Movie review: Aquaman

Hello! And welcome to a review of a good(?) DC movie that took forever to write. This is Aquaman! IMDb summary: Arthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, goes on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land. Writing Aquaman was written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Will

Movie review: The Killing of a Sacred Deer

Hello! The reviews of the awards’ hopefuls continue. Today, we are discussing The Killing of a Sacred Deer. IMDb summary: Steven, a charismatic surgeon, is forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart when the behavior of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister. The Killing of a

5 ideas about a movie: The Beguiled

Hello! A festival favorite and one of the strongest summer contenders for the awards season – The Beguiled – has premiered, so, let’s review it! IMDb summary: The unexpected arrival of a wounded Union soldier at a girls’ school in Virginia during the American Civil War leads to jealousy and betrayal. The Beguiled was both written

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: Lion

Good day! Another potential awards contender – the motion picture Lion – has landed in the UK cinemas, so, let’s review it! IMDb summary: A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets

5 ideas about a movie: Genius

Hello! Before Star Trek Beyond, Jason Bourne, and Ghostbusters all roll into theaters, let’s review a smaller film – a historical British drama – Genius. IMDb summary: A chronicle of Max Perkins’s time as the book editor at Scribner, where he oversaw works by Thomas Wolfe, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others. I have told you