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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.

PSYCHO. Hitchcock's Masterpiece of a Thriller Explained

PSYCHO: Hitchcock's Masterpiece of a Thriller Explained

November 1957, Plainfield, Wisconsin. Police officers enter the home of Ed Gein, a local recluse and occasional handyman suspected of murdering two...

Mike Nichols' CLOSER Explained. The Game of Deception

Mike Nichols' CLOSER Explained. The Game of Deception

The intertwined fates of the four protagonists in Closer form a kind of puzzle.

12 ANGRY MEN. The Best Courtroom Drama Ever Explained

12 ANGRY MEN. The Best Courtroom Drama Ever Explained

One element of legal strategy during jury selection is guessing, based on available information, which candidates will be beneficial to the case and...

ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA. Leone's Ultimate Masterpiece

ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA. Leone's Ultimate Masterpiece

In the case of “Once Upon a Time in America,” any analysis can only have a referential significance.

THREE COLORS TRILOGY. Krzysztof Kieslowski's Magnum Opus

THREE COLORS TRILOGY. Krzysztof Kieslowski's Magnum Opus

The screech of tires and the crunch of metal. A car crashes violently into a tree.

BELPHEGOR, PHANTOM OF THE LOUVRE. Slightly disappointing French horror

BELPHEGOR, PHANTOM OF THE LOUVRE. First horror shot in actual Louvre

Interesting in the film are the shots depicting the “other face” of the Louvre: secret passages, mysterious corridors, research...

THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE. The characters of the cult science fiction series in a feature film

Chronologically, “X-Files: Fight the Future” falls between the closing of the fifth season (“The End”) and the opening of the...

APOCALYPSE NOW. The horror, the horror

APOCALYPSE NOW. The horror, the horror

At the edge of the world, in the very heart of hell, horror attempts to face horror – and fails.

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BLACK MASS. Outstanding Johnny Depp in a role you can't miss

“Black Mass” has one indisputable asset – Johnny Depp’s marvelous performance, the best he’s given in years.

MILLION DOLLAR BABY. This masterpiece will leave you shattered and speechless

MILLION DOLLAR BABY. This masterpiece will leave you shattered and speechless

Writing about this film is not an easy task.