We usually associate heroes with white Americans or Europeans hit by personal tragedy, which made them plot vendetta against their enemies and opponents. The world is far wider than the cities we are used to. It comprises tribes, following different customs and traditions, landscapes unsurpassed in their beauty, wild animals living freely in wide open spaces of valleys and hills, and people struck with global problems far different than mortgage and student's loans. A tribute to Africa with its all distinguished highlights, a story of Wakanda, revenge, technological progress, and a proof that the world is in need of another kind of hero. Black Panther.
It's not enough to love a human being, to accept flaws of character, annoying habits, immoral tendencies or, simply, sins. To love a human being is to accept also the profession that one has to perform, is devoted to, or which occupies the man's mind also during the sleep. This is known to wives of firefighters, fearing every siren, to partners of policemen, scared of every sound of shooting, to first ladies of politicians, playing second fiddle during elections, or lovers of doctors, who spoil home atmosphere with another deceased patient. But being married to a dress-maker? A challenging relationship and a lesson for less patient. For everyone, there's a match. Phantom Thread. Enjoy.
You cannot really control your emotions when you've been struck by the worst possible tragedy. You don't think sensibly and you are unwilling to forget those who wronged you. But how can you cope when everyone seems to forget what tragedy happened to you, and you start to lose hope? One creative idea can cause the whole town to be engaged in your little revenge against the inefficiency of the police and world of injustice. What can three billboards with one message do to a small-town mentality and how wide can rage spread inflicted by pain and suffering? One mother against the world, unforgettable, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
Do you recall friendships you had when you were at school? Remember how strong they were, how infatuated you were with one another, how strong was the fort you built against parents, teachers, and school bullies? Even though young, you were able to experience the whole spectrum of emotions reserved usually for adults. Some friendships turned into romances, some romances were betrayed by the appearance of someone else. Some felt heartbroken, others found their true selves and built foundations for future relationships. A boarding school, and a bond connecting two girls, young but terrifyingly serious, Lost and Delirious.
When you're young, you make mistakes. Middle age teaches you some life lessons, but you have to deal with the flawed individuals around you. Those usually screw up your perfect life scenario like unattended children with their muddy fingers destroy the clean white wall. When you are accepted to the world of elderly, you reap the harvest of your entire life, supporting those who need this support and paying for your past mistakes. A crazy ride of one extraordinary grandma and her granddaughter. The former more messed-up than the latter, proving that every time is a good time for new loves, family reconciliations, and new beginnings. Women's support for every generation. Grandma.
Prince charming of the ordinary world of bankers, businessmen, and blue-collar workers seems to appear from the world of muses: art, literature, music, film, and dance. All that glitters is not gold, and it's difficult to live with an artist, especially when his views clash with the so-called normal and universally accepted. It's challenging enough to be married to one who puts revolution on top of his life priorities. But being married to a renowned director, who seems to oppose the whole world, when you're in the prime of your youth? Jean-Luc Goddard and an interesting relationship with the French intellectual revolution in the background in the eyes of his young wife. Enjoy.
When you are young you rarely take into account that you will be struck by some serious disease, that you will be paralyzed, disabled and dependent on others for the rest of your life. You rarely await accident and misfortunes. But they happen, teaching you bigger lessons than all fairy tales that your mother read you to sleep, all movies that you have watched and all stories that somehow got to you through the grapevine of family and friends connections. Some things happen for a reason, some misfortunes are there to improve the lives of many others, to pick them up in the lost battle with health. Some stories are there to make us appreciate life and learn humility in our excessive demands and expectations. Some stories also teach us about love. Based on true story of a determined polio patient, beautiful Breathe.
Why is it so that there is a significantly smaller percentage of women who are CEOs of big corporations, managers of their own companies, directors of big film productions and heads of their own households? What happened along the way in the process of career development of female population when it is women who are usually better educated, solve tests quicker and are more ambitious at school? Why do we accept the male domination and resign from opportunities given to us thanks to the access to education? There's time to stop the way of things and take matters into our own hands. There were three women who had enough and they decided to fight against an unfair, bigot and domineering boss. Inspirational. Nine to Five.
Sometimes you have dreams which are not understood by others. Your ambitions are patronized, your dreams ridiculed and your rebellion against the world ignored. And this is not only by people who surround you but by the circumstances themselves. How difficult is to survive the last year of high-school, money problems, parent conflicts, the inhibitions of religion, limitations of a small-town mentality, ups and downs of friendship and awkwardness of love and sex, especially when you are a young woman and you tend to dream big. Lady Bird.
Close your eyes for a while. Focus. Breathe. Remember the sweet joy of summer days spent with your friends and toys? Remember times when you were blissfully unaware of the seriousness of adulthood, the necessity to pay for bills, rent, and food? Do you recall the past when your parents' problems were incomprehensible to you and you'd rather eat sweets, chew the chewing gum, and do all those naughty little things that you were usually not allowed?
All of us had different childhood: some were kept in the bubble of financial security and high expectations, others had the money benefits taken away from them, but instead, gained great freedom, imagination, and adventure. Some witnessed things that they shouldn't witness, as parents were only people and we were yet to see how flawed, troubled, and mistaken they all were. A tribute to childhood, summer, and the miracle of us still being alive, taken into account the threats we came across every day and our guardians' issues. The Florida Project.
