300: Rise of an Empire Review

Atmospherical fighting, hectoliters of CGI blood and an army of men lacking any reasonable armor – that's 300, which was a surprising commercial success back in 2007.

Its second part aims to be bigger, better, and prettier - but does it have what it takes to beat its predecessor?

Are books becoming obsolete?

With today's expansion of mass electronic media, traditional information devices (like books and newspapers), are slowly, but steadily falling in use. Today's young adults and kids are raised in society where reading books is becoming boring and unnecessary, while visual media (like movies, TV, news) is on the rise. This outcome was probably unevitable, given the very nature of today's internet and technologies, yet it's making a bad public image of today's teenagers with older adults.

But is it our fault, that books are becoming history?

Thor: The Dark World Review

Marvel Cinematic Universe experienced a real boom of late, with Avengers being the third highest grossing movie in the world, and Iron Man 3 being the fitfth. Does Marvel continue to deliver amazing superhero movies like in the past? Today, we are going to ask that question about Thor: The Dark World.

Are Superhero Movies Going to Last?

Comics movies have been a hilariously popular movie genre for the last two three years. With expansion of computer generated imagery, a.k.a CGI, and the shift of general audiences to blockbusters, superhero adaptations were the obvious choice. They have an amazing reservoirs of stories, they are entertaining for all ages and they are easy to consume.

But will their reign continue?

Rush Review

The screaming of engines, overcrowded race tracks, smell of burned rubber, and the threat of imminent death. I'll admit - I was never a big fan of Formula 1 or other racing competitions in general, so I didn't expect much of this movie. I saw it on someone's Top 10 list and I guess I was bored - so I watched it.

The result was shocking to me.

Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Review

When the plan for filming movies based on J.R.R Tolkien's book The Hobbit was announced, many tolkienists and fantasy geeks, including me, shivered with joy and expectations. The last journey to Middle-Earth wasn't especially convincing though, and so the next story from a world of dwarves, elves, orcs, and wizards raised a question:

Will Peter Jackson be able to reach and exceed his latest trilogy and An Unexpected Journey?