Liam Neeson needs an intervention.

WHY Liam?! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WHY?

The Ides of March

George Clooney has become synonymous will excellent films centred on politics and its murky surroundings; Good Night, and Good Luck, Syriana, Michael Clayton. In The Ides of March, Clooney both writes, directs and stars as a governor on the campaign trail to the White House. 

Whilst Clooney's last dual role as writer-director Good Night, and Good Luck was set in 1950's McCarthyism, this is a present day political thriller with everything that comes with present day politics.

As in the former, Ides of March has an excellent supporting cast including Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti and Marisa Tomei. Ryan Gosling has turned into one of the most versatile actors in Hollywood - an indie darling and a bankable leading man all at the same time. His charisma and good looks are punctuated with an air of knowing and intelligence in every role he plays, so he's perfect as a leading political mind whose ideals are questioned by the dirty nature of politics and the people who populate it.

With references to Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in the title alone, The Ides of March looks set to be one of the best post-Aaron Sorkin political thrillers yet.

My name is Emily, and I love films...

While this isn't exactly an admission of AA proportions, my love of film certainly feels at times like a debilitating addiction, verging dangerously on the obsessive.

Being able to write about films is a release; if I didn't write about them, I'd probably bore all my friends to madness talking incessantly about the body language in Before Sunrise/Sunset or the genius of Cary Grant (I still do this. A lot.) 

This is my first Blogger, but I'm no stranger to blog land. My Tumblr got a little lost during the madness of exams and dominated too much with pictures instead of writing, so I'm treating this as a clean slate. Do check it out though :) http://ofalltheginjointsinallthetowns.tumblr.com/ 

So, hello Blogger - you're GORGEOUS.