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Category Archives: Movies
Fast X (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Crash Crash Bang Bang as usual
I feel a bit conflicted about “Fast X”, the latest product from the Fast & Furious franchise. Being as dumb, silly, and preposterous as you can expect from the franchise, the movie has some enjoyable elements, but this is basically … Continue reading
The Wandering Earth II (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Before they launched the Earth
Chinese film “The Wandering Earth II”, the prequel to “The Wandering Earth” (2019), attempts to provide an epic background story behind the previous film, and it accomplishes its ambitious mission to some degree. Throughout its 173-minute running time, the movie … Continue reading
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Still going on as before
Documentary film “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”, which is currently available on Apple TV+ now, is plain but undeniably touching for good reasons. While simply letting its main human subject talk in front of the camera, the documentary gives … Continue reading
Crater (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their little adventure on the Moon
“Crater”, which was released on Disney+ in last week, is a predictable but fairly enjoyable product which simply has some little fun with its young main characters on the Moon. I must point out that it is rather inconsequential compared … Continue reading
Trans (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little but ambitious high school SF mystery drama
There were several times when I wondered whether I really understood everything in South Korean independent film “Trans”, a deliberately baffling high school SF mystery drama about an intriguing possibility of technological transcendence beyond singularity. I must confess that I … Continue reading
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Tori and Lokita (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A grim refugee thriller from the Dardenne brothers
The Dardenne brothers’ latest film “Tori and Lokita”, which received the special 75th Anniversary Award when it was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival early in last year, is another solid social drama to distinguish their long and admirable filmmaking … Continue reading
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Seven different stories in Hong Kong
Hong Kong anthology drama film “Septet: The Story of Hong Kong” attempts to cover seven decades of Hong Kong via seven different intimate segments. Like many other anthology movies, the movie is not entirely perfect due to the different level … Continue reading
Next Door (2022) ☆1/2(1.5/4): “Why don’t you just call the police first, you idiot?”
Yesterday, I went to my dentist uncle for my routine scaling and a bit of dental treatment, and I had to deal with the possibility of physical stress and pain although everything turned out to be fairly fine on the … Continue reading
Drown (2022) ☆☆(2/4): At an old motel
South Korean film “Drown” disappoints me in more than one aspect. Mainly revolving around an old motel run by its increasingly unreliable hero, the movie attempts a moody psychological thriller filled with anxiety and confusion, but it often falters due … Continue reading
Three (2020) ☆☆1/2 (2.5/4): A dryly chilling serial killing story from Kazakhstan
Not long after “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” (2006) was released, there came “Tulpan” (2008), a little overlooked comic gem from Kazakhstan which shows a lot about that country which was hilariously misrepresented … Continue reading
