Category Archives: Movies

Free Guy (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Enjoyable but derivative

Posted on August 14, 2021 by kaist455

“Free Guy” is an enjoyable but derivative product reminiscent of too many other similar films out there. Its story premise will surely take you back to a number of movies associated with video games, but it does not try to … Continue reading →

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Vivo (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Not as colorful or lively as its music background

Posted on August 10, 2021 by kaist455

Netflix animation film “Vivo”, which was released on last Friday, is not as colorful or memorable as required by its music background, and that is a shame considering a number of notable talented folks assembled here for its production. While … Continue reading →

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The Green Knight (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): An unorthodox medieval fantasy tale

Posted on August 7, 2021 by kaist455

David Lowery’s new film “The Green Knight” is an unorthodox medieval fantasy tale you have to experience for yourself. Based on the 14th-century poem “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”, the movie alternatively baffles and amazes you as calmly and … Continue reading →

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Jallikattu (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A mass rampage surrounding one water buffalo

Posted on August 7, 2021 by kaist455

“Jallikattu”, which was selected as India’s submission to Best International Film Oscar in last year, is one hell of experience you have to see for yourself. At first, it simply looks like a merely chaotic absurd comedy revolving around one … Continue reading →

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The Dry (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A dry but compelling outback mystery thriller

Posted on August 6, 2021 by kaist455

Australian film “The Dry” is a dry but compelling outback mystery thriller to be admired for several good reasons. Besides its solid plot which ably handles its two main mysteries, the movie is fully shrouded in the palpable sense of … Continue reading →

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The Suicide Squad (2021) ☆☆1/2 (2.5/4): More or less than adding “The”

Posted on August 6, 2021 by kaist455

I observed “The Suicide Squad” with occasional mild amusement while not feeling much care or enthusiasm. As the sequel to one of the most disappointing entries in DC Extended Universe (DCEU), it is definitely an improvement in comparison in many … Continue reading →

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Pig (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Where is his pig?

Posted on August 4, 2021 by kaist455

“Pig” is as simple as its very title suggests, but it somehow came to hold my attention for not only what it is about but also how it is about. Mainly driven by its solitary hero’s quiet but strong determination, … Continue reading →

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Pray Away (2021) ☆☆1/2 (2.5/4): How they damaged others out there

Posted on August 3, 2021 by kaist455

Netflix documentary film “Pray Away”, which is released on this Tuesday, mainly focuses on several survivors and former leaders of gay conversion therapy groups in US. Although it does not go that deep into many horrors and tragedies of gay … Continue reading →

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No Sudden Move (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): A solid twisty crime noir by Steven Soderbergh

Posted on August 3, 2021 by kaist455

Steven Soderbergh’s new film “No Sudden Move” is a dry but twisty crime noir film to be savored and appreciated for a number of good reasons. While its plot is surely as amusingly convoluted as you can expect from its … Continue reading →

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Blood Red Sky (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A little setback on one hijacked plane

Posted on August 2, 2021 by kaist455

Netflix film “Blood Red Sky”, which was released a few weeks ago, attempts an amusing mix of two different genres during its 2-hour flight, but its flight turns out to be too trite and predictable to me. I am wondering … Continue reading →

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