Netflix Series ‘Love’: an honest representation of modern love? — Not-So-Modern Girl

Welcome back for another post 🙂 I recently binge-watched all three series’ of ‘Love’ on Netflix, using my time in lockdown to watch shows I’ve been meaning to watch for a while now. I really enjoyed this show, and it made me question to what extent ‘Love’ presents a representation of modern relationships, portraying a […]

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Guest Post: Top 5 Book-to-Film Adaptations — Not-So-Modern Girl

The following is a guest post, and is written by the lovely Mònica. Check out her blog and Twitter, and don’t forget to give her a follow! These past months have been some of the weirdest in memory, but this difficult situation has given us all some free time to read those books we’ve always […]

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Review: ‘Valley of the Dolls’ by Jacqueline Susann — Not-So-Modern Girl

Hi there, welcome back for another book review 🙂 This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small amount of commission from purchases made through these links. This does not affect my opinion of the book in any way! * ‘Valley Of The Dolls’ by Jacqueline Susann focuses on the experience […]

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Top 5 Books to Read this Pride Month — Not-So-Modern Girl

Hi there, welcome back for another post! This month is Pride Month, and so I thought I would put together a list of books that are great to read this time of year. So as we come to the end of June, why not check out one of these fantastic books? This post contains affiliate […]

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Review: ‘The End of the F***ing World’ (Series 2) — Not-So-Modern Girl

Welcome back 🙂 Today I wanted to review ‘The End of the F***ing World’. I watched the first series of this show a few years ago and I really enjoyed it. So when the second series came out, I binged it in two days! This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn […]

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Top 5 Books to Read this Summer — Not-So-Modern Girl

Welcome back for another post! There are lots of books I’d like to read this summer, and now that University is over I feel I finally have the time to knuckle down and get some reading done. Whether you’re looking for a book that screams beach-read, or a more thought-provoking read to keep you busy […]

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Film Review: ‘The Breakfast Club’ — Not-So-Modern Girl

Hi there! Welcome back for another film review 🙂 I recently watched this iconic cult classic after wanting to watch it for so long. ‘The Breakfast Club’ focuses on a group of 5 high school students, placed in detention on a Saturday. Each student is part of a different social group in the school. Clair […]

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Who’s the Better Director? Penny Marshall or John Hughes — ScreenAge Wasteland

Welcome to round two of Face/Off! For the next 12 weeks we will be pitting two directors who won their round one matches against each other and letting YOU, the commenters, decide on who reigns supreme! You have to decide which director is better than the other? Various factors could play into your decision from […]

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Classic Review – On the Waterfront (1954) — Jordan and Eddie (The Movie Guys)

Title – On the Waterfront (1954) Director – Elia Kazan (East of Eden) Cast – Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger Plot – Once a contender to be a prized fighter, dock worker Terry Malloy (Brando) now finds himself working for corrupt dock boss Johnny Friendly (Cobb), a tenuous […]

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Film Review – Meet Joe Black (1998) — Jordan and Eddie (The Movie Guys)

Title – Meet Joe Black (1998) Director – Martin Brest (Scent of a Woman) Cast – Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani, Jake Weber, Jeffrey Tambor, Marcia Gay Harden Plot – Death takes the form of a young man who becomes known as Joe Black (Pitt), with Joe tasking elderly businessman William Parish (Hopkins) to show […]

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