Tag Archives: Comedy

All Hands on Deck (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A comic summer story of three different lads

Posted on October 9, 2021 by kaist455

French film “All Hands on Deck”, which received the Honorable Mention FIPRESI Prize when it was shown in the Panorama section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival early in last year, is a small but crisp summer comedy about … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): What happens to Ruth

Posted on September 17, 2021 by kaist455

Netflix film “I Don’t Feel at Home This World Anymore” is a little dark comedy which becomes more absurd and violent than expected as bouncing from one point to another along with its two main characters. We are tickled at … Continue reading →

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Little Boxes (2016) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): As they are trying to settle in a suburb

Posted on September 17, 2021 by kaist455

“Little Boxes” is a mild comedy about one family trying to settle in their new neighborhood. Although the result is less edgy and satiric than it could be while not showing anything particularly new about its familiar main subjects, we … Continue reading →

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Free Guy (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Enjoyable but derivative

Posted on August 14, 2021 by kaist455

“Free Guy” is an enjoyable but derivative product reminiscent of too many other similar films out there. Its story premise will surely take you back to a number of movies associated with video games, but it does not try to … Continue reading →

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Limbo (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Refugees stuck in a remote Scottish island

Posted on August 2, 2021 by kaist455

“Limbo” is a small offbeat film about a group of refugees stuck in a remote Scottish island. While often recognizing their quiet desperation and frustration in a number of achingly melancholic moments, the movie is also often surprisingly funny with … Continue reading →

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Drunk Bus (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): His life-changing bodyguard

Posted on August 1, 2021 by kaist455

“Drunk Bus” drives along a very familiar course, but it is more colorful and entertaining than expected. While this is your average coming-of-age comedy drama about a young man getting wiser via a sudden change coming into his drab daily … Continue reading →

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Anything for Jackson (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A Satanist couple in trouble

Posted on July 31, 2021 by kaist455

“Anything for Jackson” is a little horror film which turns out to be more morbid, humorous, and bizarre than expected. While unfolding its devious plot mainly via the viewpoint of an insidious old couple who seems be ready for doing … Continue reading →

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Action Hero (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little goofy college action comedy

Posted on July 25, 2021 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “Action Hero” is a little goofy mix of action and comedy which turns out to be more likable than I expected. While I often shook up my head as observing all those silly moments generated among … Continue reading →

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Werewolves Within (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): A nutty werewolf murder mystery

Posted on July 13, 2021 by kaist455

“Werewolves Within” is a nutty whodunnit flick which often delighted me with its cheerful mix of horror, mystery, and comedy. Within its familiar genre territory clearly influenced by “And Then There Were None” (1945) as well as “The Thing” (1982), … Continue reading →

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The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): He has other issues besides that….

Posted on July 13, 2021 by kaist455

Jim Cummings’ second feature film “The Wolf of Snow Hollow” attempts an offbeat mix of horror and comedy, but its two very different elements do not click as well as intended. On one hand, it wants to be your average … Continue reading →

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