SAG predictions.

I have been awful in neglecting following the Oscar race this year, but, alas, it's never too late. Predictions for who will win tonight!

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
GEORGE CLOONEY / Matt King – THE DESCENDANTS
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
MERYL STREEP / Margaret Thatcher – THE IRON LADY (The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER / Hal – BEGINNERS (Focus Features)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

JESSICA CHASTAIN / Celia Foote – THE HELP (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)
(there's your wishful thinking!)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
BRIDESMAIDS (Universal Pictures)

Yeah, not gonna lie, I just guessed all of these. Teehee.

Film review: SHERLOCK HOLMES 2: A GAME OF SHADOWS (Guy Ritchie, 2011)

Sherlock Holmes has identified a series of seemingly unrelated events, from bombings to assassinations of key intellectuals, and he, as only he can, pinpoints Professor James Moriarty as the criminal mastermind behind all of these. 

He is right of course, and soon his sleuthing brings him face-to-face with the villainous genius. Recognising the stakes, Holmes asks Moriarty to keep Doctor Watson out of their intellectual game of chess (Irene Adler has sadly, already been made collateral damage as a result of the two’s mental warfare). Predictably, however, this plea only serves to get his trusted wingman further embroiled in Moriarty's crosshairs.

It is up to Sherlock, alongside his long-suffering companion, to thwart Moriarty before the professor can eliminate them and wreak war upon a fragile Europe.

Much as with the original, the film belongs to the two co-leads. The sheer fun they had in making the film radiates off the screen in an infectious, high-energy Hollywood romp with moments of cinematic ingenuity. 

Chinatown around Chinese New Year...

Absolutely beautiful.

You've got a smile that could light up this whole town.

I've been revisiting the Taylor Swift tracks on my iPod recently, and I don't care what anyone else says, I still find her songs a delight. One lyric in her "You Belong with Me" song, particularly rings out to me, I find it charming in its corniness, you've got a smile that could light up this whole town. And it got me thinking, several of my favourite celebrities genuinely do have smiles so fabulous they could metaphorically light up a town. Here be a few of my favourites!

06. Adam Johnson



There are plenty of footballers whom I fancy more than AJ, but his smile, but the unadulterated joy radiating from the half moon on his face is just a joy to behold. Adorable!

05. Selena Gomez




Her cheeks are absolutely gorgeous and I love how easily her lovely smiles come. Her hair, a cascade of curls also frame her face perfectly and the endless supply of lipgloss she has only makes her smiles lovelier.

04. Mila Kunis



The cheekiness that comes with her grins adds to their awesome, and she has the largest, most unforgettable eyes ever.

03. Harry Styles

This boy most certainly does know he's beautiful, but I don't even care. He's a jack the lad, but so, so, hot with it. And that cheeky grin, goddamn.

02. Hailee Steinfeld

This gif of Hailee giggling is one of my all-time favourites. Her effortless charm and unpretentious, natural happiness is completely infectious. I adore her!

01. Dianna Agron
Oh, she is divine. The combination of Lolita lips, exquisitely unusual eye colour and long eyelashes, as well as her flawless skin and bone structure, make for the most beautiful smile I have ever seen, bar none.


How lovely! *___*

New year, new skirt.

I picked up a coupla things in the January sales, but the most prominent was this ADORABLE denim miniskirt from Miss Selfridge, down from £25 (if I remember correctly) for a cool £6.30 with student discount! I love it. Here it is in two very different looks:

I think I can safely say that this skirt is going to feature quite prominently over the next 12 months!

TV review: SHERLOCK series 2 episode 1, A SCANDAL IN BELGRAVIA

Arriving in time for the New Year comes a second series of Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat’s wildly inventive Sherlock, which takes the classic stories from Arthur Conan Doyle and drops them directly in the hustle and bustle of modern London. 

Smartphones, blogs, laptops and fancy gadgetry all become part of the story-telling as Doyle’s clever creations are given a modern day spin. Leading all of this unlikely but massively successful creation are the odd couple of Benedict Cumberbatch as the genius yet friction-inducing eponymous detective, and Martin Freeman as his long-suffering army doctor companion, Doctor Watson.