Natasha Alvar
Natasha Alvar became an English Lit teacher because of Dead Poets Society, only to realise that maybe no one cares about dead poets like John Keats. An idealist, a lover of rom-coms and chocolate cake, and takes fiction way too seriously for her own good. Find Natasha @litmysoul
Film Reviews
The Magic Faraway Tree REVIEW – Wonderfully Joyous
The Magic Faraway Tree books are special to me the way anything you truly loved in childhood is. They were the first series of...
TV-Show Reviews
Diving into the ‘Meat’ of Beef Season 2
Spoilers for Season 2 Beef to follow. You have been warned.
Season 1 of Beef was the exploration of unquenchable rage that stems from the...
Film Reviews
Omaha REVIEW – Quietly Heartbreaking
I will watch any movie just for John Magaro. He's the quintessential character actor who simply disappears into any role he takes on. His...
Film Reviews
The Drama REVIEW – A Daring Dark Comedy
Kristoffer Borgli's The Drama is a darkly funny exploration about the moral lines we draw for ourselves and in our relationships. If love is...
Film Reviews
I Swear REVIEW – Full of Heart
I first heard about I Swear from the BAFTAs controversy. It's such a shame that John Davidson, who spent most of his life dealing...
TV-Show Reviews
XO, Kitty: Season 3 REVIEW – Light-hearted & Fun
I wasn't very complimentary of season 1 of XO, Kitty. I thought the characterisation needed work, and the setting wasn't very fleshed out despite...
Film Reviews
Project Hail Mary REVIEW – Feel-Good Sci-Fi
Every Easter, I watch a movie with themes of the season. Over the years, I've looked at films like Silence, Signs and First Reformed....
Film Reviews
Reminders of Him REVIEW – Moving Yet Insubstantial
Every decade or so, we get a romance writer popular enough that nearly everyone knows their name. Currently, that writer is Colleen Hoover, whose...