Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: The next biggest sitcom after Friends is now on Netflix

Mar 06 2015

Comedy is certainly the most difficult genre to write and perform. It is easier to make people cry than laugh. I love comedy but after the end of the best sitcom of all times, Friends, I was left there wondering whether I would find another funny and yet engaging TV comedy series again. After years of watching many dramas, thrillers, crime stories, hospital and family dramas, I was longing for a simple, refreshing and feel-good sitcom. I have finally found the perfect match in new Netflix Original Series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

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Film Review: Still Alice

Mar 06 2015

The winner of this year’s Oscar for Best Actress had been predicted for months – Julianne Moore in Still Alice.  The performance had come in for plenty of praise, but there was also a general feeling that it was about time that Moore got the trophy.  It was her fifth nomination, after all.

But an Oscar-winning performance isn’t always set within an Oscar-winning film.  London Mums film critic, Freda Cooper, checks out the film which opens this Friday, 6 March, certificate 12A, to find out if it’s worthy of its star turn.

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Film review: Disney live-action Cinderella & new short Frozen Fever

Mar 04 2015
Disney live-action Cinderella

I don’t know anybody (boys included) who hasn’t watched the classic Disney animated film Cinderella at least twice. The expectations for a live-action feature movie were very high and have not been disappointed. The new Disney live-action Cinderella is the truest adaptation to film and more traditional retelling of the classic cartoon fairytale. Here is why London Mums’ believe this is a perfect family film for this Spring and beyond.

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