Film Review | First Man

First Man is directed by Damien Chazelle and stars Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy.

Drama, Biography. Released 2018.

First Man is Damien Chazelle's third major motion picture, and tells the personal story of Neil Armstrong and the build-up to him making history as the first man to step on the moon. 

Due to Chazelle's previous work, Whiplash and La La Land, this was a film that I was looking forward to, especially since it is Damien Chazelle & Ryan Gosling's second team-up following their musical masterpiece from two years ago. 

Film Review | Crazy Rich Asians

Crazy Rich Asians is directed by Jon M. Chu and stars Constance Wu and Henry Golding.

Romance/Comedy. Released 2018.

Based on the novel by Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians is a romantic, feel-good comedy which follows New Yorker Rachel Chu to meet her boyfriend's wealthy family in Singapore. 

I didn't really have any expectations for this film. I wasn't aware of it until it was initially released and started to build some traction. However, when it came round to actually watching it, I was looking forward to it - I had heard that it was a really solid feel-good film so I already knew I was going to have a good time.