Daily Archives: November 18, 2018

BlacKkKlansman (2018) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): Based on an unbelievably outrageous true story

Posted on November 18, 2018 by kaist455

Spike Lee’s latest film “BlacKkKlansman” intends to deliver an urgent social message, and it did its job well in a way both entertaining and galvanizing. While it tickles us a lot via a cheerfully outrageous mix of satire and police … Continue reading →

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Cold War (2018) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Scenes from a Cold War romance

Posted on November 18, 2018 by kaist455

“Cold War”, which was recently selected as the Polish entry for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the 2019 Academy Awards, is a somber but mesmerizing film about two different people pushing and pulling each other in their sporadic but … Continue reading →

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Dogman (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): A grim and gritty tale of a criminal underdog

Posted on November 18, 2018 by kaist455

The hero of “Dogman”, which was recently selected as the Italian entry for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the 2019 Academy Awards, is probably one of the most pathetic criminal underdogs I have ever seen from movies. Petite, timid … Continue reading →

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