Michał Żak‘Love, Simon’ — Don’t Judge a Film by its TrailerOk, I didn’t expect to like it as much as I did. The trailer promised a generic coming-of-age story with a more corny than edgy twist but…Apr 16, 2018Apr 16, 2018
Michał Żak‘Ready Player One’ — It’s all about the cameraHow can you tell that Spielberg directed this? The camera movement.Mar 28, 2018Mar 28, 2018
Michał Żak‘Annihilation’ — Nihilistic boldnessOne of those films where the flaws are more than made up for by the concepts it’s introducing.Mar 24, 2018Mar 24, 2018
Michał Żak‘Black Panther’ — Not yet KingAs a cultural phenomenon Black Panther is as good as it can be. As a film it’s…okay?Feb 25, 2018Feb 25, 2018
Michał ŻakLove/Hate relationship — ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’It’s so rare to watch a film that is all over the place on the quality scale — effortlessly hitting the elusive masterpiece level only to…Feb 25, 2018Feb 25, 2018
Michał ŻakOne hell of an acid trip — ‘Good Time’The biggest twist: the mentally challenged brother is the director of this bad trip. Fucking solid acting, there.Feb 25, 2018Feb 25, 2018
Michał ŻakWe fucked up — ‘Hostiles’Hostiles pulls no punches in capturing the end of a ‘classic western’ era. The attitudes are shifting and the faith in the moral high…Feb 25, 2018Feb 25, 2018
Michał ŻakNo Talking Required — ‘Captain Fantastic’Families understand each other without wordsJun 21, 2017Jun 21, 2017
Michał Żak‘Gifted’ — Who’s cutting onions in here?I hate when films manipulate your emotions through musical cues — the poignant strings kick in and somehow, no matter how hard you’re…Jun 4, 2017Jun 4, 2017