Category Archives: Movies

The Mustang (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The Prisoner and a wild horse

Posted on July 1, 2019 by kaist455

The story and characters of “The Mustang” are familiar to the bone. Here is a violent, troubled man who has been struggling with his guilt and anger, and the movie simply observes he gradually goes through a process of rehabilitation … Continue reading →

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Booksmart (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Their wild night before graduation

Posted on June 30, 2019 by kaist455

My high school life was pretty uneventful on the whole. While bullied and ridiculed for my odd personality from time to time, all I cared about was books, movies, and, above all, grades, and having a fun was the last … Continue reading →

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Woman at War (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her comically defiant activism

Posted on June 30, 2019 by kaist455

“Woman at War”, which was selected as the Icelandic entry for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in last year, is a dry black comedy film packed with whimsical touches to delight us. While steadily and seriously maintaining its deadpan attitude … Continue reading →

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Rafiki (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): A lesbian coming-of-age drama from Kenya

Posted on June 30, 2019 by kaist455

Kenya film “Rafiki”, which means ‘Friend’, is interesting to watch for several good reasons. While it drew lots of attention for dealing with a subject quite sensitive in Kenya (It was banned by the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) before … Continue reading →

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Fast Color (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): The superpower running in her family

Posted on June 30, 2019 by kaist455

“Fast Color” is a little film which tries something different with its familiar premise. Revolving around the dynamic interactions among its three main characters who are connected with each other via not only blood and but also their inherited superhuman … Continue reading →

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Annabelle Comes Home (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A creepy and perilous night for babysitting

Posted on June 29, 2019 by kaist455

“Annabelle Comes Home”, the seventh installment in the Conjuring Universe franchise, delivers exactly what its target audiences want although it is not wholly satisfying in my trivial opinion. While it is surely packed with enough creepy atmosphere and a number … Continue reading →

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Plus One (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): As they go through weddings

Posted on June 29, 2019 by kaist455

“Plus One” did not surprise me much, but it did not bore me at least. Yes, this is another typical romantic comedy film about two different young people who gradually come to realize that they are really in love with … Continue reading →

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John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): John Wick Vs. the World

Posted on June 27, 2019 by kaist455

“John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” is a brutal, intense, and electrifying action film which may numb your nerve ends a lot. While I occasionally cringed at its numerous moments of ruthless and remorseless violence during my viewing, I also … Continue reading →

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Sauvage (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): The seedy daily life of a young male prostitute

Posted on June 26, 2019 by kaist455

The hero of French film “Sauvage” is one of the most miserable movie characters I have ever seen during recent years. While casually going through his seedy daily life without no discernable future, this young man simply wants to love … Continue reading →

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Child’s Play (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): He’s a very bad doll…

Posted on June 25, 2019 by kaist455

“Child’s Play”, the remake of the 1988 horror film of the same name, is a nasty genre piece packed with scares and gores. I was only mildly amused and entertained during my viewing, and that made me keep wondering whether … Continue reading →

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