May Playlist

Where have I been? It's almost been a month since I last posted, and I'm afraid that until my exams are over about mid-June, its probably going to be like that for a while :( I have just had SO much work at the moment! 

But anyway, I wanted to do a quick post of some kind just to show I'm still here, and I wanted to share my playlist this month because I have been listening to some pretty amazing stuff recently! So enjoy!

RATHER BE- CLEAN BANDIT

Love, love, love, love! So happy, I always end up singing at the top of my lungs!

WE'RE GOING TO BE FRIENDS- CAROLINE PENNEL (WHITE STRIPES COVER)

Such a sweet, cute little song! Love her voice too!

TRUMPETS- JASON DERULO

Actually a bit sick of this because I have listened to it so much! But is it just SO upbeat and amazing! The actual lyrics are a bit superficial, but still, a great tune!

TUNNELS- AL BAIRRE

Such a great band, kind of indie and different and super cool...

RUDE- MAGIC!

A new-wave, pop type vibe that's just very easy listening and makes me want to dance about. 

LOSING SLEEP- JOHN NEWMAN

I LOVE this guy!

I HAVE MADE MISTAKES- THE OH HELLOS

A bit quieter and soft compared to the rest, but so pretty and beautifully written.

HUMAN- CHRISTINA PERRI

This woman just has the most incredible voice! After a few listens, I was just completely hooked on this song, the chorus especially is so amazing.

DON'T SAY GOODNIGHT- HOT CHELLE RAE

I love this band and only knew a few songs before. But this is their most recent song, and I also downloaded ALL their other stuff when I remembered how much I love them, so also check out HONESTLY and HUNG UP..... I feel like they're kind of similar to 1D!

GOD ONLY KNOWS- MKTO

One of my absolute favourite duos, producing another record completely up to standard with the rest of their amazing stuff. 

So I actually had to stop myself because I have downloaded so many great tracks, but I guarantee you, these are the best of the best, so definitely have a listen! 

Let's Live the Crap Out of Life

So, I found this quote by Ryan Adams that started with "There's nothing wrong with loving the crap out of everything. Negative people find their walls." And I just really liked that idea, one that was actually really well expressed in another of my favourite quotes by Ernest Hemingway:

I just really like the idea of doing everything you do with everything you have, living the crap out of life. So I was looking through some photos over the last 6 years or so, and I was just reminded of how lucky I am and how happy I am with everything I've been able to do so far. So I'm doing this "Love the crap out of everything" type tag I found, which basically is based on times of extreme emotion, you know like, the happiest moment of your life, or the most beautiful thing you've seen, that type of thing. I just thought it was a cool and inspiring tag, to remind myself of how great life is, and to get excited for everything that is still to come. 

THE HAPPIEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN

Hmm, there have been a couple of moments, but the one that comes to mind first and was the most recent, was finding out that I was accepted into medicine. It just came as such a shock and I wanted it more than anything, but really was sure I wouldn't get in, so that was probably one of the happiest days of my life. 

THE MOST EXCITED YOU'VE EVER BEEN

I think probably, this would be either when I was going overseas for the first proper time in grade 6 with my mom and gran. We were going to visit close family in Canada and then to New York and I was suppper excited! The other time I'm thinking of was for my matric dance (senior prom), it was just such a special night! 

My friends and I at the before party for our dance. 

THE MOST NERVOUS YOU'VE EVER BEEN

This was undoubtedly the night and morning before I got back my matric results. I had finished school for good and everything, and they release them online at 3pm  a month or so later and I was so so so nervous for the whole day. I was very grumpy (hahah my poor family had to be very tolerant that day) and I literally couldn't concentrate on doing anything else. I was so nervous that they would be terrible and that my chances for university would fade away and all that! 

THE HOTTEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN

This is definitely definitely when I went on youth exchange to Italy! I was there mid summer, and one or two consecutive days in particular, I remember walking around in the middle of Rome, with the heat just trapped and heavy between all these big buildings and literally not knowing what to do with myself. It was about 45 degrees (Celsius) and every morning I would wake up feeling almost panicked because it was just so hot, all you could do was have a cold shower. 

