Ruby Reviews Films

Action, Comedy

Red Notice (Marshall Thurber, 2021)

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25th May 2025

Maybe this just isn’t my type of film, but I thoroughly disliked it. Red Notice is a 2021 American action comedy film, both written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. This film is also co-produced by Rawson Marshall Thurber and Dwayne Johnson, marking the third collaboration between the two. In…
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coming of age, Greta Gerwig

Lady Bird (Gerwig, 2017)

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18th May 2025

This is a beautiful, emotional, and thoughtful film, it perfectly incapsulates the lonely journey of growing up and growing apart from your family. Lady Bird is critically acclaimed and stars Saoirse Roan as Christine ‘Lady Bird’ McPherson. The film is set in Sacramento, California and explores Lady Bird’s strained relationship…
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Fantasy, Surrealism

Poor Things (Lanthimos, 2023)

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11th May 2025

After sneaking into the cinema to watch this as a seventeen-year-old, this film is one that appears utterly bonkers. The film is based on the 1992 novel (of the same name) written by Alasdair Gray. The film follows a darkly comedic and surreal tale about a young woman named Bella…
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Animated, family

The Peanuts Movie (Martino, 2015)

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4th May 2025

This sweet 3D animated film is based on Charles M. Schulz’s iconic Peanuts comic strip. It’s directed by Steve Martino and produced by Blue Sky Studios. The film centres on Charlie Brown, our lovable yet extraordinarily unlucky protagonist, as he embarks on various adventures, including trying to win the heart…
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coming of age, drama

The Dead Poets Society (Weir, 1989)

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27th Apr 2025

This film is one that is a perfect mix of heart-breaking and heart-warming, directed by Peter Weir in 1989, The Dead Poets Society is able to perfectly highlight the struggle found within trying to fit into what society wants and expects from you Vs. what you wish to discover for…
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Christmas film, Romantic Comedy

Love Actually (Curtis, 2003)

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20th Apr 2025

Love Actually (Curtis, 2003) is one of many iconic Christmas films and can only be described as a classic. It’s a film I will never get tired of watching with my mum and constantly feels me with a cosy happy feeling. The film is a British romantic comedy both written…
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coming of age, Romantic Comedy

Juno (Reitman, 2007)

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13th Apr 2025

A coming-of-age critically acclaimed feature film starring Elliot Page (credited as Ellen Page in 2007). It is directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. The film follows Juno, a sharp-witted teenage girl who finds herself unexpectedly pregnant after a one night stand with her best friend Paulie Bleaker…
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Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Wonka (King, 2023)

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6th Apr 2025

A hilariously funny musical fantasy comedy film directed by Paul King telling the origin story of the memorable character Willy Wonka from the 1964 children’s book ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ by Roald Dahl. The film stars Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka and the ensemble cast features many more star…
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Adventure, coming of age, Wes Anderson

Moonrise Kingdom (Anderson, 2012)

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23rd Mar 2025

A beautifully funny little film and one of my favourite Wes Anderson features, Moonrise Kingdom (Anderson, 2012) is an immensely whimsical and emotive coming-of-age film, the plot follows two twelve-year-olds Suzy and Sam (played by Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward) who fall in love and make a secret pact to…
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coming of age

The Florida Project (Baker, 2017)

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16th Mar 2025

The Florida Project (Baker, 2017) is an American drama film directed and written by Sean Baker. The melodramatic film is told from six-year-old Monee’s (played by Brooklynn Prince) perspective and juxtaposes the adventures she has with friends throughout the summer to the poverty she actually lives in, with her mother…
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I’m Ruby

Welcome to my film blog! I am a student at the University of Exeter, studying English, Film & TV.

My favourites:

Director: Greta Gerwig

Film: Little Women (2019)

Genre: melodrama/ historical romance/ dystopian

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