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Daily Archives: September 2, 2023
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A mildly pleasant product from the Sandler family
Probably because I am a South Korean nerd who was mostly occupied with getting good grades except when reading a book or watching a movie, many of American coming-of-age drama or comedy films feel like alien stories from very different … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolescence, Bat Mitzvah, Comedy, Coming-of-age drama, Family, Friendship
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Violent Night (2022) ☆☆(2/4): An insipidly violent Christmas flick
“Violent Night”, which is currently available on Netflix in South Korea, wants to be a viciously and violently funny Christmas flick, and I do not mind that, but, boy, what an insipid piece of work it is. While its one-joke … Continue reading





