Best of June

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Happy July everyone!

Here are our best for last month!

Best Book of the Month:

Blodeuedd - The Locked Room by Elly Griffiths

"I actually had a rather sow month again. Many good ones, but only one great one."

Carole - Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews

"Had a slowish month. But this one really stood out! Loving this series!"

Best Movie of the Month:

Carole - The King (2019)

"Another month of slowness. I blame my wedding at end of May and our camping trip ;). But I did watch this one. It was good. Not amazing, but I enjoyed it!"

Blodeuedd - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

"Best movie, really good."

Best TV show of the Month:

Blodeuedd - What We Do in the Shadows

"I watched What we do in the shadows and it was hilarious! "

Obi-Wan Kenobi

"I also watched Obi-Wan, all the feels."

Carole - Criminal Minds (1-7)

"Been binging this since it is leaving Netflix!! I forgot how much I ADORE this show!"

Heartstopper

"I also watched this! So good!!!! All the feels!! I need to re-watch."

Best Cover of the Month:

"Just such a beautiful cover!"

"Best cover, cos it looks cute!"

Movie Review: The King (2019)

Title: The King

Length:  2h 20m

Released: 2019

Genre:  Historical, Biography, Drama
Rating: R
Where I Got It: Netflix

SUMMARY:

Hal, wayward prince and heir to the English throne, is crowned King Henry V after his tyrannical father dies. Now the young king must navigate palace politics, the war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past life.

Click here for the trailer

REVIEW:

Been meaning to watch this. What a cast!!

Hal is a wayward prince and the reluctant heir to the English throne. After his tyrannical father dies, he takes the throne and now has to navigate palace politics, the wars his father left behind, and emotional strings. 

This made me sad for Hal. I felt so bad for him which I think was the whole concept. He didn't want the throne. He didn't want war. All he wanted was peace. How true that really is, who knows, but this version of Henry V touched my heart. I feel like I would be the same. I wouldn't want war. Just peace and happiness, but he is forced to fight France and I feel like that would happen to me too.

They make it seem like the war with France was just one big battle. I believe the war lasted nearly a year...maybe 6 months or so? I can't remember.

I also was a little annoyed that it just pretty much ended. If I didn't know anything about Henry V then I would think he and his new wife lived happily ever after. It would've been nice to have an epilogue or something that they normally do at the end of a historical film. I was surprised they didn't do that.

Now, the film was a little slow, but it worked. We slowly see things starting to escalate between Henry and France and Henry and his politicians. The slowness was nice. Which is weird to say. Hahaha. But we got to learn more about Henry V and the world. 

Overall, I liked this a lot. However, I wanted more of a conclusion in the end. I would say google after you are done watching if you don't know anything about Henry V. ;) I also wished that they showed more of the war. They could've trimmed some of the beginning to give us more war. But yes, if you like historicals watch this. I'll give it 3 stars.