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Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Another very serious work from Guy Ritchie

Posted on July 12, 2023 by kaist455

“Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant” is something I have expected to come sooner or later after the fall of Kabul in Afghanistan in 2021, though I did not expect it to come from its director. While he deserves to be recognized … Continue reading →

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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): You will gladly wait

Posted on July 9, 2023 by kaist455

I come to have some admiration on Tom Cruise and his recent outputs in the Mission Impossible series. I often wondered whether the recent installments of the series were more or less driven by a sort of middle-life crisis or … Continue reading →

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Wham! (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): That gloriously youthful period of theirs

Posted on July 9, 2023 by kaist455

Netflix documentary film “Wham!”, which was released a few days ago, looks into one interesting English pop duo during the 1980s. Seriously, I have never been aware of their music or popularity before watching the documentary, but, what do you … Continue reading →

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Ennio (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Morricone on his greatest hits

Posted on July 7, 2023 by kaist455

If you are a seasoned moviegoer like me, Ennio Morricone, who passed away in 2020 at the age of 91, is surely quite a familiar figure to you. After all, he was one of the greatest film music composers of … Continue reading →

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Beau Is Afraid (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Who is afraid?

Posted on July 6, 2023 by kaist455

Ari Aster’s new film “Beau Is Afraid” often frustrated me even when I appreciated its artistic ambition to some degree. It is deliberately obtuse and baffling as its unstable (and unreliable) hero bounces from one kind of nightmarish setting to … Continue reading →

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Nimona (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A predictable but offbeat fantasy animation film from Netflix

Posted on July 3, 2023 by kaist455

Netflix animation film “Nimona”, which was released a few days ago, attempts to bring some fresh air of diversity and tolerance to its familiar fantasy story, and it succeeds to some degree. Although it is often predictable in terms of … Continue reading →

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Run Rabbit Run (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Palpably atmospheric but ultimately middling

Posted on July 3, 2023 by kaist455

Netflix horror film “Run Rabbit Run”, which was released in last week, is palpably atmospheric but ultimately middling. While it is mainly driven by lots of mood and some emotional intensity from its solid lead performance, the movie is rather … Continue reading →

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Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Behind his heterosexual image

Posted on July 2, 2023 by kaist455

HBO documentary film “Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed” examines the life and career of Rock Hudson, one of the most prominent star actors in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Although the documentary is not particularly revealing in case of … Continue reading →

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For the Love of Spock (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): His life with Spock

Posted on July 2, 2023 by kaist455

Documentary film “For the Love of Spock”, which I belatedly watched via Netflix today, is a sincere and loving tribute to one of the most famous science fiction characters and the legendary actor behind that iconic character. While it surely … Continue reading →

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Sura: A Love Song (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Save tidal flat

Posted on July 2, 2023 by kaist455

South Korean documentary “Sura: A Love Song” vividly and powerfully reminds me of how precious and beautiful nature can really be. Closely following the longtime civilian efforts for recording and saving the natural environment of the tidal flats of the … Continue reading →

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