Monthly Archives: May 2025

Lost Bullet 2 (2022) ☆☆(2/4): A bit more warm-up – with some bangs and crashes

French Netflix film “Lost Bullet 2”, the sequel to “Lost Bullet” (2020), wants to drive further than its predecessor, but it ends up doing a bit more warm-up with some bangs and crashes while mostly sticking to its previously establishes … Continue reading

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Lost Bullet (2020) ☆☆(2/4): A warm-up before the next sequels

French Netflix film “Lost Bullet” is so typical and predictable in many aspects that you can easily guess everything even before watching it. First, we have a criminal hero who is pretty good in his profession, and you surely know … Continue reading

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Final Destination Bloodlines (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): It runs in the family…

“Final Destination Bloodlines”, the latest sequel of the Final Destination series, is actually better than expected. Just like its several predecessors including “Final Destination” (2000), the movie surely and firmly sticks to its diabolical rule on how to eliminate its … Continue reading

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Lilo & Stitch (2002) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Her alien pet

I somehow missed a chance to watch Disney animation feature film “Lilo & Stitch” when it came out in 2002, and now I deeply regret that after finally watching it at last night. While it looks rather modest in terms … Continue reading

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Final Destination (2000) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Destined to die horribly

To be frank with you, I have somehow avoided watching “Final Destination” and its several sequels during last 25 years. Even when the movie came out in 2000, the movie did not interest me much because it looked like another … Continue reading

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What Does That Nature Say to You (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): With her girlfriend’s family

Hong Sang-soo’s new film “What Does That Nature Say to You” has usual stuffs we can expect from him, but it somehow did not engage me much on the whole. While it gets some laugh from how petty its hero … Continue reading

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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): It delivers ponderously

“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”, which is a direct follow-up to “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” (2023), does not disappoint you in case of action despite being weaker than its recent predecessors. Yes, again, it will thrill … Continue reading

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Idiot Girls and School Ghost: School Anniversary (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A cheerful (and spooky) high school horror comedy film 

I could not help but get tickled more than once while watching South Korean film “Idiot Girls and School Ghost: School Anniversary”, which is as ridiculously funny as its rather long title suggests. Clearly influenced by not only “Whispering Corridors” … Continue reading

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Stars in the Ordinary Universe (2023) ☆☆(2/4): Three plain acts

South Korean film “Stars in the Ordinary Universe” attempts to be absurd and funny, but the result is mediocre and middling in my humble opinion. Consisting of three individual acts connected with each other to some degree, the movie reaches … Continue reading

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Helpless (2023) ☆1/2(1.5/4): Those pathetic YouTubers

As far as I have learned from many various comedy films, anything can be used for good laughs, and that is why I do not mind comedies delving into unpleasant subjects at all. However, South Korean film “Helpless” is merely … Continue reading

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