Fragility: Cracks (2011)
Three posts - three beautiful, touching and charming films. All of them are about fragile relationships and delicate minds. Also, they are about mistakes, that can never be fixed and never be forgotten... Touching, controversial, aesthetic...This film disturbs me for a few years already. But...Let me start with the plot. The story takes place …
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Perfect BBQ Essentials
Oh, Summer...Long days, warm nights, freshness, love and...BBQ season! Last Sunday I've decided to bring people together to enjoy beautiful weather, chat and fulfil gastronomical wishes. This post is a little guide how to make your BBQ absolutely great, light and relaxing. I hope I'll inspire you to run out of melting cities and spend some time…
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The Era Is Ended: 'Mad Men' Grand Finale Review
Well, it's officially... Almost three weeks ago: the greatest, the most beautiful, smart, stylish, inspiring, gorgeous film (sorry, I can hardly name it just 'TV show') is absolutely over. Mad Men is over. Every season of this brilliantly made drama was a huge present for me, it was a fresh air in a hot day, my source of inspiration in eve…
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Hong-jin Na Films: 'The Yellow Sea' (2010) and 'The Chaser' (2008)
I don't remember when I started to love South Korean films. Perhaps, it was after meeting Kim Ki-duk and his 'Empty House' or it was later when I became obsessed with Park Chan-wook's masterpieces. South Korean films for me are completely unique. They can be clever and delicate, brutal and heartbreaking at the same time. Shocking, sharp,…
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The One I Love (2014)
Last week went under a 'boring-to-death-films' flag. My best friend and I usually like to watch films at the same time, even if we're far away from each other. And because I was sick a bit, there was more time to catch up and finally watch everything I missed out. It was a pure horror, one old school film (3 h o u r s of pure boredom), one S…
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The Little Death (2014)
When it comes to comedies, I can hardly say when was the last time I've seen something really great or at least decent. As you remember recently I wrote about 'Wild Tales' (great, spicy Spanish/Argentinian film, Almodovar as a producer, lots of black humor etc.), believe me, if you enjoyed watching it - ' The Little Death ' will be …
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24: Thing and What I Actually Learned Past Year
Last Wednesday, 1st of April, I became 24 years old. I guess many of us start to make their own, very private report about the passing year. My last year was pretty colorful. I spent beautiful Summer holidays in Bremen, the first time in two years I went to the Carpathians with my best friends, got tattooed, felt a little bit dizzy because of the whole …
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