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Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Enough is enough…

Posted on April 10, 2024 by kaist455

Animation film “Kung Fu Panda 4” is a passable product not bringing anything particularly new or surprising to its franchise, which was started with “Kung Fu Panda” (2008) and then continued in the two following sequels during next several years. … Continue reading →

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The Goldfinger (2023) ☆☆(2/4): Murky and tedious

Posted on April 10, 2024 by kaist455

Hong Kong film “The Goldfinger” did not engage me despite lots of happenings during its 2-hour running time. While it wants to be a grand financial crime drama not so far from “The Wolf of Wall Street” (2013) on one … Continue reading →

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Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in Two Pieces (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): He did all…

Posted on April 10, 2024 by kaist455

Documentary film “Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in Two Pieces”, which was released on Apple TV+ a few weeks ago, shows us how Steve Martin has contained multitudes. At first, the documentary, which consists of two episodes as reflected by its … Continue reading →

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The Beekeeper (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): They mess with a wrong beekeeper…

Posted on April 8, 2024 by kaist455

“The Beekeeper” is an oddly uneven action thriller flick. While its action scenes are uttermost serious and intense just like its tough guy hero with a particular set of skills, it is also often so ridiculous in case of story … Continue reading →

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The First Omen (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A spooky prequel to enjoy

Posted on April 7, 2024 by kaist455

To my little astonishment, “The First Omen”, a prequel to Richard Donner’s well-known horror film “The Omen” (1976), is more entertaining and interesting than I expected. As a matter of fact, the movie is one or two steps above “The … Continue reading →

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The Quiet Migration (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The somber conflict of a Korean adoptee

Posted on April 6, 2024 by kaist455

To be frank with you, Danish film “The Quiet Migration” is alternatively interesting and frustrating to me. On one hand, the movie phlegmatically examines the inner conflict of its Korean adoptee hero who has always felt like an outsider in … Continue reading →

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La Chimera (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Another charming work from Alice Rohrwacher

Posted on April 5, 2024 by kaist455

It took some time for me to get what and how Alice Rohrwacher’s latest film “La Chimera” is about. At first, the movie requires some patience for slowly getting into its rather aimless low-key mood, but I got more charmed … Continue reading →

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The Beautiful Game (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A story of homeless soccer players

Posted on April 1, 2024 by kaist455

“The Beautiful Game”, which was released on Netflix on last Friday, attempts to tell an inspiring story about one interesting international sports event which deserves more attention from us, but it fumbles more than once despite being well-intentioned to the … Continue reading →

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Sanctuary (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their kinky fun and games

Posted on April 1, 2024 by kaist455

“Sanctuary”, which is currently available on Netflix in South Korea, is a kinky two-hander which cheerfully goes up and down along with its two main characters. As these two figures pull or push each other within its limited main background, … Continue reading →

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The Four Daughters (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The reenactment of a family pain

Posted on March 31, 2024 by kaist455

Kaouther Ben Hania’s latest work “The Four Daughters”, which was recently nominated for Best Documentary Oscar (It was also selected as the Tunisian submission to Best International Film Oscar, by the way), presents one painful family story via a plain … Continue reading →

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