Tag Archives: Clown

Joker (2019) ☆☆(2/4): This is no laughing matter

Posted on October 2, 2019 by kaist455

“Joker” is alternatively depressing and alarming to watch. Monotonously grim, morbid, sour, unpleasant, and vicious from the beginning to the end, it attempts to thrust us into the warped state of mind of a very disturbed man bound to be … Continue reading →

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It Chapter Two (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): It returns…

Posted on September 5, 2019 by kaist455

“It Chapter Two” attempts to deliver many scares and shocks just like its predecessor, and it succeeds to some degree. Although it is rather overlong as arduously building up narrative momentum for its expected big finale and closure, the movie … Continue reading →

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It (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): It finally comes….

Posted on September 7, 2017 by kaist455

Stephen King has been known well for creating compelling horror stories from seemingly ordinary backgrounds, and “It” is surely one of his prime examples. As the story and characters are vividly and realistically established in this big, ambitious modern horror … Continue reading →

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Chocolat (2016) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A pair of different clowns

Posted on March 27, 2017 by kaist455

Inspired by the career of two real-life clowns who were famous around the early 20th century, French film “Chocolat” is an old-fashioned show business melodrama which is a little too rote and predictable at times. It often works whenever it … Continue reading →

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Son of Clowns (2016) ☆☆(2/4): Coming back to his circus family

Posted on August 18, 2016 by kaist455

Dear Mr. Evan Kidd Thank you very much for giving me an opportunity for watching your first feature film “Son of Clowns” in advance. As a matter of fact, you are the very first guy who has ever sent me … Continue reading →

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