Movie review: Joker

Hello! And welcome to review of Joker or my ramblings about the dangerous appeal of anti-heroes and the limits of empathy! IMDb summary: In Gotham City, mentally-troubled comedian Arthur Fleck is disregarded and mistreated by society. He then embarks on a downward spiral of revolution and bloody crime. This path brings him face-to-face with hisContinue

Movie review: It Chapter 2

Hello! And welcome to the review of a sequel to a movie that got me into horror movies (somewhat). This is It Chapter 2! IMDb summary: Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away until a devastating phone call brings them back. Writing GaryContinue

Movie review: Eight Grade

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

5 ideas about a movie: Five Feet Apart

Hello! And welcome to my comeback no.3 at this point. This is Five Feet Apart! IMDb summary: A pair of teenagers with cystic fibrosis meet in a hospital and fall in love. Five Feet Apart was written by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis and directed by Justin Baldoni (the actor from Jane the Virgin). TheContinue

5 ideas about a movie: If Beale Street Could Talk

Hello! And welcome to back to my blog that I have neglected for another month. But I’m back (I think), so let’s discuss If Beale Street Could Talk! IMDb summary: A woman in Harlem embraces her pregnancy while she and her family struggle to prove her fiancé innocent of a crime. If Beale Street CouldContinue

5 ideas about a movie: Green Book

Hello! And welcome to a peculiarly positive movie on race. This is Green Book! IMDb summary: A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South. Green Book was written by Nick Vallelonga, Brian Hayes Currie, and Peter Farrelly, who also directed the film.Continue

Movie review: Widows

Hello! And welcome to a review of another awards’ hopeful that didn’t look like an awards’ movie from the trailer but is one because of who is involved with it in front and behind the camera. This is Widows. IMDb summary: Set in contemporary Chicago, amid a time of turmoil, four women with nothing inContinue

5 ideas about a movie: Suspiria

Hello! And welcome to the review of one of the weirdest films I’ve seen in a while. And I don’t think I’m using the word ‘weird’ as a compliment in this case. This is Suspiria! IMDb summary: A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director,Continue

5 ideas about a movie: BlacKkKlansman

Hi! Welcome to a review of the movie that I saw 2 months ago and can’t really stop thinking about unless I try to review it! This is BlacKkKlansman. IMDb summary: Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the helpContinue

5 ideas about a movie: Assassination Nation

Hello! And welcome to a review of the film that left me flabbergasted. This is Assassination Nation. IMDb summary: After a malicious data hack exposes the secrets of the perpetually American town of Salem, chaos descends and four girls must fight to survive while coping with the hack themselves. Assassination Nation was written and directedContinue