My first Scorsese review - how thrilling! I'm jumping the gun a bit here, but this might just be my favourite of his films to date. This biographical drama chronicles the tumultuous boxing career of Jake LaMotta, portrayed by Robert de Niro. Raging Bull captures the thrilling highs and lows of the New York boxing scene in the 1940s and '50s, with the Bronx as its primary backdrop - a world where misogyny, jealousy and ambition all converge in a melting pot of violence.

Dun nun. Dun nun. I have washed up on the coastline of a fictional New England town with my second Spielberg review. This 1975 thriller boasts an enduring legacy and helped forge the very concept of the Hollywood summer blockbuster. Jaws  has carved out a name for itself in the history books, and as the infamous overture began, I braced myself, knowing I was about to bear witness to a cinematic goliath. Jaws is a classic I have been trepidatious to watch, perhaps I have been

Casablanca is my first foray into the world of classic Hollywood cinema. As the black and white title card flickered onscreen, I felt extraodinarily self-righteous - is this how film buffs feel all the time? At first, I felt as if I didn't have a whole lot to say about this 1942 romantic drama; ' It  was good,' I thought, 'not mindblowing, just good.' Yet, as I began to write this review, I realised this wasn't exactly the case. The story is set in the Vichy-controlled ci