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• The Revenant (2015)
  on Jan 29, 2016 in alejandro g. iñárritu emmanuel lubezki film review leonardo di caprio the revenant tom hardy
  Director: Alejandro G. IñárrituHow many times have the bad boys tried to catch, beat and kill Leonardo DiCaprio? Well, almost every time we see Leo on the screens, but they almost never manage to bring him down. 'Cause DiCaprio is a tough nut, and...
• Brooklyn (2015)
  on Jan 23, 2016 in brooklyn emory cohen film review john crowley saoirse ronan yves bélanger
   Director: John Crowley As the Oscar ceremony approaches, every year I try to watch as many nominees as possible, so that when the big night comes I would understand why the particular film won or the specific actor was praised, or perhaps...
• Kafka on the Shore (2002)
  on Jan 18, 2016 in book review haruki murakami kafka on the shore
  Author: Haruki MurakamiUsually, this place is reserved for expressing one's opinion on the particular book, but I would like to devote this review to Murakami himself, the magnificent writer that he truly is.Some experts say Marukami ir a genius, but...
• Life of Pi (2012)
  on Dec 27, 2015 in ang lee film review life of pi
   Director: Ang LeeI survived three years without even the slightest desire to see "Life of Pi". But then came Christmas 2015, I had just finished watching a show on TV when a new film started and this film was one of the most unbelievable films...
• Dora Bruder (1997)
  on Nov 3, 2015 in book book review dora bruder french patrick modiano
  Author: Patrick Modiano Before I even began to read "Dora Bruder", I knew that this book would be something special. Partly because the author had won a Nobel Prize a year ago (and that means something), but mainly due to the fact that it would be my...
• The Grapes of Wrath (1939)
  on Jun 19, 2015 in book review john steinbeck the grapes of wrath
    Author: John SteinbeckPeople without work are useless and miserable. They cannot make money; thus, they cannot buy food. They cannot buy food; thus, they are hungry and weak and have no strength to do the simplest job. It's a vicious circ...
• Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
  on Feb 15, 2015
  Director: Sam Taylor- JohnsonIt has finally happened - one of the most anticipated and discussed films of 2015 is released. No more teasing with short trailers, no more questions about how this or that toy, scene might look like in the real life. Yes...
• The Imitation Game (2014)
  on Feb 4, 2015 in benedict cumberbatch film review Keira Knightley mortem tyldum the imitation game
  Director: Mortem TyldumDid you know that the course of our lives was pretty much shaped by one man during the WWII? Yes, don't be surprised, nowadays we can barely imagine ourselves without computers, and the man, the brilliant mathematician whose na...
• Wild (2014)
  on Jan 26, 2015 in film review Jean-Marc Vallée reese witherspoon wild
   Director: Jean-Marc Vallée An inspirational film about a woman's solo hike in the Pacific Crest Trail as a way to heal from the loss of a close relative and retrieve the former strength.  Determination to regain control of her thoughts, b...
• Boyhood (2014)
  on Jan 19, 2015 in boyhood ellar coltrane ethan hawke film review patricia arquette richard linklater
  Director: Richard Linklater12 years of filming have resulted in a unique project, an astonishing film that the screen has never experienced before. We have just witnessed the birth of a genie called Richard Linklater. What the Oscar-nominated directo...

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