Tag Archives: Comedy

Big Time Adolescence (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Still not growing up at all

Posted on April 12, 2020 by kaist455

“Big Time Adolescence” is about one problematic friendship which seems to be going nowhere even at the end of the story. As observing its two different lead male characters, we come to see that one of them must grow up … Continue reading →

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Blow the Man Down (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little crime comedy drama in Maine

Posted on April 1, 2020 by kaist455

“Blow the Man Down”, which won the Best Screenplay award at the Tribeca Film Festival early in last year and then was recently released on Amazon Prime Video, is a little crime comedy drama packed with enough local mood and … Continue reading →

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Gringo (2018) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A black gringo in trouble

Posted on March 31, 2020 by kaist455

“Gringo” is supposed to be a wild and crazy crime comedy movie, but it somehow fails to give me enough laugh despite the game efforts from some of its main cast members. While it is not entirely a total dud, … Continue reading →

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Charlie’s Angels (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Here go Angels….

Posted on March 15, 2020 by kaist455

During my undergraduate years at Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), one of my favorite things at the campus was the weekly screening of recently released movies at the campus hall. Although the screening condition was not exactly … Continue reading →

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Lucky Chan-sil (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Cheer up, Chan-sil

Posted on March 10, 2020 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “Lucky Chan-sil” is often amusing and interesting for several good reasons. While clearly reminiscent of those little comedy films of Hong Sang-soo, the movie distinguishes itself via its filmmaker heroine’s comic struggle with what seems to … Continue reading →

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Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Not a failure at all

Posted on March 9, 2020 by kaist455

“Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made”, which is currently available on Disney+, is a witty and whimsical comedy film which will entertain not only its target audiences but also other audiences out there. While it is as broad and simple as … Continue reading →

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Come to Daddy (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Getting to know his dad again

Posted on March 2, 2020 by kaist455

“Come to Daddy” is a mean but entertaining comedy thriller about one problematic father and son relationship. Because the movie depends much on a number of plot turns, I will describe its story and characters as little as possible without … Continue reading →

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Buffaloed (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Who can stop her?

Posted on March 1, 2020 by kaist455

I could not help but root for the plucky heroine of Tanya Wexler’s new comedy film “Buffaloed”. Sure, what this young lady does as reaching for her big ambitious American dream is morally and legally questionable to say the least, … Continue reading →

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Emma. (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Isn’t she wonderful?

Posted on February 28, 2020 by kaist455

“Emma.”, the latest adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic literature novel of the same name, is packed with a lot of wit, charm, and heart. Although it has been several years since I belatedly read Austen’s novel, the movie reminds me … Continue reading →

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The Gentlemen (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A bunch of gentlemen of crime

Posted on February 27, 2020 by kaist455

Guy Ritchie’s latest work “The Gentlemen” is a cheerfully twisty crime comedy film revolving around a bunch of comic criminal figures. While it is surely not that far from Ritchie’s similar previous films such as “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking … Continue reading →

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