one of my favourites ever since her performances in Thirteen and Running With Scissors, i'm a little obsessed. Also a fan of Ellen Page of corse!

From the trailer and description the only thing you know about this film is that a family of a dad and his two daughters live in the forest. A massive power outage happens and the people are forced to live off what supplies that have, the power outage also sends people a little crazy and they need to survive on their own in their isolated home.

I must admit i expected more from the story. I feel i was waiting for something better to happen and nothing really did. The trailer made it appear quite scary, I didn't know if it was an alien thing or a supernatural thing but again sort of ended with a dead end. I can't really go into anything else as it will cause spoilers but I wouldn't be in any rush to watch.

The only good thing is the acting, it still kept me in love with Evan which i was so happy with.

Into The Forest gets 2 stars!

Director: Jeremy Saulnier
Starring: Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Mark Webber, Sit Patrick Stewart

Rhys and I have been trying to watch a movie a night. We always eat early because when we get home from work we are both starving, if start cooking dinner straight away it stops us from snacking on naughty treats.

I was so excited to watch Green Room, one because I am a massive fan of Anton Yelchin (this was his last film due to his sudden passing) and Imogen Poots - this being their second film together since Fright Night also. I didn't even realise Sir Patrick Stewart was in this film, I feel this news was very hidden as he plays a very different character to his norm.

It begins with a punk rock band called 'The Ain't Rights' who go on an unsuccessful tour and randomly end up with a gig at an isolated, run-down club deep in the woods. After a set that the listeners didn't really seem to get into, they go backstage and suddenly become witnesses to a murder that they were not meant to see. Now trapped backstage, they must face off against the club's owner, Darcy (Stewart), a man who will do anything to protect the secrets of his criminal enterprise. Darcy and his henchmen think getting rid of the 'unpopular' band members will be easy, however The Ain't Rights prove themselves to be much more cunning and smart that anyone expected, setting the stage for the ultimate life or death showdown.

Green Room literally kept us on the edge of our seats, i couldn't stop watching so intrigued to find out what happens next! It was twisted, intense and emotional! The entire cast make the movie worth watching with incredible acting. Stewart is unforgettable, he even said after reading the script he locked his whole house, put on his alarm and poured a scotch, he couldn't turn the role down it terrified him.

Green Room gets 5 stars!!

Director: Justin Kelly
Starring: Christian Slater, James Franco, Keegan Allen, Garrett Clayton

I am a huge fan of movies that are inspired by true events, just not the scary ones because that actually freaks the flip out of me.

When I heard of King Cobra I was intrigued, after watching similar old school porn movies like 'Lovelace' and just recently the watching documentary 'Hot Girls Wanted' as it focuses on the gay porn industry. Also, I wanted to see Keegan Allen play a different character than Toby from Pretty Little Liars and am a huge fan of Franco's work more so after reading his book "Palo Alto'.

King Cobra is based on the early rise of straight-out-of-high-school gay porn wannabe Sean Lockhart who soon renames himself as Brent Corrigan (Clayton). Brent signs up with producer Stephen who helps start his career and becomes gay porn famous. After Stephen becomes a little too controlling Brent decides he would be better off as a free agent. The Viper Boyz aka Harlow (Keegan) and Joe (Franco) are a strapped for cash, gay porn producer couple with a toxic relationship who aim to cash in with Brent by any mean possible.

The movie is based on the book Cobra Killer: Gay Porn, Murder and the Manhunt to bring the Killers to Justice. A little warning the movie is rated R 18+ for obvious reasons ;)

Director: Tate Taylor
Staring: Emily Blunt, Justin Theroux, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Luke Evans

Wow, I have not blogged in forever! I want to let you all know I am now fully committed and have made an Instagram page!

Now, I always like to read the book before I see the movie. I recently went to England for 2 weeks and my cousin lent me her book of 'The Girl on the Train', it also helped that the audio book was on the in-flight entertainment!! What an amazing book, I literally could not put it down, and as soon as I landed in Perth I was dying to see the film.

I'll start off by saying the book is always better than the film, however this one was VERY good. They changed the story a little, the book is originally set in London when the movie is set in New York, the relationship Rachel (Blunt) has with her housemate is also very different.

The Girl on the Train tells the story of Rachel Watson, an alcoholic divorcee who becomes obsessed with the couple whose house she can see from her train ride everyday. Rachel's ex husband and his new wife and baby also live two doors down from them. After an episode of her heavy drinking she suffers from multiple black outs and struggles to remember lost time, she soon finds herself in the middle of a missing persons investigation.

I promise I won't list any spoilers as this movie has some major twists, it certainly keeps it's viewers on the edge of their seats. I have read the book and I even gasped at a few scenes. It is a must see from me as Emily Blunt's performance is perfection, also I have a slight obsession with Justin Theroux ever since he stared in Charlie's Angels, so mysterious and so dreamy.

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Director: Kyle Newman
Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Jaime King, Jessica Alba, Hailee Steinfield, Sophie Turner, Steve O

After my Dry July efforts, my sister in law bought me a golden ticket (a night of allowed drinking) so I could engage in a few beverages for my mid-year work function. So on Friday night, I made my way down the cocktail list enjoying every taste! Saturday morning however was not friendly, I was feeling seedy as Rhys woke up at 6 to play golf! ugghhh! Back to bed for me, but annoyingly I couldn't sleep. So I watched a couple of episodes of Finding Carter (AGAIN) and caught up on Pretty Little Liars, then decided to watch Barely Lethal!

