Tag: romance
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Film Review: ‘Anyone But You’
Direction: Will Gluck Screenplay: Will Gluck, Ilana Wolpert Cast: Glen Powell, Sydney Sweeney, Alexandra Shipp, Dermot Mulroney, Rachel Griffiths, Bryan Brown Length: 103 minutes Rating: 15 For the record, my expectations upon entering the cinema (Kino Kristiansand) for my fifth and final press screening for Unikum (for this film review you’re reading) weren’t high. Romcoms…
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Movie Review: Barbie
The Barbie movie is the film I never thought I would be this unbelievably hyped for, but in the weeks leading up to it, there was a tangible excitement growing in me. Entering the premiere and seeing so many people who’d dressed up, proved I wasn’t the only one who experienced this euphoria. But could…
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I’m single and that’s not okay
In the far distance there is the obtuse buzzing of an alarm, but with your mind drifting in the realm of sleep, it shows reluctance to let go and embrace the harsh light of morning rays. But eventually we all have to let go, to face reality. Mine, is that the only thing greeting me…
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I’m single and that’s okay
There’s no empty space in this one-person bed and I sleep cosily on heaps of pillows. Maybe too many pillows. Am I trying to compensate for the lack of an actual human sleeping beside me? Maybe. But ehm, that’s not the point here. I used to be a huge romantic, and in many ways I…
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Poem: Arguably the best feeling
oh, how when you kiss me it feels like the soft push of the keys on a piano. a gentle reminder of my favourite piece, a familiar touch to the heart. you make me flicker and flutter like a warm flame of a candlelight on a late october evening. a rosy blush appears…
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Nothing good ever happens after 2 AM
I’m clutching the glass of water in my hands as if it’s going to shatter if I only squeeze a little harder. His gaze drills holes through me, as if he’s asking me why I am here. Why am I here at 04.22 AM when I should have downed two glasses of water at home,…
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Girl with Peaches
The story might start with me going to the nearest supermarket to buy something or just to clear my mind after a noisy office on a Thursday night. I had been working for several years as a clerk in a bank. The weather was surprisingly warm and pleasant for this time of the day. I…