Hello! And welcome to the review of Eight Grade or the age I might be stuck in (spoiler, self-realization occurs in this review)! IMDb summary: An introverted teenage girl tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth-grade year before leaving to start high school. Eight Grade was written and directed by Bo BurnhamContinue reading “Movie review: Eight Grade”
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Movie review: Lady Bird
Hello! Welcome to the review of the best tomato (once) in the movie business. This is Lady Bird. IMDb summary: In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California. Greta Gerwig Lady Bird was written and directed by Greta Gerwig – an actress-turned-writer, now also a director (this film was her directorialContinue reading “Movie review: Lady Bird”
2017: 100 Book Challenge
Hello! Welcome to another 2017 round-up post. I’ve already done a post about my favorite and least favorite movies of the 2017 and now it is time for my list of book for this year. I don’ really post about books on this blog (I write short comments about them on Instagram as @sharingshelves) butContinue reading “2017: 100 Book Challenge”
Movie review: Call Me By Your Name
Hello! Another awards’ contender has landed in theatres! This is the review of Call Me By Your Name. IMDb summary: In 1983, the son of an American professor is enamored by the graduate student who comes to study and live with his family in their northern Italian home. Writing Call Me By Your Name was writtenContinue reading “Movie review: Call Me By Your Name”
Movie review: Spider-Man: Homecoming
Hello! The 3rd cinematic reimagining of the Spider-Man character has reached cinemas in a form of Spider-Man: Homecoming. Let’s see whether third time’s a charm! IMDb summary: Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in New York City while fighting crime asContinue reading “Movie review: Spider-Man: Homecoming “
5 ideas about a movie: Moonlight
Hello! Welcome to probably the last review of the awards season. Today, we are discussing the frontrunner Moonlight! IMDb summary: A timeless story of human self-discovery and connection, the film chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up inContinue reading “5 ideas about a movie: Moonlight “
5 ideas about a movie: Sing Street
Hello! I’m continuing my series of ‘catch up’ movie reviews. Today, the focus is on the critically acclaimed indie picture Sing Street. IMDb summary: A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes. John Carney (who I only knew asContinue reading “5 ideas about a movie: Sing Street”
Movie review: Me Before You
Hello! Welcome to another film review of the summer. This time, we are talking about Me Before You – a book-turned-movie, whose story can shortly be described as The Intouchables meets The Fault In Our Stars. IMDb summary: A girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralyzed man she’s taking care of.Continue reading “Movie review: Me Before You”