My youth exchange group and I in front of the Colosseum.

THE COLDEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN

I went on a school science trip to Sutherland which is a tiny little town in South Africa, but is also the coldest town in the country, so going mid-winter, I did kind of expect it. But, wow, it was FREEZING! We were there looking at the SALT telescope (largest one in Africa) and so we were out in the cold at night, and I have never been so cold before. It was at the point where we were wearing stockings, leggings and then pants, like 6 layers of jerseys, hats, gloves, socks, all of it, and were still so cold that we literally were shivering! 

MOST DELICIOUS FOOD YOU'VE EVER EATEN     This was definitely on my exchange to Italy! I was there for 6 weeks and everything I ate there was amazing!! But one pizza I had in Venice stands out! I was on a tour type exchange, and so we were a group of about 50 people from all around the world. One day, we went to this restaurant in Venice near the main canal, and were told we could pick from 1 of 4 pizzas (because there were so many of us, etc.) and I ordered a pretty plain one with mozzarella, basil and tomato, quite standard right? But no.... it was the most delicious thing I've ever had, I don't know exactly what it was about it, but plain, simple, delicious food, in an amazing place, with really great people, I was just very happy. 

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN

This is a difficult one, because I don't think I can properly describe to you how absolutely stunning it was! Last June my family and I went to Mauritius for holiday. We went snorkelling pretty much every day and it was always amazing and beautiful. On the one day, the resort guide took a small boat full of us to this place right out of the reef, away from where we usually went. I was pretty scared (I'm very nervous of deeep deep open sea, which this mainly was) and wasn't going to do it, but I'm so glad I did. Looking through my snorkel, underneath the water, it was about 6/7 meters deep (not bad for the open sea!) and like crystal clear, you could just see the entire sea floor covered in colour! The floor was covered in the massive colourful rocks and all around and in between were these exotic, multicoloured fish of all shapes and sizes! They were just beyond beautiful! We saw sea snakes, and massive fish and then tiny ones, and wow, it was just like the most beautiful I've ever seen, although I know my description will come no where near the real thing. 

Mauritius

A MOMENT THAT TOOK YOUR BREATH AWAY

A moment that comes to mind was when I was in Toronto, and we went right up to the top of the CN tower. Up there, they have this glass floor that you can stand on and look down below you, from like 554 meters up! It was just so breath-taking and incredible to see the whole city from so high up, standing on this glass floor! 

SOMETHING YOU REALLY MISS

Being out of school now, most of my closest friends aren't here anymore cause they've gone to different universities, and I really miss them. I miss seeing them at school everyday and the laughs and all that. But also, even when I do get to see them, a lot of them are different, not bad different or anything, just different and I miss how things used to be sometimes. 

Some of my friends and I on Plett Rage after our final exams.

SOMETHING YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO

I am really looking forward to finishing this semester, because it gets a lot easier after June, and I feel like my timetable at the moment is far too hectic and I can't keep up! I am also really excited for the future in general, I can't wait to get further in medicine so I can start working in hospitals and with patients and all that! 

I feel like that quote just sort of sums up what the person who created this tag was thinking- why not just live life to the extreme...

March Favourites || 2014

I cannot believe march has passed and with that it has brought on April and its cool weather and rain and wind here in Cape Town. I know April is only the fourth month of the year, but somehow, these next few months to July tend to go so so fast, and I feel like this year has literally just vanished before my eyes! There have been quite a few things that I discovered in March that I am absolutely loving and I thought I'd share them with you, cause I haven't done a favourites post in ages, and also, these are seriously great products (specifically the make-up I'm going to show you) and so I seriously recommend you give them a try! 

BEAUTY PRODUCTS: 

RIMMEL MATCH PERFECTION FOUNDATION
No exaggeration, this is literally the best foundation I have ever used! I've tried out so many different brands to try and find the perfect foundation, and finally, I have found it! This Rimmel base has the perfect, medium, coverage and I have found a shade exactly my skin colour, which is very convenient. It just gives you such a clear, fresh faced look and needs very little concealer with it, because the coverage is good. I also like that it's in a squirty bottle, so you don't have to turn it upside down to get it all out, etc. 