Barely Lethal is the story of a teenage special ops agent (Steinfield) who decides to fake her own death and convert to a normal adolescence by enrolling into a suburban high school as an exchange student. She learns that surviving high school is harder than her assignments taking out bad guys. Megan, (steinfield) does all her relevant research, watches Mean Girls, 10 Things I Hate About You and buys every gossip magazine. Jessica Alba plays bad girl Knox who is so damn dreamy in this role! Her blonde locks and amazing body, gah she is amazing.

The movie was like a classic high school, girl-goes-for-the-wrong-guy-who-is-hot-but-really-loves-her-best-friend-happy-ending-woo movie. It was good to cure my hangover but was fairly average with a fairly average ending.

Creators: Terri Minsky and Emily Silver
Starring: Kathryn Prescott, Cynthia Watros, Alex Saxon, Anna Jacoby-Heron, Jesse Henderson, Zac Pullam

Oh my god, this series is amazing! I've been staying up past my normal bed time trying to cram as many episodes as possible into my night, last night I succeeded in finishing season 2. I honestly felt like I couldn't do anything until I had finished watching, every episode was such a cliff hanger! So yesterday after work, I got straight into bed and left my house a mess and decided to cook a frozen meal instead of the delicious homemade cannelloni I had planned. What is happening to my life?

Finding Carter is about a teenager who finds out she was abducted as a toddler and is returned to her biological parents. She finds out the life she has been living has been a lie and now has to start over with new parents, a twin sister and a younger brother. New parents mean new rules and Carter (Prescott) find them difficult to abide by. The story goes on and on and you think how many bad things can happen to this family!

Finding Carter is the perfect mix of family, love, drama and suspense. You may recognise Carter, Kathryn Prescott as Emily from the English TV series Skins except this time she has an American accent and nails it! When you find out that Carter has a twin sister, I waited for it to be Kathryn Prescott's actual twin sister who also features in Skins, but no sadly it wasn't haha!

I don't know what I am going to do with my life as Season 3 doesn't have a start date yet ahhhhhhhhhhh! Everyone must watch it asap!!! My favourite series at the moment!!!

Director: Jake Schreier
Starring: Cara Delevingne, Nat Wolff, Austin Abrams, Justice Smith, Halston Sage

Because I am a Hoyts member I get special discounts and preview screenings of certain movies so Rhys and I saw Paper Towns last night. When we sat down in our seats, Rhys was sure I had conned him into a Disney film with the entire cinema full of 14 year old girls. I have been waiting for this movie to come out for months, dying to see Cara's acting abilities especially after viewing the new Suicide Squad trailer yesterday - I've already watched it about 20 times.

Paper Towns comes from the genius who also wrote The Fault In Our Stars, John Green which also stars Nat Wolff. Quentin (Wolff) falls in love with the girls across the street, Margot (Delevingne) from a young age and together they become partners in crime, until Quentin becomes scared and no longer wants to join in Margot's activities, they soon drift apart. As it is their final year in high school, Quentin is still so in love with Margot but has dreams of becoming a doctor, getting married etc. One night Margot climbs through Quentin's bedroom window and asks for his help in her revenge plot against her now ex-boyfriend. After a night of getting to know each other again, Quentin thinks things regarding their friendship will change to something further in the morning. In the morning Margot goes missing, Quentin soon finds little clues to find Margot's whereabouts and sets out on a road trip with his best friends.

This movie had me in stitches, I was literally laughing out loud, so was Rhys! Cara did very well, she was very surprising with her acting skills and freshly dyed brown hair, she also puts on an American accent and tries a little too hard - I cannot get the way she says 'car' out of my head! Rhys, without really knowing who she is said he couldn't see past her English accent. There was also a tiny cameo from Ansel Elgort who stars in John Green's other film, as soon as he came on the screen, every single 14 year old girl screamed hahaha. Also Halston Sage is sooooooo pretty, ugh.

Director: Gregory Jaocbs
Starring: Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Matt Bomer, Elizabeth Banks

Every single girl I know has been dying to see the second installment of Magic Mike for years! On Sunday, I met my girlfriends at the movies to indulge in hot bods, dreamy men, luxury seats and unlimited free popcorn. Seeing a movie in La Premier means you can drink alcohol and order food, much to my disgust as I am currently participating in Dry July (no alcohol for the month) they had a Magic Mike, mouth watering cocktail on special that obviously my friend Jordan just had to have - I was one very jealous movie watcher.

Three years after Mike (Magic Mike, Tatum) bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game he decides to join the old team the Kings of Tampa and hit the road to put on one last show at the a stripper convention. The story line in the second one was much much much better than the first, watching the boys get high on molly was hilarious and surprisingly they were all still so amazing.

Some of my thoughts during the movie include
- 'Joe's abs, seriously how are they real? The whole time I was thinking him and Sophia would make magical babies.'
- 'It is such a shame Matt Bomer is gay!'
- 'Wow this role was written for Jada, she is such a boss lady, I would like to be called a queen by her, oh and she kisses Channing - wow.'
- 'Tarzan is gigantic and he scares me.'
- 'Tido has crazy hair'.
- 'Woooo Childish Gambino! I love him and he sings in this woooooo'.
- 'Amber Heard is drop dead gorgeous, and she is a hippy, who loves red velvet ice-cream, what more could you want.'

I definitely recommend seeing it, I loved it! However, the ending came at such a surprise, I was like ummmm is that it, it went on for long enough just that I wanted to know more about what happened between certain people, hey maybe there will be a third, we can only hope.