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Daily Archives: August 7, 2022
Prey (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her big game
“Prey”, the fifth installment of the Predator franchise which was released on Disney+ two days ago, is a wonderful surprise for this summer. This is another variation of the story formula established in “Predator” (1987), but it has enough style … Continue reading
Thirteen Lives (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A redundant but solid docudrama from Ron Howard
Ron Howard’s new film “Thirteen Lives”, which is now available on Amazon Prime, attempts to give us a close look into the events of the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue, and it succeeds to some degree despite its several inherent … Continue reading
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Tagged Cave, Diver, Real-life figure, Real-life incident, Real-life story, Rescue
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Ali & Ava (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little romance in the middle of their life
“Ali & Ava” is a little intimate drama about one accidental romantic relationship between two different people. While it is rather predictable in terms of story and characters, the movie gradually engages us as observing how they tentatively approach to … Continue reading





