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THE BIG REWIND: THE WORST REWIND - PODCAST

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I n this 72nd episode of  The Big Rewind , I review   La La Land , Bruce Lee movies and talk Oscar nominations. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE Email us here if you have any questions, requests or contributions:  bigrewindpodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to Will Walker (@Forgeyboy) and  @digituba for their answers! Oh and you can also find us on  iTunes ,  Stitcher ,  Soundcloud  and  Player FM  where you can subscribe to the podcast and download every episode thusfar! @TheRetroCritic #TheBigRewind retrocriticblog.blogspot.com thebigrewind.blogspot.com youtube.com/TheRetroCritic youtube.com/Cablogula

MY TOP 10 BEST FILMS OF 2016

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I finally count down my Top 10 Best Films Of 2016 . Sorry Sausage Party ...

LA LA LAND - VLOG 18/01/17

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I finally talk about the much-lauded new movie musical La La Land .

LA LA LAND - REVIEW

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After a year peppered with cinematic disappointments, the Academy quickly jumped on musical comedy La La Land  hailing it as an Oscar favourite when it was released in late 2016. The film swept the Golden Globes and it looks set to win many more awards. Emma Stone is Mia, an aspiring actress who spends her time working in a coffee shop and running to auditions. She meets jazz pianist Sebastian, whose dream it is to start his own jazz club, and they hit it off. As their respective dreams start going off track, so does their relationship. Director Damien Chazelle, who impressed a few years ago with the excellent, low-key drama  Whiplash , this time tries his hand at an old-fashioned Hollywood musical complete with romance, tap-dancing and fancy sets, charming the pants out of everyone effortlessly. This is a stylish, gorgeous-looking movie packed with fantastic music, great performances and snappy writing. Even the casting of Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling is inspired as their singing