Reviews

It's the small budget and the nearly unknown cast that makes Time Lapse a movie that puts other, far too expensive movies to shame. Less is more fits perfectly when it comes to time paradox and this movie did it beautifully.

A photo machine that takes pictures of the future, three friends with different aspirations, a movie with a lot of twists that will have you watch it over and over and over again. Don't watch the trailer because like always, the trailer spoils more it should.

The movie was so well put together and so thoroughly well written it sucked me in from the first scene – I mean how could it not? Four people accidentally interrupting one another from committing suicide is not something that will make me not want to see what the hell is going on with these people.

What do these random people have in common, I often asked myself. Nothing. They have absolutely nothing in common and that is what they have in common.

They each have a life story and they each have problems to deal with but when they meet on that roof there was an unlike, silent, mutual understanding of each other's predicament. They each were up there because they had nowhere else to be, and somehow they each found themselves with 3 new sort of friends that they were willing, for a small period of time, to postpone their suicidal plans for.

Just because. And that was just magnificent.

Based on what I think is a brilliant novel and an exceptionally directed movie by Pascal Chaumeil, the movie really brings the characters to life with a great cast.

This movie showed me that even if you think you are right there, on the edge, there might actually be someone to pull you back and not give you a reason to live but to momentarily distract you from whatever problem you've got and go search for someone's boyfriend, just because at that moment, that is the major problem she has, even if the real and painful ones are much deeper.

In my opinion and having seen too many movies to count, if a movie makes you want to read the book and explore all the details that had to be cut out, then it is a winner.

The amazing sightings – I love London and unfortunately I haven't watched as many British movies, based in London, as I would like to – the witty lines delivered from those tragic but altogether funny characters made me fall in love with the story. Fast and hard. And to be honest almost a month later and after having spent a couple of weeks under the sun on the beach reading books, this story – both the movie and the book – is still with me and some lines still make me laugh and some still make me sad. If that is not a successful book adaptation then I don't know what is.

I can't recommend it enough and I can't even begin to say how much this book and movie can actually change a person's life.

Ask and you shall receive… a few years later but it was worth the wait. For years, DC fans have asked for a superhero movie to push DC up a level. And Wonder Woman did it. Patty Jenkins did it. Gat Gadot did it. Women did it. It's really hard not to gloat especially when for years the narrative was that women aren't into action movies or superhero movies. That women can't direct them and a woman as a lead can't appeal to the audience.

Well, how about that?

Coming out of the cinema, and barely two hours after the Wonder Woman premiere, I can barely find the words to describe the experience. Because that's what it was. Last year I was in awe to see Batman and Superman on the same screen. I didn't care for the quality of the movie or the fighting that didn't happen between them; I'm a fan who's easily pleased and just seeing them on the screen together was enough. Martha ridiculousness put aside. But the moment Wonder Woman appeared out of nowhere in the middle, shield on one arm and sword on the other, I was sold. Diana became a bright spot in this dark and gloomy universe to look forward to and boy did she deliver.

No matter how many times I'd seen the trailer nothing could possible prepare me for the places this movie would take me.

Origin story? Check.

Coming of age story? Check.

Badass action scenes? Check.

Unbelievable character growth? Check.

Humor? Check check check check.

Love story? Check.

WW1? Check.

Mythology? Check.

It checks all the freaking boxes. Wonder Woman is a movie DC fans can be proud of and actually scream it from the rooftops, DC DID THAT! The movie starts as an origin story of Diana, I didn't expect there to be so much of her background, yes for future movies the character had to be properly set but this went deep and it felt amazing to be in their world and see the Amazons training and fight, they were majestic, so beautiful and out of this world – literally. And it moves to a coming of age story as Diana realizes her powers are unlike her fellow Amazons. Enter Steve Trevor, a spy who crushes on her island.

As Diana arrives in London ready to stop the war that will end all wars, WW1 becomes the center of the story. It did remind me a lot of Captain America: The First Avenger, and that's a huge compliment. WW allows the character's arc to slowly build up and especially during the second act, Diana takes a huge step as Wonder Woman and reveals her true identity, walking into No Man's Land.

Apart from the color that was greatly lacking in the previous DC movies, color matters people use it, WW managed to give each character the amount of screen time required to make me care for them. Diana wasn't just WW, kicking asses and being a God among people. Steve wasn't just her romantic partner, he brought a lot to this movie, and the sidekicks each brought something small that in the third act mattered a lot.

If I had to nitpick and say something negative, that would be the villain, sure by now I'm used to villains being a little over the top and so dramatic.. could it have been better? Sure. Did that make the movie less wonderful than it was? No. Is it re-watchable as a standalone superhero movie that covers multiple genres? Yes!

With a run time of 2h 21min and even with my OCD, there's not a minute to spare on this one, every second was captivating, every scene valuable, every character irreplaceable. Kudos to Patty Jenkins for finally bringing us a memorable DC movie, kudos to the cast for delivering top- notch performances.

There's a scene where Queen Hippolyta stays to Diana, be careful in the world of men, Diana, they do not deserve you. And we truly do not.

Get Out is by far one of the best movies of the year! You have to watch this at least twice to notice everything you might miss the first time. I've seen it countless times and each time I discover something different about the story, it's so brilliantly done that every viewing is a lesson and an experience. The messages and the parallels with real life are just chilling. This movie should be taught in schools to be honest.

I've seen a lot of movies lately, mostly because we've had a series of amazing releases but Moonlight affected me deeply on a personal level like very few managed to do in the past few years.

Having seen the trailer only once and knowing the brilliant cast – Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Janelle Monae – I was sure this one would be a hit. And ten minutes into it I had already gotten a handful of tissues out, like the rest of the audience in the theater and was silently wiping my tears while the actors gave a stellar performance.

First of all, I was ecstatic to see that Moonlight featured an all black cast. From behind the camera, to the leads, down to the last extra, kudos and please can we have more already? Second of all, Moonlight showed that a movie can talk about queerness in the black community and turn it into art and present it with dignity and beauty and capture the essence of being a black gay man, the masculinity and actually show the struggles, it went to places a few movies would dare to go and it spoke to me; I know for a fact a lot of people walked out of the cinema more accepting and open-minded. I had a 70-year-old grandpa sitting next to me, weeping and crying like a child, I have never felt more connected with the people I'm randomly watching a movie with.

I can't talk about Moonlight enough, the cinematography was exquisite and the directing was epic, the editing just brilliant. I could almost feel the sunlight through the screen and the humidity in the air. The camera takes you with the people and it captures emotion and feelings like you are there, somehow managing to peak into their lives.

Despite the fact that the movie goes from decade to decade, childhood, young adult and grown man, you never feel any gaps in the story. Sure through the years there are noticeable differences and happenings we don't know about – and never really get answers to – but this is Chiron's story and unlike books, people don't go about their life everyday talking about the past, or recalling life altering events. We get three major turning points in Chiron's life, presented beautifully and with a painful honesty. The ending left me gasping and a mess, I was happy and full of emotions and love and I still remember scenes from the movie and my heart breaks for Little and at the same time I feel happy for Black and I want to protect Chiron.

Moonlight is everything a movie should be and more; an example of how things can and should be portrayed and it all comes with brilliant performances and incredible directing. If there's only one movie you'll watch this year, it's Moonlight. This is why representation matters and why we need more of it. Take everyone with you, recommend it to as many people as you can, never stop talking about it.