Movie review: Pacific Rim: Uprising

Hello! Welcome to a review of Pacific Rim: Uprising – a sequel to a movie I liked but didn’t think warranted a sequel. IMDb summary: Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, reunites with Mako Mori to lead a new generation of Jaeger pilots, including rival Lambert and 15-year-old hacker Amara, against a new Kaiju threat. Writing Pacific

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

5 ideas about a movie: The Florida Project

Hello! Welcome to the indie of this weekend. This is The Florida Project! IMDb summary: Set over one summer, the film follows precocious 6-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Disney World. The Florida Project was

5 ideas about a movie: Suburbicon

Hello! Once a sure awards contender, now a rotten tomato, Suburbicon has landed in theatres. Let’s see what it has to offer. IMDb summary: A home invasion rattles a quiet family town. Suburbicon was directed by George Clooney (this was his 6th directorial outing but the first time that he did not star in a film

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

Movie review: Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Hello! Kingsman: The Secret Service came out of nowhere and blew everyone away back in 2014. 3 years later and the expectations are high for the sequel. Can Kingsman: The Golden Circle deliver? IMDb summary: When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, the Kingsman’s journey leads them to the discovery of an

5 ideas about a movie: American Assasin

Hello and welcome to the third and the last movie review of this weekend! In this post, we are discussing American Assasin: one generic monstrosity of a film that was so basic that I couldn’t even come up with an interesting introduction for its review. I could have called it just ‘another movie in the

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

Movie review: Jason Bourne

Hello! Hollywood just resurrected one of its spy action franchises, so let’s discuss its latest entry – Jason Bourne. IMDb summary: The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past. I have told you numerous times that the two spy action series that I’ve followed