Volvo kamioni Erlend Lu

Volvo Trucks

  Do you remember our friend Doppler from the novel of the same name by Erlend Loe? Our Norwegian friend who had enough of everything and went to live in the forest? As you probably recall, our brilliant friend, on one hand, had grown weary of people and their presence, and on the other, longed…

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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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Silence 1

Silence

  By chance, while browsing IMDB, I stumbled upon a review of the film adaptation of Shusaku Endo’s book “Silence,” directed by Martin Scorsese. While some consider this to be Scorsese’s finest cinematic work, others deem it his longest and most tedious (though whether these critics have read the eponymous novel is perhaps another story)….

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A Blind Man's Tale 2

A Blind Man’s Tale

  Junichiro Tanizaki, one of the most renowned Japanese novelists of the 20th century, is celebrated for igniting a wave of literary works in Japan that delve into the country’s past, particularly the era of the samurai. On behalf of all enthusiasts of Japan and the samurai, we owe him our gratitude. Set in the…

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