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Cocaine Bear (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): This bear is pretty wild and high…

“Cocaine Bear” is as cheerfully silly and gory as you can expect from its very title. Outrageously developed from one amusing real-life incident, the movie goes all the way for gore and absurdity, and the resulting shocks and laughs are … Continue reading

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Plane (2023) ☆☆(2/4): As plain as it sounds

I know it sounds like a cliché, but “Plane” is sadly as plain as it sounds, and that is a big disappointment for me. As your average B-action flick, it does not provide much fun or surprise as earnestly following … Continue reading

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Soulmate (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Two best friends

South Korean film “Soulmate”, which is a remake version of the 2016 Chinese film of the same name, revolves around the dynamic friendship between two very different girls. While mostly faithful to the Chinese original version, the movie distinguishes itself … Continue reading

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Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Another forgettable superhero flick

One of my friends once told me that he comes to care about superhero flicks far less than before, and I came to feel more like him while watching “Shazam! Fury of the Gods”. Although I was not terribly bored … Continue reading

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The Janes (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Still relevant, unfortunately

HBO documentary film “The Janes” looks into a fascinating real-life story about a group of remarkable women in Chicago who willingly helped thousands of women in the urgent need of abortion from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. During … Continue reading

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Call Jane (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A story about women called “Jane”

“Call Jane” presents a conventional fictional story inspired by a real-life story about a group of remarkable women who tried their best for providing safe abortion to many women during the late 1960s. Although its overall result is a bit … Continue reading

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Knock at the Cabin (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): The Cabin at the End of the World

M. Night Shyamalan’s new film “Knock at the Cabin” is a modest but tense thriller surrounded by one grim possibility of apocalypse. While it sometimes feels like an extended episode of “The Twilight Zone”, that is what we usually expect … Continue reading

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Suzume (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Love and earthquake

Makoto Shinkai’s latest animation film “Suzume” is visually gorgeous enough to compensate for its typical mix of fantasy, adventure, and romance. Although I often felt rather distant to the story and characters due to several weak aspects, the film has … Continue reading

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My Prediction on the 95th Academy Awards

Again, we are coming to the end of another Oscar season as things get a bit better than before in our world. The COVID-19 pandemic seems to be becoming a mere part of the 21st century history, and I cannot … Continue reading

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The Quiet Girl (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The Importance of Being Loved

“The Quiet Girl”, which was recently nominated for Best International Film Oscar as an Irish film, is a little but precious coming-of-age drama about the importance of being loved. Calmly and sensitively following one summer of a little quiet lonely … Continue reading

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