5 ideas about a movie: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Hello! Welcome to a review of a movie with a mouthful of a title: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Yup, you’ve read that right. IMDb summary: A writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island in the aftermath of World War II, when she decides to write a book about

Movie review: The Post

Hello! Spielberg. Hanks. Streep. Need I say more? This is The Post! IMDb summary: A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country’s first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between the press and the government. Writing The Post was written by Liz Hannah (a first-time writer on a movie)

Movie review: The Commuter

Hello! Welcome to a review of the first actual 2018 movie – The Commuter. IMDb summary: A businessman is caught up in a criminal conspiracy during his daily commute home. Lately, we have been getting quite a few train based movies, like The Girl on The Train and Murder on the Orient Express. While those two films were

Movie review: The Man Who Invented Christmas

Hello! The Christmas movie season continues. After a couple of comedies (A Bad Moms Christmas and Daddy’s Home 2), we now have a biographical drama – The Man Who Invented Christmas! IMDb summary: The journey that led to Charles Dickens’ creation of “A Christmas Carol,” a timeless tale that would redefine the holiday. Writing The Man Who Invented

Movie review: Breathe

Hello! Yesterday, I had a chance to attend a preview screening of Breathe as part of the BFI London Film Festival. Thus, my review of the film is coming out early. Hope you enjoy it! IMDb summary: The inspiring true love story of Robin and Diana Cavendish, an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in

Movie review: Baby Driver

Hello! An original movie, in this day and age, is a rarity, and that makes Baby Driver ten times more special than it already is. Let see whether the film can live up to the hype, whether it can prove the worth of original material, and whether it can act as the comeback of Edgar

Movie review: Beauty and the Beast

Hello! The Disney’s juggernaut Beauty and the Beast has landed in theaters, so, let’s review it! On a personal note, Belle was always the character I most closely identify with, in that we were both more interested in books than the real world. Also, weirdly enough, Disney fairytales seem to be the only romances I can

5 ideas about a movie: Love and Friendship

Hello! Today, we are reviewing the most surprisingly successful (both critically and financially) film of the year – Love & Friendship. IMDb summary: Lady Susan Vernon takes up temporary residence at her in-laws’ estate and, while there, is determined to be a matchmaker for her daughter Frederica — and herself too, naturally. Love & Friendship’s script was

Movie review: Allied

Hello! Today, I’m reviewing Allied – the movie that ‘broke’ Brangelina, the ‘it’ couple of Hollywood. Okay, I’m kidding –  I don’t actually believe or care much about the rumors. To me, Allied is, first and foremost, a film by a director that is of my native descent (Zemeckis is half-Lithuanian). IMDb summary: In 1942, an

Movie review: The BFG

Hi! Welcome to another summer movie review. I’m running out of ways to greet you and introduce the posts, so without further ado, let’s talk about The BFG – The Big Friendly Giant. IMDb summary: A girl named Sophie encounters the Big Friendly Giant who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kindhearted soul