“The Awakening†is a ghostly horror sui generis for several reasons: the predominant colors are cold, usually green, blue, gray,…
Author: Biljana Skopljak
Biljana Skopljak
Biljana's friends call her Nietzsche because she likes to break tables of values. Her film reviews are a part of her project "Case of Wagner," in which she combines philosophy, film and literary theory.
There are times when we may encounter an artwork whose interpretation has to be derived from either one of several…
“Big and Tall” is a short-length independent film with child protagonists. It revolves around Molly, a girl determined to win…
A symbolic masterpiece, “Black Swanâ€Â by Darren Aronofsky (and with Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis as leading actresses), is turning ten this…
Spooky and twisted, “Crimson peakâ€Â is an epitome of gothic aesthetics and narrative. You can trust me on this, my dear reader,…
“Alita: Battle Angel†tells us a story of a cyborg that is brought back to life after her decapitated head…
The sci-fi layer of “Lucy” largely overshadows all the others, and those are multiple: action, romance, drama, adventure. Unsure about…
“Invisible Life†(A Vida InvisÃvel, original title) is set in Brazil in the fifties. Often called a tropical melodrama, it follows the…
When the first modern locomotives were patented and built in the late 18th century, the radical change it brought to…