5 ideas about a movie: Blockers

Hello! Welcome to a review of a movie that was way better than it trailer suggested it’d be. This is Blockers! IMDb summary: Three parents try to stop their daughters from having sex on Prom night. Blockers was written by Brian Kehoe and Jim Kehoe and directed by Kay Cannon (the writer of the Pitch Perfect trilogy)

Movie review: Tomb Raider

Hello! And welcome to Hollywood’s gazillionth try at making video game movies into a thing. This is Tomb Raider! IMDb summary: Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared. Writing Tomb Raider was written by Evan Daugherty (of Divergent,

BEST, WORST, and MISSED movies of 2017

Hello!! Happy New Years Eve! For most people, it’s a day/night of celebration: partying and drinking. Well, I’m also celebrating but in my own way – by posting my cinema round-up of the year. Like in 2015 and 2016, I’m providing you with my personal list of best and worst films (and I’m linking all

Movie review: Tulip Fever

Hello! After being pushed back a few years, Tulip Fever has finally reached theaters! Does it have any Oscar potential as its cast list suggests? IMDb summary: An artist falls for a young married woman while he’s commissioned to paint her portrait during the Tulip mania of 17th century Amsterdam. Writing Tulip Fever was written by a playwright

Movie review: Jason Bourne

Hello! Hollywood just resurrected one of its spy action franchises, so let’s discuss its latest entry – Jason Bourne. IMDb summary: The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past. I have told you numerous times that the two spy action series that I’ve followed

5 ideas about 5 movies

Good morning my dear readers! In a few days, I will be posting a really long blog post dedicated to the awards’ season. It will be my final post on this topic. Differently from the actual voting system, I will be telling you not only my own personal winners in all the major categories, but

5 ideas about a movie: The Danish Girl

Hello! I have been reviewing movies for over 2 years now and I have never before felt afraid to review a film. Well, that was until now. The Danish Girl tells a story of one of the first gender reassignment operations in the world. Sadly, even after all these years, this topic is still highly

5 ideas about a movie: Testament of Youth

Hello! Welcome to another segment of brief movie reviews. You can find the first installment here. This time, we are talking about Testament of Youth – a 2nd British period piece of this summer. I have done the full review of the 1st one – Far From the Madding Crowd, find it here. Testament of Youth is

Movie review: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Hello! I went to the cinema too many times this week, so I apologize for a bunch of back-to-back movie reviews. I promise the next post will not be about any film! But for now, let’s review The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – to my mind, one of the better films of this summer. The Man from

Anna Karenina: the book + the movie

Good morning! Welcome to my first ever book v. movie comparison! Yesterday I’ve finally finished Anna Karenina by XIX century Russian author Leo Tolstoy. This famous novel has been on my radar for a very long time but only last week I actually found time to read it. (My spring break was last week –