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Monthly Archives: May 2024
Soup and Ideology (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Eating together as family despite all that
Documentary film “Soup and Ideology”, which I belatedly checked out yesterday, presents a modest but intimate personal story closely associated with the dark past of the Korean history during the 20th century. As its Korean Japanese director tries to understand … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Family, Korean Japanese, Mother and daughter, Real-life figure, Real-life incident, Real-life story
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Civil War (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): America Under Fire
Alex Garland’s latest film “Civil War” is a chillingly powerful dystopian war drama. Starting with a grim story promise which may not be that implausible considering the ongoing polarization inside the American society, the movie takes its time for immersing … Continue reading
Monkey Man (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A gritty and intense debut feature film by Dev Patel
Dev Patel’s debut feature film is a gritty and intense genre piece to be admired for several good reasons. On the surface, this is basically another your typical revenge drama driven by lots of action and tension, but it is … Continue reading
The Blue Angels (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A promotional film with lots of terrific stuffs
Documentary film “The Blue Angels”, which was released on Amazon Prime a few days ago after getting a limited theatrical release in US, is basically your typical promotional film with lots of terrific technical stuffs to admire. While I was … Continue reading
The Beach Boys (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The history of the Beach Boys
Documentary film “The Beach Boys”, which was released on Disney+ on two days ago, looks over the history of the Beach Boys, one of the legendary American bands during the 1960s. While it is fairly informative to anyone not so … Continue reading
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Tagged Band, Documentary, Musician, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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The Idea of You (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her cumbersome romance with a star
“The Idea of You”, which was released on Amazon Prime early in this month, is an intimate romantic comedy film which turns out to be more than the gender-reversal version of “Notting Hill” (1999). While we already have a pretty … Continue reading
Anyone but You (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Destined to romance despite all that
Like most of countless romantic comedy films out there, “Anyone but You” will not surprise you that much if you are your average seasoned moviegoer like me. Right from its conventional Meet Cute moment, the movie is thoroughly predictable no … Continue reading
Following (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): And then she dies…
South Korean film “Following” is a darkly amusing thriller about one creepy dude suddenly finding himself framed for what he did not commit just like many Hitchcockian heroes. While it is rather hard to care about its deeply unlikable hero, … Continue reading
Power (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A Power Called Police
Netflix documentary film “Power”, which was released on last Friday, examines the American history of police brutality and oppression during last several decades. If you are familiar with its main subject like me, you may not be that surprised by … Continue reading
Drive-Away Dolls (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A whimsical crime comedy from Ethan Coen
In my inconsequential opinion, Joel and Ethan Coen have often swung back and forth between two extreme ends during last several decades. On one end, they can give us extremely wacky comedy films such as “Raising Arizona” (1987), “The Hudsucker … Continue reading
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