Movie review: Red Sparrow

Hello! Welcome to March – the new ‘it’ month for high-profile movie releases. And it opens with Red Sparrow! IMDb summary: Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to ‘Sparrow School,’ a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. Her first mission, targeting a C.I.A. agent, threatens to unravel the security ofContinue reading “Movie review: Red Sparrow”

Movie review: mother!

Hello! While I’m definitely more of a mainstream pictures kinda cinephile, I’m not against more arty/experimental films. Darren Aronofsky represents both: while his style is very much unique, his name is well-known to even the most casual moviegoers. Let’s see what his latest movie – mother! – has to offer. IMDb summary: A couple’s relationship isContinue reading “Movie review: mother!”

Movie review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2

Hello! The 15th MCU movie and a sequel to the 2014’s Marvel gamble – Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 – has premiered on my side of the world, so, I’m going to talk about it! IMDb summary: Set to the backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ continues the team’s adventuresContinue reading “Movie review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2”

Movie review: Passengers

Hello! I am closing the holiday season by watching and reviewing the last big movie of 2016 – Passengers. IMDb summary: A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early. I have been really lookingContinue reading “Movie review: Passengers”

Movie review: The Girl on The Train

Hello! The highly awaited adaptation of the best-selling thriller has finally reached cinemas, so let’s talk about it! This is the review of The Girl on The Train. IMDb summary: A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing person’s investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life. The Girl on The Train is an adaptation of the book withContinue reading “Movie review: The Girl on The Train”

5 ideas about a movie: Bad Moms

Hello! This summer, I have been watching a lot of newly released comedies and reviewing them. This is a bit unusual to me, as I would usually check them out on streaming without bothering to write any reviews. However, I have changed my way, so let’s talk about Bad Moms.   IMDb summary: When three overworkedContinue reading “5 ideas about a movie: Bad Moms”

The Awards Season Round-Up 2016

Hello Hello Hello! Welcome to the last (finally) post dedicated to the awards’ season. This time, I won’t be reviewing any nominated motion pictures (I have done that already), but I  will tell you my own personal winners and will list all the others films in a very subjective order in each category. I amContinue reading “The Awards Season Round-Up 2016”

Movie review: Room

Hello! As the Academy Awards (with all the controversies and changes) are only a month away, let’s review – Room – another movie dealing with quite a heavy and depressing subject matter. I watched this film in the small art cinema (like Carol) with a bunch of elders and retired people (it was daytime). ItContinue reading “Movie review: Room”

5 ideas about a movie: Joy

Good morning/day/evening! This week, I am trying to catch up on all the awards nominees and I think I am succeeding so far. So, let’s discuss David O.Russell’s and Jennifer Lawrence’s 3rd movie together – Joy. On a surface, it’s basically a story about selling fancy mops on QVC. However, that’s definitely not all that this movieContinue reading “5 ideas about a movie: Joy”

Movie review: Inside Out

Hello! The latest Pixar movie finally came out in my country, so let’s review Inside Out (despite the fact that I’m two months late). I have probably already explained that, in my country, animated movies are dubbed, while all other films only have subtitles. Naturally, it takes more time to dub a movie than to addContinue reading “Movie review: Inside Out”