Tag Archives: Crime

Selah and The Spades (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little distinctive debut work to notice

Posted on April 20, 2020 by kaist455

“Selah and the Spades”, which was released on Amazon Prime in last weekend, is a little distinctive debut work which may be regarded as the starting point of a major talent to watch. As a guy who did not have … 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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Queen & Slim (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A duo on the run

Posted on March 11, 2020 by kaist455

“Queen & Slim” is a little crime romance drama which follows the footsteps of “Bonny and Clyde” (1967) and many other similar films while also presenting its own mood, ideas, and sensibility. As a foreign audience outside the American society, … 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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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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21 Bridges (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): One eventful night in NYC

Posted on February 23, 2020 by kaist455

“21 Bridges” is so predictable in terms of story and characters that I could see its every move and turn in advance as your average seasoned moviegoer. For example, we have a cop hero with some dubious background, and then … Continue reading →

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Beasts Clawing at Straws (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Nasty and twisty

Posted on February 20, 2020 by kaist455

South Korean film “Beasts Clawing at Straws” is a nasty and twisty comic thriller about a group of seedy figures trying to win and survive. While there are surely a number of unpleasant and violent moments to make you wince, … Continue reading →

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Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Harley Quinn and other hardcore ladies

Posted on February 6, 2020 by kaist455

“Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” is wild, uproarious, and, above all, exhilarating. Cheerfully and irreverently bouncing along with its loony anti-heroine and several other strong, colorful female characters, the movie constantly tickles and excites … Continue reading →

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Villains (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): They enter a wrong house…

Posted on January 11, 2020 by kaist455

“Villains” is a little morbid comedy film about a young criminal couple who happens to come across another criminal couple who turns out to be a lot worse than them. Once it establishes the setting for its main characters, the … Continue reading →

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