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Period Drama Moments That Altered My Brain Chemistry

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How do you do, fellow kids? I've been in a period drama frame of mind recently, and I started reminiscing about a couple of my own personal Defining Moments™ when it comes to said genre, and this post snowballed into being from there.  The title is pretty self-explanatory; I'll be sharing some scenes or fragments of scenes from various historical dramas that live rent-free in my mind.  These are the moments I tend to rewind an ungodly number of times whenever I'm watching whichever show in which they appear. Brace yourselves for a lot of caps lock and emoji usage up ahead; I didn't even try to mask my inner teenage fangirl in this post.  (In fact, you might say I deliberately pulled her out of storage.  Dusted her off and flaunted her, you might say.)  Also, 'ware spoilers .  Only a couple of the following moments are spoiler-y, but there are one or two.   Most of these moments come from stories I first experienced as a very wee tot, but there are a handful of more

We Love Sibling Stories Week | The Pevensies

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Narnian greetings to you all!  In case you were unaware, my pal Rachel has been hosting her annual February blog party since Monday.  This year, it's the We Love Sibling Stories Week!  Be sure to check out Rachel's blog for all the party goodness, including games and a giveaway. When Rachel first announced this blog party back in January, I immediately thought that I'd like to contribute something about the Pevensies, both because these kids are possibly my favorite set of siblings in all of fiction and because I don't post about The Chronicles of Narnia  as often as I ought to considering how deeply I love it.  I'd originally planned on writing something more substantive, but I ended up needing to go with something easier to whip up in a pinch, so here we are!   This is just a sentimental li'l overview of each of the Pevensie siblings: a handful of reasons why I love them plus what I see as their Aesthetic™ — along with a Taylor Swift lyric for each sibling, b

Romantic Films That Deserve More Love

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What-ho, friends, and a happy St. Valentine's Day to you all!  As is my wont, I'm choosing to commemorate the holiday on the blog this year in the commercialized lovey-dovey Western sense rather than in the traditional sacred virtue sense.  That is to say, I'm sharing another post on fictional romances — in this case, romance movies. (Yes, I've already blogged about most of these movies before.  No, that is not about to stop me from blogging about them today.) These aren't necessarily obscure films, but I don't tend to see them represented in fan edit culture or discussed on social media or included in those "best of" articles.  So here I am, doing my part to get them the recognition they deserve, like the indefatigable agent of cinematic justice I aspire to be. ✌ Since I can't be bothered to write a decent blurb, I've looked to the good fellows at IMDb to supply the deficiency for each of these movies (with the exception of Return to Me , beca

My Top Ten New-to-Me Films of 2023

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Happy New Year, friends!   2023 was really the year of Studio Ghibli, for me.  Not one, not two, but three Ghibli films made it onto my top ten list!  Exciting times. Most of the new-to-me movies I watched this year were pretty average; only a few blew me out of the water.  That said, this list was harder to narrow down than I thought it would be.  As usual, I'm not 100% satisfied with the finished product.  But such is life, and as it's already two weeks later than I'd have liked to publish this post, here we are. ⸻ #10.   Bill  (2015)  ● NR A young and ambitious Will Shakespeare leaves Stratford-upon-Avon for the bustling city of London, hoping for a haven of artistic possibility in which to pursue his newest dream of being an author.  Much to his surprise, he soon finds himself embroiled in a plot to kill Elizabeth I. Intentionally anachronistic dialogue and mannerisms set in historical contexts will never not tickle my fancy, so this is right up my alley.  It's sill