One of the best things about the first two Harry Potter films is how the actors’ outlooks match our imagination of them from the books so well. From Harry’s eyes which glisten with the ghosts of his past exude a haunting quality, Hermione’s bushy hair, McGonagall’s stern frown, to Dumbledore’s grand silver beard. The first film …
Watching My Fair Lady for the first time as an adult, I admit I’m impressed with this film on all accounts. What stands out the most is the complicated relationship between Eliza Doolittle and Professor Higgins and how they both develop throughout the course of the film. So, naturally, I went on to do some …
I was just a regular, satisfied TV viewer until the Ghost and Mrs. Muir hit me like a slap in the face. In a good way. Kind of like a reminder that there are many hidden gems in this era that I need to check out instead of wasting my time trying to justify, for …
OVERALL 5/10 PLOT Mainly based on The Six Swans, mixed with some other fairy tales and elements from Eastern folklore. The plot is predictable. Whatever you think is going to happen, it will probably happen. Whether this is a good or a bad thing depends on how much you like the other aspects of the …
*Spoilers for the Winternight trilogy ahead Konstantin Nikonovich – one of the antagonists of the Winternight trilogy – is quite determined to give all priests a bad name and make himself the most hated man in his world. Let’s see: being a hypocrite, blaming his failure on Vasya, betraying Anna who trusted him with all …
Overall, Shadow and Bone Season 2 is a lacklustre continuation of the previous season. That said, it has its merits. Below is my list of the good and bad and a few more things about this show. *This post contains SPOILERS WHAT’S GOOD Nikolai is entertaining enough. Patrick Gibson’s portrayal is not how I imagined …
The volcra and shadow monsters are still causing chaos in the Fold, more so when the Darkling is too weak to control them now. Alina? Yeah… she’s a little busy crying over Mal right now to respond to Inej and Zoya’s call for help. The Darkling gets up, Alina comes over and they talk. At …
The Darkling visits Mal through a vision. Great, it’s always good to have more than one contact on your FaceTime list. He convinces Mal to leave things alone. Unsurprisingly, Mal says no, then taunts the Darkling about the latter’s everlasting loneliness. Alina shares with Nikolai the tragic bit about Mal being the Firebird. Nikolai hugs …
Alina, Baghra, and Mal set off to find the Firebird. On the way, Baghra shares with the other two a few of her childhood stories. Just the usual sibling rivalry stuff, her cutting her sister in half out of uncontrollable rage, for instance, and then there was that one time when dad brought baby sister …
Now that the Darkling has driven the royal family out of their home and damaged their defences, his over-dramatic advisor with the black wig suggests they rest and reserve manpower for their next steps. But the Darkling himself wants to find Alina because she is still the soul of the Grisha army. Good point. Dude …
