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Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) ☆☆1/2 (2.5/4): Mostly in the same water again

James Cameron’s new film “Avatar: Fire and Ash” is a rare letdown from the filmmaker who has not disappointed us for more than 40 years. Again, we are surely served with a lot of spectacular visual elements and thrilling actions, … Continue reading

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The Running Man (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): In a deadly reality show

Edgar Wright’s latest film “The Running Man” could be more entertaining in my humble opinion. While its overall result is as slick and competent as you can expect from Wright, the movie does not distinguish itself enough compared to many … Continue reading

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Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A middle chapter packed with enough style and action

I must confess that I am not a main target audience of Japanese animation feature film “Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc”, which happened to be released in South Korean theaters in last month. In fact, right before watching … Continue reading

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A Working Man (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Statham on John Wick mode – no surprise here

David Ayer’s latest movie “A Working Man” is a run-of-the-mill action flick which will not surprise you a lot if you are a seasoned moviegoer like me. As a sort of cross between “Taken” (2008) and “John Wick” (2014), it … Continue reading

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One Battle After Another (2025) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A full-throttle political genre mix a la PTA

Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film “One Battle After Another” is a full-throttle political genre mix to captivate and then entertain you in unexpectedly various ways. As he has always done during last three decades since his first feature film “Hard … Continue reading

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Nobody 2 (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A killer’s family vacation

“Nobody 2”, a sequel to “Nobody” (2021), attempts to generate more laugh and thrill from the one-joke promise of its predecessor. Although it is a fairly competent product, the result is more or less than a pointless rehash in my … Continue reading

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Ballerina (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Brutally Redundant to say the least

“Ballerina”, a spin-off installment within the John Wick franchise, is brutally redundant to say the least. While surely serving us a heap of extremely brutal and violent action scenes as expected, this slick and competent genre piece does not bring … Continue reading

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Jaws (1975) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): Still on the top of the field

If there had not been any shark movie at all after Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film “Jaws” came out, we would not complain that much in my humble opinion. After all, this great film tried and then succeeded in nearly everything … Continue reading

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A lightweight fun in retro style

“The Fantastic Four: First Steps”, the latest product from Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), is a lightweight fun in retro style. Although this is not exactly new or fresh in my humble opinion, it is relatively more entertaining than many of … Continue reading

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Shiri (1999) ☆☆(2/4): A seriously dated South Korean blockbuster

I wonder how I would have responded to the 1999 South Korean film “Shiri” if I had watched it 26 years ago. I did not feel any particular need to watch it mainly because I was unfortunately exposed to its … Continue reading

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