RIMMEL STAY MATTE POWDER
In one of Tanya Burr's videos a couple of months ago, she mentioned that she had paired the Rimmel Match Perfection foundation with this Rimmel Stay Matte powder, and her skin just looked os beautiful and absolutly flawless. So, I thought I'd at least give them a try...and this matte powder is maybe one of the best make-up products I've ever used (that sounds like an exaggeration, but no joke). It 1) works extremerly well with the foundation 2) has amazing, full coverage 3) isn't shiny and so doesn''t make your skin look oily and 4) it just leaves my skin super soft and fresh and blemish-free before I put on blush and bronzer, etc. I highly highly recommend this. 

Mine's almost used up :'(

REVLON COLOURBURST LIP BUTTERS
These are practically the only thing I've been using on my lips lately because they are just so amazing! I bought these two, which are my favourites, right at the beginning of March, when Zoella vlogged about them, and since them, I have just been loving them! The great thing is that they are not just lipstick, but lip butters, so they act as lip ice/balm and make your lips super soft and help if they're chapped. But then, they also act as a really great, nicely pigmented lipstick, so it's literally the best of both worlds.

The first one I've been loving is Candy Apple (035) which is just a classic bright red, but so far, its the best like proper red lipstick I've had!
And my personal favourite, is Juicy Papaya (027). It's like this coral, orangey pink colour, that I have just been really loving this March!

NYX SUPER SKINNY MARKER IN CARBON BLACK
This is just a liquid liner, but because I'm pretty crap at getting a straight line when I put on liquid liner, I thought I'd give this one a try because the tip is really really thin and I thought it might be useful, which it has been. It is so skinny, and so super super easy to put on. My only compliant is that it smudges very easily, and I chose it specifically because it said smudge proof and waterproof, but anyway, its really great as long as I don't rub my eyes, haha. 

ESTEE LAUDER PURE COLOUR EYE SHADOW:
10- ivory slipper 63 tempting mocha 47 nude fresco and 04 wild sable

I love this little hand bag size eye shadow palette, because the colours are perfect for a neutral, every day look. I love ' WIld Sable' because it is a matte, while the others are slightly shinier, so that one is perfect for highlighting your crease. The Nude Fresco is also super pretty and in general, they all just blend very nicely, so are easy to put on and look great. 

THE BODY SHOP- MORINGA BATH AND SHOWER GEL
This is nothing particularly special, it is just a Body Shop shower gel, but this scent is AMAZING! It is probably my favourite one at The Body Shop and so I bought a massive bottle that will last me for ages. I have been loving it, it just smells so so delicious!

LUSH EASTER RANGE

I love Lush so so much, so you can imagine my excitement when I saw a whole new range of stuff in the spirit of Easter! I bought quite a few bath bombs that are in the shapes of eggs! I even bought this one massive one that had another bath fizz bomb shaped like a bunny inside it! 

So that's it for beauty and make-up, but there have also been some other bits and bobs that I was really loving last month: 

BOOK: LOOKING FOR ALASKA

I've not yet finished this book, but so far I'm really enjoying it. It's by John Green, the same author as The Fault in Our Stars, which was such an incredible book! So I got this one, cause I'd also heard great things! I'm not very far in, so can't tell you much about the story line, but just the way it's written and from what I have read so far, I'm thoroughly enjoying it. 

SCENTED CANDLES

Recently, I have had a slight (BIG) candle addiction, so I light them all the time just to give the room a pretty smell, or to feel a bit more relaxed, or whatever... but I have been loving scented candles, of all shapes and sizes. In particular, I've been loving a range of Candles from a shop here called Poetry. The scents are just really clear and beautiful and they come in these pretty glass jars. These are my favourite two at the moment, the scents are Jasmin and Frangipane- both smell incredible!

CREME EGGS!

