Hobbs and Shaw

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….

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Moja baba zen budista

My Grandma the Zen Buddhist

  After his first book “The Path of Change,” Sinisa Ubovic’s second book has decided to navigate the waters dominated by works like “The Alchemist” (Paulo Coelho) and “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari” and “The 5 AM Club” (Robin Sharma). These works, let’s call them, are “inspirational-motivational novels.” The quote on the back cover…

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U potrazi za Aljaskom

Looking for Alaska

  Wow… I must admit, I found myself reflecting after finishing John Green’s “Looking for Alaska”. I reminisced about my time in elementary, high school (and even college, why not), thinking about the people I met during my schooling. Of course, encountering each person in our lives shapes and defines us in some way, there’s…

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Joker / Dzoker

Joker

  Huh, where to begin… When the first images of Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker unexpectedly appeared, the audience quickly divided into two camps. One camp had already written off the film from the start, signaling that Joaquin’s portrayal of the legendary villain didn’t look promising, and that no one could surpass the legendary Heath…

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Borilački klub

Fight Club (movie)

  Okay, shortly after finishing Chuck Palahniuk’s “Fight Club,” I decided to (re)watch this cult film from 1999, starring Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, and Helena Bonham Carter in the lead roles, riding on the waves of impressions from the book. You can read about the plot in my book review, but for that small percentage…

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Constantine 2

Constantine

  I openly admit – I like the film version of “Constantine” with Keanu Reeves in the lead role. To me, brother Keanu is a cool guy and a good actor (he was even before all this recent craze, which I’ve dubbed “Keanumania”). I can always watch his movies. But again, many criticized that his…

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