Tag Archives: Comedy

Set It Up (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): How they distract their bosses

Posted on July 1, 2018 by kaist455

“Set It Up”, which is currently available on Netflix, is a conventional romantic comedy with some fun stuffs to enjoy. Again, we are served with two different characters who pull and push each other until they come to realize they … Continue reading →

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Brigsby Bear (2017) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): For his favorite show

Posted on June 25, 2018 by kaist455

As a comedy about a young nerdy man who faces a sudden big change in his life and then attempts to handle that change via what he has been obsessed with for many years, “Brigsby Bear” is as whimsical as … Continue reading →

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Girls Trip (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): When four African American ladies go wild

Posted on June 11, 2018 by kaist455

Quite willing to be broad and excessive, “Girls Trip” amused and tickled me. While it sometimes goes too far for laughs in my inconsequential opinion, the movie is mostly funny and hilarious as cheerfully rolling with its four African American … Continue reading →

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Game Night (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): This is one nutty game night

Posted on June 4, 2018 by kaist455

Surprise is always important in comedy, and “Game Night” surprised me as a good comedy film. Because I saw its trailer a few months ago, I had a pretty good idea on where its story was going, but then it … Continue reading →

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Omok Girl (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little cheerful short film about playing Omok

Posted on June 3, 2018 by kaist455

First, let me tell you the simple basic rule of a game named ‘Omok’, which is basically a simpler form of go. While you play on the same board used in go, all you have to do for your win … Continue reading →

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C’est la vie! (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): One hilariously problematic wedding event

Posted on June 3, 2018 by kaist455

French film “C’est la Vie!” is a likable comedy film about one hilariously problematic wedding event. Although the movie feels conventional with its many predictable moments for laughs, I like its breezy mood and the effortless interactions among its wonderful … Continue reading →

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Mom and Dad (2017) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Moms and dads get very mad

Posted on May 28, 2018 by kaist455

Suburban life has been always a fertile ground for satire, and “Mom and Dad” is one of such morbid cases exemplifying that aspect. The movie wants to have a vicious nutty fun with its outrageously disturbing premise, and it blatantly … Continue reading →

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Mayhem (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): Things become quite rough in his workplace….

Posted on May 27, 2018 by kaist455

Mean, savage, and hilarious at every point, “Mayhem” is willing to go all the way for making you cringe and then laugh for its literally brutal horror satire on corporate culture. You may be bothered by its remorselessly graphic depiction … Continue reading →

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Claire’s Camera (2017) ☆☆(2/4): Hong Sang-soo’s misfire in Cannes

Posted on May 22, 2018 by kaist455

Several weeks ago, I belatedly read “Two Weeks in the Midday Sun”, which was written by my late friend/mentor Roger Ebert in 1987. The book was about numerous things he observed and experienced during the two weeks of the 1987 … Continue reading →

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The Trip to Spain (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): Six days in Spain – with Coogan and Brydon

Posted on May 21, 2018 by kaist455

“The Trip to Spain” is as fun and amusing as I expected, and that is fine with me. Like two previous films “The Trip” (2011) and “The Trip to Italy” (2014), the movie constantly draws lots of small laughs from … Continue reading →

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