Oh my gosh, these are probably one of the best things Cadbury has ever done! *fun fact, did you know that Cadbury Chocolate is South African* but sadly, these are not made here, and they only come out around Easter overseas anyway. SO the only way to get them is to go to a shop that imports overseas chocolates, etc like Spar. And sadly they are pretty pricey because they aren;t from here, but I guarantee you they are worth it. They are little chocolate eggs and the inside is filled with the gooey white and yellow stuff (like a real egg) that is sweet and just tastes SO amazing! So I've been eating a LOT of these recently!

THE MINDY PROJECT

So my friend recommended this show to me, and now I am completely hooked The episodes are 20 mins, so a perfect length for a little study break, etc. Its about this woman, Mindy who is a Ob/Gyn doctor and it's kind of just about her life and the people she works with, and so on. It's just very funny and light hearted and yeah, give it a try, its super super good!

THE LUMINEERS

Definitely not a newly discovered band, I' sure I'm pretty late on the band-wagon here, but I only ever new Ho Hey by them, and atually they are such an amazing band, and have some great great music! My favourites by them are 'The Big Parade', 'Submarines', 'The Dead Sea' and 'Ho Hey'. 

Have a listen, this one's my fav!

So those are my March (and kind of early April too) favourites!

South African Music

I remember a time probably about 2 years or so ago, that I disliked pretty much all South African music. I don't know why, but I just wasn't really intrigued by any of the artists current at the time, but recently, I have found myself listening to so many South African artists, and the music is amazing! So, for those are you, particularly who aren't from South Africa, have a listen, because this stuff is actually great, and I doubt you'll know much of it if you aren't from here. 

Shortstraw- I absolutely love these guys, they have like an indie rock type vibe and are so incredible live.

BIKINI WEATHER- SHORTSTRAW

*****

 COUCH POTATO-SHORTSTRAW

*****

Matthew Mole- whilst very different to Shortstraw, Matthew Mole is an absolutely amazing singer/songwriter who just sings so gently and genuinely that you can't not fall in love with him. 

YOU AND YOUR CROWN-MATTHEW MOLE

*****

IT'S SIMPLE CHILD- MATTHEW MOLE

****

Al Bairre- I looove Al Bairre so so much! They also do an Indie pop/rock type thing and are a lot of fun and write pretty interesting stuff. 

YOUTH DE FREITAS- AL BAIRRE

******

(current favourite!)

WE MOVE ON- AL BAIRRE

****

ANCESTORS- AL BAIRRE

*****

Jeremy loops- this guy just does such cool stuff and all his music just makes you want to dance about and sing along. 

POWER- JEREMY LOOPS

******

DOWN SOUTH- JEREMY LOOPS

*****

And then here are a bunch of others as well:

GIRL SAVES BOY - MICHAEL LOWMAN

****

ONE MILLION VIEWS- GOLDFISH

***

THE RIVER- MAJOZI

******

STEPPING OUT- SAMUEL MILLER- THE KIFFNESS REMIX

****

Enjooyyy

So Many Things to Smile About

So I posted a couple of weeks about my move to varsity (for all of you from other places around the world, this seems obvious, but varsity or university is the same thing as your college), and what an adjustment it's been. I have had to work so hard and quite a few times I've found myself feeling super panicked and exhausted with having so little free time. A few nights ago, I was in such a state about all the work I had to do and I was on the verge of tears because I was just so anxious for everything. I went on Pinterest as a break for 2 seconds and this little post popped up on my feed. It basically gave a whole bunch of statistics about good things happening to people right now. And it just made me feel really happy and I realised that I should stop worrying. I don't know, it didn't make my work load any less of anything, but I just feel so excited about life when I read these sort of things. I think it's an amazing thought that right now, at this very second, so many people are feeling absolutely overjoyed, or experiencing something really special. All of these stats are just for the US and so can you imagine how many more there would be if they considered the entire world!!

Today there will be:

5000 weddings

10 000 babies born

and 42 million hugs. 

At least 4 people will win the multi-million dollar lotteries. 

600 people will get job promotions

and 3000 people will loose their virginity. 

There will also be at least 600 homeless dogs adopted and 35000 balloon sold. 

800 000 packets of skittles will be bought. 

And the words "I Love You" will be said up to 9 million times. 

