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Awards – The Films of 2018 That Emotionally Wrecked Us

Posted on January 4, 2019 by tldrmoviereviews

As I have gotten older I am not afraid of having a good old-fashioned ugly cry in the cinemas when the time calls for it, and hell I probably got emotional just writing this list (Spoiler: I did). Sometimes they are tears of grief, sometimes they are tears of joy, and even still sometimes they are tears of anger.

Emotion is a core part of the cinema experience, and if you can’t get us to emotional respond to your characters and/or the situation, well then I am sorry you have failed in making a good film.

So without further ado, these are the films of 2018 that emotionally wrecked us. Be warned that there will be some big spoilers ahead for the films in question.

Also, there were so many films that emotionally moved me this year, these are only the top five, you can see them all HERE

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Movie Review – Chappaquiddick

Posted on May 4, 2018 by tldrmoviereviews

TL;DR – A film that exposes what is at the heart of politics, power and privilege, and how you can use that to get away with

Score – 4 out of 5 stars

Post-Credit Scene – No end credit scene

Review –
In the late hours of July 18^th, 1969, a car drove off the side off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island. There were two people on board and only one survived and so would start a political scandal because the one that survived had the surname Kennedy. For those who might not know, which is fine by the way, the Kennedys are a political dynasty that has been a key factor in American politics since the 1930s including the 35^th President of the United States. Today we are going to explore an incident that had the potential to destroy that political dynasty.

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