5 ideas about a movie: First Man

Hello! And welcome to a review of a potential Oscar contender! This is First Man. IMDb summary: A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969. First Man was written by Josh Singer (writer of

Movie review: Venom

Hello! And welcome to a review of a movie I thought was better than everyone else did. This is Venom! IMDb summary: When Eddie Brock acquires the powers of a symbiote, he will have to release his alter-ego “Venom” to save his life. Writing Venom was written by Jeff Pinkner (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The

5 ideas about a movie: A Quiet Place

Hello! I start every review of a horror movie by saying that I don’t watch horror movies, which is not only a paradox but a lie too. Anyways, this is A Quiet Place! IMDb summary: A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound. A Quiet Place was written

5 ideas about a movie: Game Night

Hello! Welcome to a review of a comedy whose trailers’ actually made a fairly good impression. This is Game Night! IMDb summary: A group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves trying to solve a murder mystery. Game Night was written by Mark Perez (he has written a couple of obscure comedies

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 directorial

Movie review: Three Billboards Outiside Ebbing, Missouri

Hello! Welcome to the review of the big Golden Globe’s winner – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. IMDb summary: A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter’s murder when they fail to catch the culprit. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (amazing title, tbh) was written and directed by Martin McDonagh, known for such films

Movie review: All the Money in the World

Hello! Famous for its subject matter (the real-life events it depicts) and the behind-the-scenes story (Spacey out, Plummer in just months before the release date), can this movie stand on its own? This is All The Money In The World. IMDb summary: The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate

Movie review: The Greatest Showman

Hello! What you get when you take the songwriters of La La Land and add them to a retired Wolverine? This is The Greatest Showman! IMDb summary: inspired by the imagination of P.T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to

The Awards Season Round-Up 2017

Hello! With the Oscars happening tomorrow and the 2017 awards season coming to a close, I decided to do my own annual awards round-up type of a post. Like I did last year (2016 round-up), I have combined the nominees from the various awards shows. Although the Oscar nominees make up the basis for all the categories,

Movie review: The Great Wall

Hello! Welcome to a review of the movie that is either groundbreaking or just a continuation of the oldest Holywood tradition. It’s The Great Wall! IMDb summary: European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures. My introductory point about this film