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Directed by Greta Gerwig Starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet & Meryl Streep Greta Gerwig ’s 2017 film Ladybird saw the first time director receive immediate acclaim. In part, that film has helped shape how female directors have been received by both Hollywood and audiences since. By setting such a large benchmark for herself, Gerwig needed to follow up strong with her second film; the seventh adaptation of Louisa May Alcott ’s Little Women. When it was first announced, I was confused on the route Gerwig had decided to take but in finally seeing the film, it makes perfect sense. Just as Ladybird was heavily angled as a modern feminist piece, Little Women is an extension of the same ideals albeit set during the Civil War. Little Women follows the story of four teenaged sisters who experience both love and sadness post the American Civil War. Set between 1861 and 1868, the film follows the lead actresses from chi

Directed by Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah Starring Will Smith & Martin Lawrence January. A third movie years after its predecessors. Washed up former box-office darlings. Virtually unknown directors. In theory, the combination of these elements would pre-emptively put a film in its grave. With the latest instalment in the Bad Boys franchise however, Sony has beaten the odds with a sure-fire crowd pleaser even if it suffers from mediocrity along the way. The film sees the return of the titular Bad Boys; still detectives on the Miami streets despite surpassing 50. After the birth of his grandchild, Marcus ( Martin Lawrence ) feels it is time to retire and stop his violent ways. This causes strife with his partner Mike ( Will Smith ) who wants to live by the ‘ride together, die together’ ethos for life. But when a new assassin comes on the scene, the two must put aside their differences and come together to stop crime in Florida once again. Straight away, the most