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Monthly Archives: March 2021
Bad Trip (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): You will wince – and then chuckle
“Bad Trip”, which was released on Netflix in last week, will make you wince and then laugh, and there are a number of outrageous moments mainly fueled by 1) the good comic timing of its few main cast members and … Continue reading
My Octopus Teacher (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): One year with an octopus
It took some time for me to get interested in watching Netflix documentary film “My Octopus Teacher”, which somehow eluded me when it was released on Netflix in last September. Although I have often heard words of recommendation from others … Continue reading
Over the Moon (2020) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): An forgettable family animation film from Netflix
Animation film “Over the Moon”, which was released on Netflix in last October, is so familiar and predictable to the core that my mind often went somewhere outside the film throughout its 100-minute running time. Although it initially draws our … Continue reading
Collective (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A sobering Romanian documentary on massive systemic corruption
Romanian documentary film “Collective”, which was nominated for Best Documentary Oscar as well as Best International Film Oscar early in this month, is often sobering in its phlegmatic but angry chronicle of outrage and frustration toward alarming systemic corruption. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Corruption, Journalist, Medical care, Public service, Real-life figure, Real-life incident, Real-life story
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The Mole Agent (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): The old mole operating at a retirement home
Documentary film “The Mole Agent”, which was recently nominated for Best Documentary Oscar early in this month (It was also selected as the Chilean entry for Best International Film Oscar and then included in the 15-film shortlist, by the way), … Continue reading
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Tagged Aging, Private investigator, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Retirement home
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Ayka (2018) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The Passion of Ayka
“Ayka”, which was selected as the Kazakhstani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 2018, is a cold and bleak presentation of one very desperate illegal immigrant worker. Although you will not be that surprised by its phlegmatic … Continue reading
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): The Clash of Titans
“Godzilla vs. Kong” overwhelmed me more than once, and I sort of admired that. Like its predecessor “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” (2019), the movie relentlessly flaunts excessiveness and outrageousness from the beginning to the end, and I finally came … Continue reading
Helene (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): How she evolved more as an artist
Finnish film “Helene” is about the late life and career of Helene Schjerfbeck (1862-1946), who, as far as I can observe from her several notable works shown at the end of the film, deserves to be mentioned along with more … Continue reading
Festival (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): He cannot afford to be sad…
South Korean independent drama “Festival” mainly revolves around one impossible situation which pressures its plain young hero a lot. While we are occasionally amused by how things keep going wrong for him, we also come to sense more of how … Continue reading
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Tagged Brother and Sister, Funeral, Master of ceremony, South Korean Film
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Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Sincerely excessive to say the least
“Zach Snyder’s Justice League” is sincerely excessive to say the least. Although I felt rather tired as going through its exciting but exhausting final hour, I must admit that, thanks to its considerably extended scope in terms of story and … Continue reading
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