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This Is Spinal Tap (1984) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Still endearingly outrageous and hilarious

Posted on December 21, 2025 by kaist455

Rob Reiner’s 1984 comedy film “This Is Spinal Tap” still amuses me a lot for many good reasons. While keeping its attitude as straight as possible via its ground-breaking mockumentary style, the movie has a lot of fun with many … Continue reading →

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Linda Linda Linda (2005) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their little high school performance

Posted on September 21, 2025 by kaist455

2005 Japanese film “Linda Linda Linda”, which was re-released in South Korean theaters a few days ago, is a conventional but undeniably likable mix of drama, comedy, and music. Right from the beginning, we get a pretty good idea about … Continue reading →

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The Beach Boys (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The history of the Beach Boys

Posted on May 26, 2024 by kaist455

Documentary film “The Beach Boys”, which was released on Disney+ on two days ago, looks over the history of the Beach Boys, one of the legendary American bands during the 1960s. While it is fairly informative to anyone not so … Continue reading →

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The Go-Go’s (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): When they got the beat

Posted on August 4, 2020 by kaist455

I like good documentaries which illuminate things beyond my current knowledge, and documentary film “The Go-Go’s” is one of such cases. Following the short but impressive history of a famous all-female American punk rock band during the early 1980s, the … Continue reading →

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Heavy Trip (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): A rural Finnish heavy metal band’s first gig

Posted on May 4, 2019 by kaist455

Finnish comedy film “Heavy Trip” made me cheer for guys from whom I would rather distance myself as much as I can. As a neurotic nerdy guy still cringing at the traumatizing memories of attending a Nine Inch Nails concert, … Continue reading →

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