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Tag Archives: Comedy
Extreme Festival (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): One messy festival day
I was mildly amused by the comically messy circumstance among the main characters of South Korean film “Extreme Festival”. No matter how much its heroine and several other characters try their best for saving their little local event, things keep … Continue reading
Asteroid City (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Usual and more dolls to play for Wes Anderson
Wes Anderson’s latest film “Asteroid City” impresses us mainly because of how many notable performers he has in his pockets at present as various human dolls to play. As usual, the movie is highly stylized in terms of mood and … Continue reading
Father of the Bride (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A likable Cuban American remake
“Father of the Bride”, the third film based on the 1949 novel of the same name by Edward Streeter, is a likable remake which deserves its own little place besides the 1950 version and the 1991 version. Again, we see … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedy, Family, Father and daughter, Husband and Wife, Wedding
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Where’d You Go, Bernadette (2019) ☆☆(2/4): Where’d it go wrong, I wonder
Since he drew my attention via “School of Rock” (2003) and “Before Sunset” (2004) when I was young and wild, Richard Linklater has seldom disappointed me during next 20 years, and that is why it is really depressing to see … Continue reading
Next Door (2022) ☆1/2(1.5/4): “Why don’t you just call the police first, you idiot?”
Yesterday, I went to my dentist uncle for my routine scaling and a bit of dental treatment, and I had to deal with the possibility of physical stress and pain although everything turned out to be fairly fine on the … Continue reading
Rye Lane (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): This eventful day of theirs
Raine Allen-Miller’s debut feature film “Rye Lane”, which is currently available on Disney+ in South Korea, is simply delightful from the beginning to the end. Yes, this is basically your typical “Boy-Meets-Girl” story on the surface, but the movie distinguishes … Continue reading
Renfield (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Now he gets sick of serving his master
“Renfield” is an amusing horror comedy film inspired by one of the most famous horror stories of all time: Bram Stocker’s “Dracula”. Instead of that infamous blood-sucking count, the movie focuses more on his daunted servant’s toxic relationship with the … Continue reading
Kill Boksoon (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): It is hard to be both a killer and a mother…
South Korean film “Kill Boksoon”, which was released on Netflix at the end of last month, often seems to be confused about how it is about. While it looks like a violent black comedy about a strong heroine who struggles … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Comedy, Crime, Mother and daughter, Professional Killer, Thriller
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A Man Called Otto (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A solid American remake starring Tom Hanks
In his 2009 review on “Everybody’s Fine” (2009), my late friend/mentor Roger Ebert pointed out that its lead actor, Robert De Niro, is better than many other actors in many things but playing nice is not one of them. While … Continue reading
Cocaine Bear (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): This bear is pretty wild and high…
“Cocaine Bear” is as cheerfully silly and gory as you can expect from its very title. Outrageously developed from one amusing real-life incident, the movie goes all the way for gore and absurdity, and the resulting shocks and laughs are … Continue reading
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