Movie review: Rampage

Hello! And welcome to a review of another Dwayne Johnson movie. I swear his filmography is becoming a whole separate genre of cinema. This is Rampage. IMDb summary: When three different animals become infected with a dangerous pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist team up to stop them from destroying Chicago.   Writing Rampage was written

5 ideas about a movie: Downsizing

Hello! Welcome to January – the month of great awards movies and awful mainstream ones. I don’t know how many reviews of the latter I’m going to be posting but you can be sure that the awards’ film reviews will be plentiful. For example, you are reading one now – this is Downsizing. IMDb summary: A

Movie review: Paddington 2

Hi! A delightful bundle of joy has landed in theatres. It’s Paddington 2! IMDb summary: Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.

Movie review: Murder on the Orient Express

Hello! A glamorous whodunit has landed in theatres. This is Murder on the Orient Express. IMDb summary: A lavish train ride unfolds into a stylish & suspenseful mystery. From the novel by Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express tells of thirteen stranded strangers & one man’s race to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes

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 on

Movie review: Tulip Fever

Hello! After being pushed back a few years, Tulip Fever has finally reached theaters! Does it have any Oscar potential as its cast list suggests? IMDb summary: An artist falls for a young married woman while he’s commissioned to paint her portrait during the Tulip mania of 17th century Amsterdam. Writing Tulip Fever was written by a playwright

Movie review: Logan Lucky

Hello! Steven Soderbergh is back from retirement but the audiences don;t care much. This is Logan Lucky! IMDb summary: Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina. Writing Logan Lucky was written by Rebecca Blunt – either a newcomer writer or somebody, working under a pseudonym. There has been speculation

Movie review: The Lobster

Hello! Before the year comes to a close, I’m catching up on a few films that I’ve missed and I’m reviewing them on this blog. Today, we are talking about The Lobster – the highly regarded indie flick that had a limited and festival release last yeat, but only premiered in the majority of countries

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

Movie review: The Legend of Tarzan

Hello! The final live-action fairytale of the summer of 2016 – The Legend of Tarzan – has finally hit theaters, so let’s talk about it. IMDb summary: Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment. When I was younger, I