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Omok Girl (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little cheerful short film about playing Omok

First, let me tell you the simple basic rule of a game named ‘Omok’, which is basically a simpler form of go. While you play on the same board used in go, all you have to do for your win … Continue reading →

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The Cakemaker (2017) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A baker and his lover’s wife

Israeli-German film “The Cakemaker” is a sensitive and tentative drama which engages us via the quietly nervous and uncertain situation between its two different main characters. As watching them slowly approaching to each other step by step, we come to … Continue reading →

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C’est la vie! (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): One hilariously problematic wedding event

French film “C’est la Vie!” is a likable comedy film about one hilariously problematic wedding event. Although the movie feels conventional with its many predictable moments for laughs, I like its breezy mood and the effortless interactions among its wonderful … Continue reading →

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Mercury 13 (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Female pilots who could have been astronauts

Documentary film “Mercury 13”, which is currently available on Netflix, presents a hidden story about a group of remarkable women who could have been astronauts in the 1960s. While they demonstrated well that they were as skillful and experienced as … Continue reading →

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Mom and Dad (2017) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Moms and dads get very mad

Suburban life has been always a fertile ground for satire, and “Mom and Dad” is one of such morbid cases exemplifying that aspect. The movie wants to have a vicious nutty fun with its outrageously disturbing premise, and it blatantly … Continue reading →

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Mayhem (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): Things become quite rough in his workplace….

Mean, savage, and hilarious at every point, “Mayhem” is willing to go all the way for making you cringe and then laugh for its literally brutal horror satire on corporate culture. You may be bothered by its remorselessly graphic depiction … Continue reading →

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Cargo (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): For saving his child

While being your average zombie movie on the surface, Australian film “Cargo” deserves some praise for several reasons. Although we are often served with those flesh-craving zombies as expected, it is mostly driven by its hero’s desperate attempt to save … Continue reading →

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The Cured (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): After a zombie epidemic

Bringing some fresh and interesting ideas to its horror genre. “The Cured” rises a bit above many other zombie movies. Yes, zombie movies are dime a dozen these days, but the movie presents a compelling social/political drama to engage us … Continue reading →

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Mary and the Witch’s Flower (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): A girl’s wondrous magic adventure

Right from its very first shot, Japanese animation feature film “Mary and the Witch’s Flower”, the first work from Studio Ponoc, tries to follow the footsteps of Studio Ghibli, and the result is successful to some degrees. While its artistic … Continue reading →

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Early Man (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): A minor work from Aardman Animations

“Early Man”, the latest animation film from Aardman Animations, is enjoyable but surprisingly slight in many aspects. While I liked some of its good moments, I somehow came to be rather distant to its story and characters instead of fully … Continue reading →

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