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Monthly Archives: June 2019
Booksmart (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Their wild night before graduation
My high school life was pretty uneventful on the whole. While bullied and ridiculed for my odd personality from time to time, all I cared about was books, movies, and, above all, grades, and having a fun was the last … Continue reading
Woman at War (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her comically defiant activism
“Woman at War”, which was selected as the Icelandic entry for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in last year, is a dry black comedy film packed with whimsical touches to delight us. While steadily and seriously maintaining its deadpan attitude … Continue reading
Rafiki (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): A lesbian coming-of-age drama from Kenya
Kenya film “Rafiki”, which means ‘Friend’, is interesting to watch for several good reasons. While it drew lots of attention for dealing with a subject quite sensitive in Kenya (It was banned by the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) before … Continue reading
Fast Color (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): The superpower running in her family
“Fast Color” is a little film which tries something different with its familiar premise. Revolving around the dynamic interactions among its three main characters who are connected with each other via not only blood and but also their inherited superhuman … Continue reading
Annabelle Comes Home (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A creepy and perilous night for babysitting
“Annabelle Comes Home”, the seventh installment in the Conjuring Universe franchise, delivers exactly what its target audiences want although it is not wholly satisfying in my trivial opinion. While it is surely packed with enough creepy atmosphere and a number … Continue reading
Plus One (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): As they go through weddings
“Plus One” did not surprise me much, but it did not bore me at least. Yes, this is another typical romantic comedy film about two different young people who gradually come to realize that they are really in love with … Continue reading
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): John Wick Vs. the World
“John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” is a brutal, intense, and electrifying action film which may numb your nerve ends a lot. While I occasionally cringed at its numerous moments of ruthless and remorseless violence during my viewing, I also … Continue reading
Sauvage (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): The seedy daily life of a young male prostitute
The hero of French film “Sauvage” is one of the most miserable movie characters I have ever seen during recent years. While casually going through his seedy daily life without no discernable future, this young man simply wants to love … Continue reading
Child’s Play (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): He’s a very bad doll…
“Child’s Play”, the remake of the 1988 horror film of the same name, is a nasty genre piece packed with scares and gores. I was only mildly amused and entertained during my viewing, and that made me keep wondering whether … Continue reading
The World Before Your Feet (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Walking more than 8,000 miles in NYC
When I spent several weeks of 2010 April in Chicago, some of the most memorable moments came from when I walked around here and there in the city. I remember the Swedish Bakery and several other interesting places I came … Continue reading