Even if it's not happening to me, I find it so exciting that somewhere, someone is absolutely overjoyed, or head-over-heels in love or telling their family something incredible. And while the best parts of life are when we get to add to these statistics, by being on of those people winning the lottery, or having a child or even just saying "I Love You" and truly meaning it, for the days when we don't get to do these things, it's a pretty great feeling to know billions of people out there do get to today. 

24 Movies I Want to Watch in 2014

So recently, so many people have told me of movie that they loved so much and that I "just have to watch". So, every time, I've written them down, and I now have this big sticky note on my laptop with all these movies. So I thought I'd share them here and cross them off as I go. I have also included the Rotten Tomatoes rating next to them. Rotten Tomatoes  is a movie critic site that is usually super accurate. Apart from a few exceptions (they are not a big fan of chick flicks, unlike me), I can almost always tell if a movie is good or not from their ratings. So, when I look at their ratings, generally, anything over about 80% is brilliant and anything between 55% and there is good. I haven't actually watched the Oscars yet, even thought they were on a few nights ago. I have them recorded and am just waiting for some time, but I think most of the good movies that won, I have on this list anyway...

So yeah, let me know if you've watched any of these and if any are particularly good. Otherwise I'll write my own rating type thing next to them when I cross them off after watching them, and maybe you too can have some good tv over the next few months. 


1) The Shawshank Redemption 
1994- Crime/Drama
"Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency."
Nominated for 7 Oscars!

CAST: Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, Tim Robbins
Rotten tomatoes rating: 90%


2) Spring Breakers
2013- Comedy/Drama

"Four college girls hold up a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation. While partying/drinking/taking drugs they are arrested only to be bailed out by a drug and arms dealer."

CAST: James Franko, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Vanessa Hudgens (what a cast <3) 
Rotten tomatoes rating: 66%


3) Frozen 
2013- Animation
I'm not usually a huge fan of animations, but this one has had such amazing ratings that I have to watch it!
"Fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter."

CAST: Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad
Rotten tomatoes rating: 89%


4) Blue Jasmine:
2014- Drama
"A New York socialite, deeply troubled and in denial, arrives in San Francisco to impose upon her sister. She looks a million, but isn't bringing money, peace, or love..."

CAST: Cate Blanchett, Sally Hawkins, Alec Baldwin
Rotten tomatoes rating: 89%

5) The Hangover 3:
2013- Comedy
"When one of their own is kidnapped by an angry gangster, the Wolf Pack must track down Mr. Chow, who has escaped from prison and is on the lam."

CAST: Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms
Rotten tomatoes rating: 19%
I'm fully aware that this sequel is not meant to be very good. But let's be honest, the first one was pretty great (it got 79%!) and I kind of just want to follow through. I didn't like the second one either, and I think this one has a lower rating than it, but anyway, I just want to watch it anyway. 




6) The Way Way Back
2013- Comedy/Drama
"Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park."

CAST: Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Jannie
Rotten tomatoes rating: 85%


7) Jobs
2013- Biography/Drama
"The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century."

CAST: Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad, Dermot Mulroney
Rotten tomatoes rating: 27%
Despite the low rating, I watched the trailer for this and it looks very interesting. I think Steve Jobs was a truly inspirational man, and so I'm interested to see this movie's take on his life. Not to mention that I luurve Ashton Kutcher. 



8) Despicable Me 2
2013- Animation
"Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal."

CAST: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt
Rotten tomatoes rating: 75%

Everyone seemed to love this movie, and I did quite like the first one, so I thought why not try out the second one too?

9) One Direction- This Is Us

2013- Concert Film
"A look at Niall, Zayn, Liam, Louis, and Harry's meteoric rise to fame, from their humble hometown beginnings and competing on the X-Factor, to conquering the world and performing at London's famed O2 Arena."

CAST: Niall Horan, Harry Style, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson
Rotten tomatoes rating: 64%

I'm such a fan, I can't wait to watch this!






10) About Time
2013- Rom Com
"At the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns out not to be as easy as you might think."

CAST: Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighty
Rotten tomatoes rating: 69%

11) August: Osage County
2013- Drama
"A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them."

