‘The Purge’ was well-made and inspired interesting discourse. The latest prequel, however, is definitely not worth your time. Here is my review.
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Movie Moments: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
As a long time fan of the band Queen my excitement about the biographical drama Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) was quite high.
When the first reviews for Rhapsody trickled in, said excitement experienced quite a dip, but I still decided to give it a chance.
Literary Escapades. Cormac McCarthy: ‘No Country for Old Men’
American author Cormac McCarthy has written ten novels, a handful of short stories and a few screenplays. Most, if not all of them include rather graphic and lengthy scenes and plots of violence, morose antagonists and an impending sense of… Read More ›
Movie Moments: ‘Dogville’
Lars von Trier’s movies are by no means for the faint-hearted viewer. An imminent sense of hopelessness, nasty episodes of violence, the glooming inevitability of a painful death and magnified exhibitions of sexual pathology are just some of the things… Read More ›
Movie Moments: ‘Parasite’
Bong Joon-Ho’s dark comedy thriller Parasite has grabbed any and every audience’s attention and gained praise from critics, audiences and lastly won the highest praise from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: an Oscar for Best Picture. I also… Read More ›
Movie Moments: ‘Little Women’
A wonderful and beloved book that has never been out of print and seen several movie and stage adaptations has been made into a movie yet again. Is this one worth the watch and why is Greta Gerwig getting so… Read More ›
Movie Moments: ‘The Irishman’
As promised, a handful of movie posts are coming your way. Next in line is Scorsese’s The Irishman (2019), a masterpiece giving viewers excellently executed scenes between brilliant actors. I heard you paint houses. Yes. Yes I do. I also… Read More ›
Movie Moments: ‘Tolkien’
Although I am a bookworm through and through, I truly enjoy watching a great movie. With Oscar season fast approaching its climax, the time of consuming large quantities of great movies – and consequently writing more movie reviews to open… Read More ›
Movie Moments: ‘Joker’
There have been several distinguished portrayals in movies about the villainous antagonist who lives to make Batman’s life a pit of chaos and misery. However, this one does not even mention Batman and is void of large-scale action scenes altogether…. Read More ›
Movie Moments: ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’
Quentin Tarantino’s 9th movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (OUaTiH) is somewhat of an homage to the 1960s Hollywood movie industry, and can in that sense already be seen as a controversial movie. The fact that Tarantino takes on the Manson… Read More ›
