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Category Archives: Movies
Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): …And then it becomes deadly for all of them
“Bodies Bodies Bodies”, which is currently available on Netflix in South Korea, a nasty but humorous comedy thriller film which will amuse you in more than one way. On the surface, it looks like your average woman-in-danger flick, but it … Continue reading
Stephen Curry: Underrated (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): From an underdog to a legend
Documentary film “Stephen Curry: Underrated”, which was released on Apple TV+ in last week, looks into the past and present of the professional athletic career of Stephen Curry, one of the most prominent NBA players at present. As a guy … Continue reading
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Tagged Athlete, Basketball, Basketball player, Documentary, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Sports
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Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The tale of a Kraken girl
Animation feature film “Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kragen” might have felt a bit more refreshing if it came out a few years earlier at least. During my viewing, I was reminded of several other recent animation films including “Luca” (2020) and … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolescence, Animation Film, Coming-of-age drama, Family, Fantasy, High School, High Schooler, Mother and daughter
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The Son (2022) ☆☆(2/4): The disappointing second film by Florian Zeller
Florian Zeller’s second film “The Son” is disappointing for seeming to have all the right elements to give us a fairly good family drama on the surface. Again, Zeller adapted one of his acclaimed plays along with Christopher Hampton, but … Continue reading
Polite Society (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A feisty genre exercise to cherish
“Polite Society” is a little but feisty genre exercise to cherish for good reasons. As an energetic mix between martial arts action movie and coming-of-age comedy, it kicks and punches all the way for giving us a bunch of outrageously … Continue reading
Smugglers (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Female divers who become smugglers
South Korean film “Smugglers” simply has a fun with juggling its various colorful criminal characters, and I enjoyed that. Although you can clearly see where it is sailing right from the start, you will gladly go along with that while … Continue reading
They Cloned Tyrone (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): They indeed did…
Netflix film “They Cloned Tyrone”, which was released yesterday, is a modest genre mix which is often very familiar but also engaging enough in its own way. Definitely reminiscent of a bunch of notable African American films ranging from those … Continue reading
Emily the Criminal (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): As she tumbles into crime
“Emily the Criminal”, which is currently available on Netflix in South Korea, follows a young desperate woman who happens to tumble into crime out of her growing financial desperation. As phlegmatically observing her criminal descent, the movie slowly builds up … Continue reading
The Deepest Breath (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Freediving into the depths of the ocean
Netflix documentary film “The Deepest Breath”, which was released yesterday, amazed me, chilled me, and touched me more than once. There are a number of incredible moments showing professional freedivers challenging themselves to the end of their physical limits in … Continue reading
Barbie (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Gerwig’s silly but delightful romp with Barbies
Greta Gerwig’s latest film “Barbie” is a silly but delightful romp proudly embracing its glitzy artificial qualities to the end. Yes, it surely feels contradictory at times as boldly wielding messages of female empowerment and liberation via those well-known brand … Continue reading
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