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Karolina Chymkowska

Karolina Chymkowska

In books and in movies, I love the same aspects: twists, surprises, unconventional outcomes. It's an ongoing and hopefully everlasting adventure. When I don't write, watch or read, I spend my days as a veterinary technician developing my own farm and animal shelter.

Movies Inspired by the True Murder Case of Leopold and Loeb

Movies Inspired by the True Murder Case of Leopold and Loeb

After the trials of Harry Thaw and Sacco and Vanzetti, this was the third trial that the press hailed as the “trial of the century.”

KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS Dissected: Simply a Masterpiece

KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS Dissected: Simply a Masterpiece

Kind Hearts and Coronets, the original title of the film, was taken from Tennyson’s poem Lady Clara Vere de Vere:

Dissecting MAKING A MURDERER: Fascinating and Shocking

Dissecting MAKING A MURDERER: Fascinating and Shocking

The text reveals details of the case involving Steven Avery.

MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD Explained

MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD Explained

He built his vision consistently and with determination.

BADLANDS Explained: Dreaming and Killing

BADLANDS Explained: Dreaming and Killing...

Of all the films inspired by the story of Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate—Natural Born Killers, Wild at Heart, Kalifornia, True...

DONNIE DARKO Finally Explained: What is Real?

DONNIE DARKO Finally Explained: What is Real?

What exactly is Donnie Darko? A satire? A tragicomedy? A fantasy about time travel? The aberration of a schizophrenic mind? A dream? Or maybe all of...

DRACULA, PRINCE OF DARKNESS Explained: The Birth of a Legend

DRACULA, PRINCE OF DARKNESS Explained: The Birth of a Legend

A bit of a sad case with this young generation of cinematic vampires. What happened to them?

AMANDA KNOX Explained: A Testament to Human Weakness

AMANDA KNOX Explained: A Testament to Human Weakness

After watching the documentary Amanda Knox, I wondered how best to present the topic to you.

Jack Torrance from THE SHINING. The Truth Behind the Psycho

Jack Torrance from THE SHINING. The Truth Behind the Psycho

The thought of five months of absolute peace, silence, and detachment from civilization,

UNFORGIVEN Explained: A World that Does Not Forgive

UNFORGIVEN Explained: A World that Does Not Forgive

Once, the first was a hunter who knew no mercy.