When vampires are there to wipe out the human race from the surface of the Earth, there must be someone who will try to do exactly the same to the vampire specimen. In times when the difference between being born a vampire and being turned into a vampire has an influence on your class division, the way you die and factors you are immune to, there is a hero who miraculously can meet all our expectations. Saturated in early noughties' technology, surprising in the amount and variety of special effects there is a trilogy of vampire adventures. With each new film the circumstances are getting more serious, fangs usurp the most extraordinary shapes and sizes, and the hero has some new friends or enemies, either keeping him alive or bringing him on the verge of death. But what death means to someone who to some extent is already dead? Blade.
Coming back to the country once left behind might be a mixed experience. You'd like to be welcomed and appreciated for your return. The life, however, is tricky. The past comes back to you in the most bizarre way. The history of your home can bear a tragic secret. The people from your childhood might be hostile for unknown reasons. The peaceful village area can turn into a place from the biggest nightmares. Nothing disappears in the world. There are secrets a lot of people are likely to hide. There are crimes even the proudest nations are still ashamed of. There are people who want to reveal the truth uncomfortable for the majority. A twist on Polish post-war history. Enjoy.
Children. One day they cannot imagine a day without your help and guidance. Their tiny shoelaces undone, their cute faces smudged in chocolate, their cheerful laughter filling in the room. And one day they stop being children and start to be adults. You can delude yourself: ignore the symptoms, dismiss packets of cigarettes, unused condoms, filthy pages added to favorite websites on the computer, money missing from your wallet, very suspiciously-looking friends. Ignore it all, but silly laughs are long time no see. Cute faces might change into mischievous ones. And every attempt to build your own happiness may be curtailed by your lovely, innocent progeny. Lolo.
Long distance relationships are hard. You grow apart, even though unseen bond still holds you together. You'd wish to be always with each other but life circumstances make it impossible. Love can cross continents. Love is stronger than time and cultural gaps. And at times distance can tell whether it's a real love and it's worth fighting for. This is a story of one relationship which struggled to survive. It may give you consolation or change your mind whether you want to stay in a relationship or give it a go. Like Crazy.
What if your every move was monitored by people all over the world? What if your relationship failures, fears, your growth, and problems were observed and analyzed by millions of strangers, brave enough to comment on your actions, to respond to your problems and to feel distraught when obstacles outweighed your successes? What if you didn't really have a choice but all your life decisions were made by someone else? And what if you decided to escape? Think about all those YouTube vloggers who at some point decided to share with the world the birth of their children, relationships, and passion. Having hundreds of thousands of followers, are they really able to keep things private? Or do they have to explain their every possible move and don't they have the right to give up?
There is something mysterious in the aura of a swimming pool. On one hand, its transparent waters allow you to see everything clearly, to expose barely clothed figures, to exhibit the most flattering body parts. It's wiggly lights emanate sex, seductiveness, and sensuality. On the other hand, feelings of possession, desire and lust can lead to something different than in-depth sexual fulfillment. All of them can trigger dramatic consequences. Three stories based on a very similar idea, separated by decades and different cultural norms. Connected by clear blue waters of the swimming pool. Enjoy.
Equality is something western civilization has wanted for a long time. Equality between men and women. Equality in salaries, job possibilities, career prospects. Equality, however, is difficult to obtain in areas dominated by men. You'd think that the army, police academy, marines and even church are places more and more open to women. Open they might have been, but just they most certainly are not. It's a very important documentary, giving voice to those who were hurt, raped and humiliated by higher rank officials. In the world of mobbing, sexual abuse and discrimination, we should listen to these voices, as among them there might be more accounts of such traumatic experiences, of our friends, daughters, and workmates. It's easy to be indifferent, once the situation doesn't concern you. The Invisible War.
Some series deal with unexpected heroes who, due to their incomparable abilities, can save the humanity from evil. Some hero films deal with the conflict between such forces, as those who are powerful want to take the powers of equally accomplished. But some heroes first have to deal with self-acceptance, rejection and society's hostility, since they are different from the rest. What distinguishes them from ordinary citizens can lead them to family conflicts, unlucky love affairs and traumas they are going to carry for their whole lives. And even though it is a series about extraordinary humans, it tells the story of us: people devoid of powers. Maybe as such, it's close to our hearts. And has a whole lot of action. Enjoy.
When marriage and traditional family life start to weigh over your shoulders, you seek other lifestyle possibilities. A big house might become the location for free love, a celebration of social life, the alternative ways of spending days. People always look for second options if available solutions do not meet their expectations. But if you make a choice of leading one life over the other, of willingly choosing to be free and let others be free, you have to deal with all the consequences. Can you, then, allow for all that follows the commune life? Can you deal with rejection, jealousy, and loss?
What is the tradition of parenting? Is it raising a child with a mother and a father? And what about families consisting of single mothers or single fathers and their children? What about families in which the husband has got a lot of wives and a dozen of kids? What about parents who are very young, sometimes young enough to be children themselves? What about elderly people who late in their lives happened to become parents again, frequently being grandparents at the same time? What about gay couples? The variety of the world teaches us that there is not one lifestyle which is the right lifestyle. We are different, varied and complex. While some don't want to have kids at all, some want to have them in the loving relationships they built with people of the same sex. Very often they are better parents than standard parents. Very often they still suffer from discrimination and fear. Very often the kids of these parents feel rejected and bullied. Taking into account the recent and violent hate of some religious extremists, we should love, tolerate and educate even more. Gayby Baby.
When the past of a nearly settled policeman hits back with a force of a life changing boomerang... When an old lover passes away and an unexpected daughter is an addition to your boring routine, that has to be interesting. From France to Japan. From predictable rules of Parisian police undertakings to the unexpected actions of Japanese mafia. How difficult is it to bring up a teenager in the world of conspicuous consumption, fashion fads, computer games, gadgets and a culture gap that is almost impossible to overcome? A classic entertainment, reminding us how culturally different Europe is from Asia. On the other hand, we seem to understand comedy and parenthood quite the same. Enjoy.
Can a grown man start a friendship with a teenage girl? Is being a serial killer limited only to ruthless murder and is it utterly devoid of human emotions? Who is on the right side: a boss of the police investigation department or a lonely man professionally carrying out his duties in his specific career? Is the cult film of the nineties a fable about right and wrong, about corruption and loneliness, or a love story which in any other circumstances would have never taken place? Unforgettable roles of Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, and Gary Oldman take you to a blood-sprinkled New York where the same weapon can kill for many reasons and the perception of evil is completely reversed. Enjoy.
Who said that being handicapped means having no access to pleasures available to everyone? Who said that once you're way over your twenties, achieving dreams is impossible? Who told us that time is a limit in falling in love, going on a journey around the world, and the idea of a gap year is limited only to young and inexperienced? And, finally, who said that even if you cannot walk, you cannot have sex and fly? An inspirational and great story of friendship and a journey two completely opposite people can go on together. The Theory of Flight.
When you think of it, the progress we have made over the centuries is amazing. We learned how to survive in the most dangerous conditions, we built buildings which almost touch the clouds, we managed to cross continents within hours and drain holes in the ground kilometers under the surface. Distant planets seem to be closer, 3d printers available for the masses and artificial intelligence within the reach of our scientist. But the way was long, the education tiresome, and we needed one or two brilliant minds along the way. One of these minds apparently helped us descend the trees and stand on our own two feet. Enjoy.