CAST: Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Dermot Mulroney
Rotten tomatoes rating: 65%
Even though the Rotten Tomatoes rating is quite low, this movie got lots of nominations for awards, particularly (I remember thinking) for the Golden Globes. 






12) Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
2013- Biography Film/ Historical Drama
"A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa."

CAST: Idris Elba, Terry Pheto, Naomie Harris
Rotten tomatoes rating: 58%

Again, despite the rating being quite low, this movie got lots of nominations for awards and being a proud South African, this is really something that I want to watch!

13) 12 Years A Slave
2013- Drama/History
"In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery."

CAST: Lupita Nyong'o, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael K. Williams, Michael Fassbender
Rotten tomatoes rating: 96%

The reviews of this movie are amazing! I've heard it is very heavy and intense, but I can't wait to watch it and apparently the acting is phenomenal!



14) The Hunger Games 2- Catching Fire
2013- Science Fiction Adventure

"Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem."

CAST: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hensworth
Rotten tomatoes rating: 90%

I found the first movie in this sequel so so intense and gripping and while it was very emotional and I kind of felt shocked for ages after it, the actual film was so so good, and I have to watch this next one!


15) The Descendants
2011- Drama/Comedy

"A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident."

CAST:  George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller
Rotten tomatoes rating: 89%

This won so many oscars and golden globes, etc. in 2012 and I always planned on watching it and then never got round to it. 

16) Silver Lining's Playbook
2011- Rom Com Drama

"After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own."

CAST:  Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro
Rotten tomatoes rating: 92%

This also won loads of Oscars and awards last year, and I love both Jennifer and Bradley. 




17) American Hustle
2013- Crime Drama

"A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia."

CAST:  Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper 
Rotten tomatoes rating: 93%

Even thought I haven't watched this year's Oscars yet, I know that this was nominated for loads and won so many awards. I can't wait to watch this one!

18) Gravity
2013- Sci Fi Thriller/Drama

"A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space."

CAST:  Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris
Rotten tomatoes rating: 97% (!!!)

This also was nominated for a lot of oscars and I have heard that the effects, etc. were just brilliant!

19) A Beautiful Mind
2001- Drama

"After a brilliant but asocial mathematician accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish."

CAST:   Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly 
Rotten tomatoes rating: 77% 

I think this is actually in French, but apparently it is so good despite the language barrier thing, so I definitely want to give it a try with subtitles. 


20) Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
2011- Adventure Drama

"A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001."

CAST: Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 47%

I started watching this at school and it just seemed like a really well produced movie, so I want to give it another go, even though it did seem a bit depressing...


21) The Intouchables
2011- Comedy/Drama

"After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caretaker."

CAST:   François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny 
Rotten tomatoes rating: 77% 


As far as I know this is a true story, and everyone just raves about it! 

22)Geography Club
2013- Comedy

"At Goodkind High School, a group of students of varying sexual orientation form an after-school club as a discreet way to share their feelings and experiences."

CAST:   Cameron Deane Stewart, Meaghan Martin, Justin Deeley 
Rotten tomatoes rating: 56%



23) Admission
2013- Rom Com

"A Princeton admissions officer who is up for a major promotion takes a professional risk after she meets a college-bound alternative school kid who just might be the son she gave up years ago in a secret adoption."

CAST: Tina Fey, Paul Rudd

Rotten Tomatoes rating: 38%

Even though Rotten Tomatoes don't seem to like it, I watched the trailer and it looks very good.

24) The Wolf of Wall Street
2013- Biography/ Crime/ Comedy

"Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stockbroker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government."

CAST: Leonardo Di Caprio, Margot Robbie, Jonah Hill

Rotten Tomatoes rating: 77%

This was also a big one for nominations at the Golden Globes and Oscars!

Quite a few of these movies are pretty "heavy" and I'm not usually the type to watch intense movies, I'm much more of a chick flick/rom com girl, but I really appreciate good, genuinely brilliant film, acting or cinematography, and I think it's about time I start watching some good films. So I'm really looking forwards to watching these.