Movie review: Avengers: Endgame

Hello! And welcome to a review 11 years in the making. This is Avengers: Endgame! IMDb summary: After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to undo Thanos’ actions and restore order to the universe. Disclaimer:Continue

Movie review: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Hello! And welcome to one of the most painful reviews I’ve ever written. This is Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. IMDb summary: The second installment of the “Fantastic Beasts” series set in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World featuring the adventures of magizoologist Newt Scamander. Writing J.K.Rowling wrote the screenplay for the second film: she startedContinue

Movie reviews: Crazy Rich Asians and Searching

Hello! And welcome to the reviews of TWO films that are equally just important as Black Panther was/is! Today, we are discussing Asian representation in Crazy Rich Asians and Searching. IMDb summaries: Crazy Rich Asians: This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet herContinue

5 ideas about a movie: Ghost Stories

Hello! I started last week with some American horror, so it’s only right that I start this one with some British horror. This is Ghost Stories! IMDb summary: Arch sceptic Professor Phillip Goodman embarks upon a terror-filled quest when he stumbles across a long-lost file containing details of three cases of inexplicable ‘hauntings’. Ghost Stories wasContinue

5 ideas about a movie: Victoria & Abdul

Hello! The British awards contender for this year – Victoria & Abdul – has premiered in its motherland/fatherland, so, let’s review it! IMDb summary: Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim. Victoria & Abdul was written by a playwright and a screenwriter Lee Hall, who based the script onContinue

Movie review: The Hitman’s Bodyguard

Hello! With the summer movie season coming to a close, let’s discuss one of its last offerings – The Hitman’s Bodyguard! IMDb summary: The world’s top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make itContinue

Movie review: Baywatch

Hello! Welcome to a review of one of the first comedies of this summer’s movie season – Baywatch! Even though the online discussion around this movie has died down before it even started (the film flopped at the US box office), I still decided to see it because of the cast and the brand-recognition! Also,Continue

Movie review: Their Finest

Hello! The first movie of the year focused on the battle of Dunkirk – Their Finest – has reached theaters, so, let’s review it. IMDb summary: A British film crew attempts to boost morale during World War II by making a propaganda film after the Blitzkrieg. While Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk (premiering in July) will tackle andContinue

Movie review: Beauty and the Beast

Hello! The Disney’s juggernaut Beauty and the Beast has landed in theaters, so, let’s review it! On a personal note, Belle was always the character I most closely identify with, in that we were both more interested in books than the real world. Also, weirdly enough, Disney fairytales seem to be the only romances I canContinue

5 ideas about a movie: Moonlight

Hello! Welcome to probably the last review of the awards season. Today, we are discussing the frontrunner Moonlight! IMDb summary: A timeless story of human self-discovery and connection, the film chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up inContinue