Movies
Mulan
Mulan It wasn’t easy for Disney when they decided to make a live-action version of “Mulan.” Various controversies followed the film (the absence of Mulan’s love interest Li Shang thanks to the #MeToo movement, the lead actress’ statements about the police situation in Hong Kong, filming in Xinjiang province, as well as the lack of…
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai “I dreamed… I was leading a small army of great warriors. And my soldiers entered a great battle. One of the opponents was a tiger, surrounded on all sides by my great warriors. However, the wounded beast showed the heart of a true samurai, so strong that not one of my warriors…
Birds of Prey
Birds of Prey Sometimes I wonder what’s really going on with the people who make DC movies, what goes through their heads… Constant creative conflicts, changing actors due to financial/scheduling/personal disagreements, a large number of cut scenes from movies that apparently change the very dimensions of the films (Snyder’s director’s cut version of “Batman vs…
I am Legend
I am Legend In these times, what we want most (well, some of us) is to go outside, walk around all day and enjoy the sun, sit in some café and enjoy coffee and the hustle and bustle around us. Now, our friend Robert Neville is in such a situation. He lives in Manhattan, he…
Lucy
Lucy (Originally published: 02/04/2020) The reviewer discusses the film “Lucy” (2014), which follows a young woman who accidentally ingests an experimental drug that unlocks increasing percentages of her brain capacity, giving her superhuman abilities including telepathy and telekinesis. While praising Scarlett Johansson’s performance and Morgan Freeman’s presence, along with Luc Besson’s direction, the reviewer notes…
Coach Carter
The environment (very often) likes to shape our destiny in subtle ways. Often, it’s the people closest to us. They persuade us that such circumstances, environment, life, people, the state, politics, should not be disturbed, and so on. They tell us to adapt to what surrounds us if we want a chance to (more…
Serenity
Do you remember my objective review of the series “Firefly” (“In case you don’t remember, you wrote the review so ‘objectively’ and ‘professionally’ that everyone thought someone paid you… which is even sadder for you, no one pays you for this embarrassment on your blog…” – note of the subconscious)? Well, we’re just going…
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man, your friendly neighborhood hero… one of the (many) favorite superheroes, including for me. Discussing his superpowers, origin, psychological profile, the fierce battles with his enemies, relationships with other superheroes, joining the “Avengers”, romantic adventures with Gwen Stacy and Mary Jane… pages and pages could be written about this good-natured, jokester superhero. My first…
Hobbs and Shaw
To make a movie appealing to the audience, sometimes you don’t need character actors who will shock you, make you cry, or leave you contemplative with their performances. Nor do you always need spectacular fantasy/sci-fi effects that take your breath away. Sometimes, you don’t even need a profound plot filled with twists and turns….