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Cassandro (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Meet Cassandro
“Cassandro”, which was released on Amazon Prime in last week, is less flamboyant while also being more earnest than expected. Based on the real-life story of a gay American-born Mexican luchador (professional wrestler), the movie sensitively focuses on its characters … Continue reading
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Tagged Homosexaulity, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Wrestler, Wrestling
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No One Will Save You (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Katilyn Dever carries the whole show
“No One Will Save You”, which is currently on Disney+ in South Korea, is a little horror film which depends a lot on its talented lead actress’ strong performance. Nearly wordless throughout the film, she deftly swings around several different … Continue reading
The League (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Leagues of Their Own
Documentary film “The League” looks over the mostly overlooked history of the African American baseball leagues during the early 20th century. As a guy not so knowledgeable about its main subject except, yes, Jackie Robinson, I observed the documentary with … Continue reading
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Tagged Baseball, Documentary, Racism, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Sports
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Citizen Ashe (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): More than a good tennis player
Documentary film “Citizen Ashe” looks into the life and athletic career of Arthur Ashe (1943-1993), a talented tennis champion who has been known mainly for being the first African American to win the US Open in 1968. Although he was … Continue reading
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Tagged Athelte, Documentary, Racism, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Sports, Tennis
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Gran Turismo (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): From a gamer to a professional racer
The story promise of “Gran Turismo” sounded quite preposterous to me when I heard about the film a few months ago, and it is a shame that its unbelievable true story is reduced into a bland conventional underdog sports drama … Continue reading
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Tagged Gamer, Race car driver, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Video game
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The Eight Mountains (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A friendship among mountains
The best thing of “The Eight Mountains” is the cinematography by Ruben Impens, who gives some of the most stunning landscape shots I have ever seen during this year. Although I was a bit tired due to watching and then … Continue reading
The Creator (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A knockout SF film from Gareth Edwards
Gareth Edwards’ latest film “The Creator” intrigued me and then engaged me much more than expected, and that is quite an achievement. Yes, its story premise and ideas are quite familiar to say the least, but the movie handles its … Continue reading
Flora and Son (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): As she learns music
John Carney’s new musical film “Flora and Son” tries to do two different things together, and the result is rather uneven in my inconsequential opinion. On one hand, we have an engaging drama about one accidental online relationship between two … Continue reading
Hatching (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Her issues get hatched…
It is difficult not to be impressed by the offbeat qualities of Finnish horror film “Hatching”. Besides several memorably gruesome moments of body horror to be admired for the considerable skills and efforts behind them, the movie mostly works mainly … Continue reading
The Blue Caftan (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A quiet triangle at one caftan store
“The Blue Caftan”, which was selected as the Moroccan submission to Best International Film Oscar in last year, is about three good people who happen to find themselves facing their matters of heart in one way or another in their … Continue reading
