Author Archives: kaist455

Paddington in Peru (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Back in Peru

Posted on February 23, 2025 by kaist455

“Paddington in Peru” is as amiable and pleasant as it can be despite being a bit underwhelming at times. Although you may be disappointed to see that it does not reach the sublime comic level of “Paddington 2” (2017), the … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The Love Scam (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Pleasant but no surprise

Posted on February 21, 2025 by kaist455

Italian Netflix film “The Love Scam”, which was released at the beginning of this year, is predictable to the core to say the least. Right from when its two main characters come across each other, you will quickly guess the … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Sand Castle (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The family stuck in an island

Posted on February 21, 2025 by kaist455

Netflix film “The Sand Castle”, which was released in last month, is an allegorical drama gradually revealing the underlying reality surrounding its main characters. The overall result feels a little too broad and symbolic, and it seems to lose its … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Maria (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Callas during her last days

Posted on February 20, 2025 by kaist455

Pablo Larraín’s latest film “Maria”, which was released on Netflix in US a few months ago, simply walks here and there around its famous real-life female figure. As the last entry in Larraín’s trilogy after “Jackie” (2016) and “Spencer” (2021), … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , | 1 Comment

The Girl with the Needle (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A Seamstress’ tale

Posted on February 19, 2025 by kaist455

“The Girl with the Needle”, which was recently Oscar-nominated for Best International Film, is a stark and unnerving period drama about one unfortunate woman who happens to be under a very gloomy circumstance. As she struggles for life in one … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Better Man (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Robbie Williams presented as an ape (no kidding)

Posted on February 17, 2025 by kaist455

“Better Man” is another typical musician biography drama film with one notable difference. While it is surely filled with predictable ups and downs as illustrating the life and career of British musician Robbie Williams, the movie presents Williams as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Starring Jerry as Himself (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little family project

Posted on February 16, 2025 by kaist455

Documentary film “Starring Jerry as Himself” works as a sort of sincere public service while also being a little family project for its main human subject. For showing what happened to him a few years ago, the documentary takes a … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Red Rooms (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The woman delving into a dark web crime

Posted on February 15, 2025 by kaist455

“Red Rooms” is a disturbing but compelling mix of psychological thriller and character study. Closely following the obsessive behaviors of its rather enigmatic heroine, the movie makes us all the more curious about what really makes her tick, and we … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Infested (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Stuck wtih lots of spiders

Posted on February 14, 2025 by kaist455

French horror film “Infested” will definitely make one of my close friends wince and jump more than once. He really dislikes spiders to say the least, and he may think twice about watching “Infested” even though he actually enjoyed “Arachnophobia” … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Captain America: Brave New World (2025) ☆☆(2/4): Nothing new or brave here

Posted on February 13, 2025 by kaist455

I felt old as watching “Captain America: Brave New World”, another Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) product naturally connected with several previous MCU flicks in one way or another. One of those products in question is “The Incredible Hulk” (2008), and … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , | Leave a comment