The Awards Season Round-Up 2018

Hello! Welcome to the end of the 2018 awards’ season. With the big night – the Academy Awards – just around the corner, I thought it was high time for me to decide on my personal winners. I have done similar posts for 2016 and 2017 awards seasons and linked them accordingly. This year, I’m switching

Movie review: I, Tonya

Hello! Just in time for Winter Olympics 2018 in PyeongChang, I got a chance to see a biopic of a former Olympic figure skater. This is I, Tonya! IMDb summary: Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband

5 ideas about a movie: The Death of Stalin

Hello! I’m taking another break from the mainstream cinema, and reviewing a weird indie. This is The Death of Stalin. IMDb summary: Follows the Soviet dictator’s last days and depicts the chaos of the regime after his death. Before going to see this film, I had some reservations because I knew that The Death of Stalin was

Movie review: Battle of the Sexes

Good evening, My BFI London Film Festival series of reviews (it opened with Breathe) continues with Battle of the Sexes – another potential awards contender for the year! IMDb summary: The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs. As a side note, before

5 ideas about a movie: Borg vs. McEnroe

Hello! Sometimes, I go to the cinema without any prior knowledge of a film. This was exactly the case this weekend, when, after watching the other UK wide release – Kingsman 2 – on Thursday, I chose to see Borg vs. McEnroe on Saturday, just because I saw it advertised at the box office. IMDb