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 reading “5 ideas about a movie: If Beale Street Could Talk”

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 reading “5 ideas about a movie: Green Book”

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 reading “Movie review: Widows”

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 reading “5 ideas about a movie: Suspiria”

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 reading “5 ideas about a movie: BlacKkKlansman”

Movie review: Bohemian Rhapsody

Hello! And welcome to a review of a film that somehow ended up being my most looked forward to movie of the year. This is the perfect blend of music and movies also knows as Bohemian Rhapsody! IMDb summary: A chronicle of the years leading up to Queen’s legendary appearance at the Live Aid (1985)Continue reading “Movie review: Bohemian Rhapsody”

Movie review: A Star Is Born

Hello! And welcome to a review of a potential Oscar movie. In October. I swear the classical awards season stars earlier and earlier every year and I don’t think I can keep up. Anyways, this is A Star is Born! IMDb summary: A musician helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as ageContinue reading “Movie review: A Star Is Born”

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 switchingContinue reading “The Awards Season Round-Up 2018”

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”

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-husbandContinue reading “Movie review: I, Tonya”