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Tag Archives: Crime
Boston Strangler (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A dry, middling true crime drama
“Boston Stranger”, which is currently available on Disney+, is a dry, middling true crime drama which does not distinguish itself much in its growing genre territory. While surely reminiscent of not only “Spotlight” (2015) but also “Zodiac” (2007), the movie … Continue reading
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Tagged Crime, Journalist, Murder, Real-life figure, Real-life story, serial killer
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Piggy (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): The butcher girl
“Piggy” is a little movie which will make you deeply uncomfortable from its very beginning. Dryly but chillingly illustrating its unforgettable adolescent heroine’s anger, fear, confusion, and frustration along the story, the movie will often unnerve you a lot for … Continue reading
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Tagged Butcher, Coming-of-age drama, Crime, Horror, Murder, Thriller
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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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Furies (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A violent and lurid prequel
Vietnamese film “Furies”, which was released on Netflix in last month, is a solid but ultimately redundant prequel. As the origin story of the main villain character of “Furie” (2019), the movie shows us how that character was hardened and … Continue reading
Sharper (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Predictable step by step
“Sharper”, which was released on Apple TV+ a few months ago, assumes that its audiences have not seen many thriller flicks, and that is not a very sharp assumption to say the least. If you saw its trailer or its … 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
Marui Video (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): An investigation involved with one cursed video tape
South Korean film “Marui Video” is another found footage horror flick mixed with your average occult materials, but it turns out to be more effective than I expected. Although it takes some time for building up its narrative momentum, it … Continue reading
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Tagged Crime, Found Footage, Ghost, Horror, Murder, Mystery, Reporter
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Blanc back in action
Rian Johnson’s new film “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”, which was released on Netflix yesterday, is another delicious murder mystery to be savored and appreciated. Like its predecessor “Knives Out” (2019), it is constantly witty, intriguing, and suspenseful as … Continue reading
The Big 4 (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Very silly – and very violent
Indonesian Netflix film “The Big 4”, which was released in last week, is a very violet action flick which is also quite silly and melodramatic at times. Although this extreme mix is mostly too uneven and shallow for me, the … Continue reading
Bantú Mama (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): A small interesting film from the Dominican Republic
“Bantú Mama”, which was released on Netflix in US a few days ago and also recently selected as the Dominican Republic’s official submission to Best International Film Oscar, is a small film too good to be overlooked in my inconsequential … Continue reading
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