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Sunday Rundown – That’s What She Read

books, films, rundown
Sunday Rundown

What have you been reading this week?

As you may have noticed, the blog has had a bit of a makeover in the last couple of days. I just suddenly decided I needed an upgrade. Something smarter and more minimalistic. Everything seems very big at the moment, so I need to figure something out with that. However, I’m pretty happy with it now. I don’t like mixing things up too often but I really haven’t been happy with things at the moment. I can probably blame lockdown for making me a bit antsy. As we all know, nothing feels great right now. We’re just over a month away from Christmas but I’ve never felt less festive. I think we should all just be happy that we’re getting through each day in one piece.

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Tuesday Review – The Crown Season 4

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I’ve experienced quite a few reading slumps over the years but never a film slump. It’s probably just another consequence of 2020 but I just can’t be bothered with films right now. Last week, I left it to the last minute to watch both Over the Moon and Coco. This week, I didn’t watch anything. I spent most of Sunday finishing off Pizza Girl and then started binge watching season 4 of The Crown. It’s not that I didn’t have the time. After all, I got through 7 full episodes that night. It’s just that I’m not in the mood. The Crown is the perfect kind of viewing for a time like this. I’m not overly invested in the show but was still interested enough to keep going. My only issue is that I can’t actually decide if I like it or not.

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Sunday Rundown – That’s What She Read

books, films, rundown
Sunday Rundown

What have you been reading this week?

So, second lockdown is proving to be just as much fun as the last one. I feel like I’m having mini breakdowns every other day despite the fact that my workload has dramatically decreased in the last week. I don’t know what’s going to happen workwise. At least they haven’t furloughed me. Still, I would be able to get more reading done. Thanks to some super short reads, I’ve managed to get quite a how count this week. Most of them are too short to review fully, so it means I’m still behind on my reviews for next week. How does this always happen?

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Tuesday Review – Over the Moon (2020)

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

I almost didn’t have anything to review today. For some reason, I never got around to watching a film this weekend. I guess I just spent too long trying to get through that bloody Murder, She Wrote book. I didn’t realise until Monday that I’d forgotten. So, I had the choice to write something else for today or watch something and review it in the same night. I had thought about weighing in on the Johnny Depp/Fantastic Beasts news but I didn’t know if that would go against my ban of the writer who must not be named. In the end, I picked the quickest new release on Netflix that I could find. I didn’t know anything about it but someone I follow on Instagram had watched it recently. What did I have to lose?

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Tuesday Review – Hubie Halloween (2020)

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Rating: 2 out of 5.

I have to admit to something, I never got round to watching Uncut Gems. Phew, that’s a weight off my chest. At the time that it was really doing the rounds, I was desperately trying to watch all of the Oscar nominated films and, unfortunately, it was totally ignored by the Academy. I always intended to catch up but it never happened. Not because I didn’t think it would be good but because it just seemed so heavy. I mean this year is heavy enough. The reason I bring it up is because Uncut Gems could very well be the reason that Hubie Halloween exists. Before awards season kicked off, Sandler made a vow that he would make the worst film possible if he wasn’t nominated for an Oscar. 10 months on and another Netflix original hits us. So, was it really going to be the worst of his vast and often uninspiring career? There was only one way to find out.

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Sunday Rundown – That’s What She Read

books, films, rundown
Sunday Rundown

What have you been reading this week?

So, another lockdown has been announced in England starting from next week. Of course, as it the usual way with this government, it’s coming too late and will disrupt more lives than were necessary. If they’d listened to the science in September we could have done it for two weeks. If they’d listened Labour in early October we could have done it for two weeks. But it’s too late now and we’ll be in it for at least a month. Probably longer. I’m starting to think my boss might furlough me. As he told me last time, my colleague has already been furloughed so it my turn. But we’ll see what happens.

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Sunday Rundown – That’s What She Read

books, films, rundown
Sunday Rundown

What have you been reading this week?

Well, that week flew by didn’t it. I had a relaxing week off but I, obviously, didn’t get as much done as I intended. There are certain things that I was planning on doing that I haven’t even started yet. Either I’ll have a super busy day today or, more likely, I’ll just collapse under the pressure of trying to get everything done. At the very least, I need to try and read more. Something I definitely could have done last week but I played too much Animal Crossing instead. There are just so many pumpkins to make stuff out of. It’s so exciting. So, what else did I actually achieve this week?

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Sunday Rundown – That’s What She Read

books, films, rundown
Sunday Rundown

What have you been reading this week?

Today was the first day of my week off and I’m so happy. There’s been so much to get through recently that I’m looking forward to not having to worry about anything for a bit. Of course, my colleagues will definitely leave everything for me to do when I get back, so I’m simply putting off the stress for another week. Never mind. All I’m focusing on now is making the most of my week. I say this every time but I’m actually planning on reading as much as possible. I’ve a lot of Agatha Christie that I want to get through this month as well as loads of other things on my TBR.

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Tuesday Review – Enola Holmes (2020)

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

Now that Henry Cavill has played Sherlock Holmes, does that mean that Benedict Cumberbatch or Robert Downey Jr. are going to play Superman? It would only be the fair thing to do. Although, they’d have to play him as a side character in another person’s film. For Cavill is mere a bit player in Netflix’s adaptation of Nancy Springer’s YA series about his younger sister. It has garnered an awful lot of attention thanks to the fact that Stranger Thing‘s Millie Bobby Brown has been cast in the main role. Brown has become quite the darling since she became Eleven. There was little doubt that people would rave about his film but how much of it is about her rather than the film? I guess I had to find out for myself.

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Sunday Rundown: That’s What She Read

books, films, rundown
Sunday Rundown

What have you been reading this week?

This week started so well in a number of ways but quickly descended into more negative territory. I managed to finish some books but then my reading broke down. I’ve finished one short story and started one audiobook. That’s it. I’ve not been sleeping too well and, if I’m honest, have been spending too much time playing Animal Crossing. Well, I did pay for it so I might as well get my money’s worth. It does mean that I’m going to have to do something major today in order to get a review up tomorrow. I’m sure I can manage it. All I’ve got to do today is take this week’s photos and general weekend admin. Easy peasy.

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