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In the Heights 2021

★★★★★ Rewatched 07 Jun 2021

In The Heights is Lin Manuel Miranda’s second screen adaptation, following incredible (and deserved) popularity and success from Hamilton: The Musical. The story follows the close-knit citizens of Washington Heights, a neighbourhood in New York City where the disadvantaged Latin-American community find joy in the small things and each have ‘el suenito’: a little dream.
The film stars Hamilton alumni Anthony Ramos as our main protagonist, Usnavi. In my personal opinion, Ramos is a refreshing change from the original casting…
My Octopus Teacher 2020

★★★★ Rewatched 29 Apr 2021 1

My Octopus Teacher is a beautifully-filmed documentary that offers the world a rare opportunity to see a humanised, personified side of a critically understudied and intelligent animal. Not only that, Craig Foster takes us on a deeply personal journey. He wants to mend the relationship with his family and be a better father and husband, but before he can fix his personal relationships, he needs to fix the relationship with himself. This revelation leads him to rekindle his connection with…

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