If you want to accomplish something in life, you need to take into account sacrifices that you are going to make. Endless hours of practice and repeating everything all over again until you achieve perfection are a must. Drive, initiative, and motivation are indispensable, but a cruel and challenging parent might be of use. Not everybody has talent, stamina, and persistence to achieve international success, but occasionally, pain in your personal life will enable you to boast gold in front of camera flashes and cheering crowds. A story of the personal road to success of Tonya Harding, and quite wicked family bonds, which helped to form a uniquely superhuman strength. I, Tonya.
It's difficult to jump back on your feet once you've fallen and bruised yourself hard. It's almost impossible to build everything from nothing. But once you've got the experience of falling down many times, the building process seems to be one of your deeply-rooted skills. There was a woman who was able to raise a gambling empire from pieces of information she heard, by putting together scraps of data that she knew nothing of, and acquiring abilities that she hadn't had before. By paying attention to the details, she managed to earn millions and control a group of particularly wealthy businessmen, celebrities, and some members of the mob. Proving that a woman's wit can be far more complex and cheeky than that of a dozen of men and that after every fall there's light at the end of the tunnel, a game of cards and minds, Molly's Game.
There are milestones in the course of your life which can make your life difficult. It can be the death of your parents, grandparents or siblings. It can be the end of school with the stresses of exams and the beginning of the unknown: studies, work, future. It can be a heart-break or first wobbly steps in discovering your sexuality or falling in love. It can be the redirecting of the trust that you had for some people and giving it to others with bigger or smaller doses of humiliation. It can also be the fact that your best friend can fall for your biggest enemy who is in fact related to you. Coming of age can be hard but all of us went through the awkward phase, didn't we? A few lessons learned, The Edge of Seventeen.
Have you noticed a crowd of people queuing in the supermarket, have you been stuck in a traffic or have you taken part in the crowd fight when they finally opened the shop during high sales season? Have you by any chance noticed that there are more of us, as a matter of fact, more than there had ever been, while the Earth seems to be just as small as it used to be? How to solve the problem of overpopulation, the lack of resources, the society's debt and an increasing feeling of being eaten by the threat of global warming? Is changing our size the solution to all the above? Or is human nature prone to inequality, racism, discrimination, and exploitation no matter what size we are? A modern tale of Gulliver's Travels and some really funny highlights of small people in a big big world. Downsizing.
A circus was a place which gathered those who could never fit in the societies norms. It allowed the exception to be seen to the wider audience, it provided jobs for those who couldn't make a living in regular nine to five jobs or manual professions. It gave entertainment to the masses and made people believe in the power of magic. You can think about the years of exploitation, which concerned animals and artists, but this film is far from dealing with the cons of showbusiness. When people were despised for being different, when they were made fun of for weight, height, hair abnormalities, when the color of your skin was still an issue which made it impossible to marry the love of your life, enjoy the evening at the theatre or be treated as equal, circus was a place where all could feel accepted. A tribute to art, music, dance, tolerance, love drive and motivation, and a big happy place for us to rewatch and resing, The Greatest Showman.
It comes just after the stresses of exams, the most hectic time at work, it allows you to find time for your hobbies, catching up with films that you missed, books that you skipped, socializing that you didn't have time for. Summer. It opens your eyes to new experiences, loosens the ties of your rigid routine and lets you float on the raft of new, unexplored and forbidden. It gives you space for summer love and a romance you'd never expect to take part in. Italy seducing with its food, architecture and landscape and a feast of sensual and ecstatic young love when all is still possible. Call Me by Your Name.
Dating process and getting to know each other is hard enough but imagine that your partner's short-term memory is fractured and you have to start the whole process all over again every day. On one hand, it's frustrating, on the other hand, it gives you so many opportunities to be creative and to fall in love not once but many times. An uplifting comedy which proves that love is about meeting the right person and then everything falls into place. 50 First Dates.
For centuries there was something wrong with the perception of women. While girls were supposed to stay virgins until their wedding day, boys were expected to gain manhood in the company of whores. Once a woman stopped being the man's property and was allowed the same voting rights, the inequality exposed itself in her professional and personal life. It was a woman who earned less than a man, it was a woman who had to make a choice between family and career. Men had best of both worlds and they took it for granted. And while women through fight and determination gained a lot, they still cannot consider themselves equal, even though they are very often better and more experienced than men. Even Hollywood has recently presented itself as the spot for sexually abused women and abusing producers, which proves that talent for acting is valued less than talent for a good job fuck. There was, however, a field in which women could compete for respect, equality, and victory. Strong and significant, Battle of the Sexes on the tennis court.
It is never too late to fall in love. Beauty and youth might pass in time, but time, in return, gives you experience and maturity. Some things are also eternal, whether it's a good story told, love and passion, or talent for turning a simple story into magic. Sometimes you think that you are in control of your life but the fate had written your life scenario long ago and you just have to watch it unfold before you and go with the flow of fortune and misery intertwined. If you are in a mood for one unbelievable fairy tale and a whole lot of unexplained incidences, set off on the journey to see Monica Bellucci's immortal beauty, Emir Kusturica's storytelling gift and your belief in the power of love will be restored. On the Milky Road.
We are spread all over the world for some reason. In one country you can be a brilliant law graduate with a loving family, core values, and decent living conditions to be limited to a cheap workforce in another. You can have high prospects, dreams, and rules that you would never ever break but circumstances force you to disobey your code of arms and become evil. You can be hurt so much that you are able to hurt as much as you have been hurt. We are spread all over the world for various reasons: some of us wanted to have better money and opportunities for survival for their families, others wanted to pursue dreams but were happy with what they were offered by fate. Some were deceived by chances, prospects, and money. Some covered miles to find peace. A bittersweet truth about emigration: The Paradise Suite.



















