Tag Archives: Freindship

Shooting Stars (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The Best Years of Their Lives

Posted on June 11, 2024 by kaist455

“Shooting Stars”, which is currently available on Netflix in South Korea, is a standard biographical sports drama film which plays and then delivers as much as expected. While any good sports drama film needs to do more than that in … Continue reading →

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The Breaking Ice (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A quiet triangle in one cold Chinese city

Posted on April 28, 2024 by kaist455

“The Breaking Ice”, which was selected as the Singaporean entry for Best International Film Oscar in last year, is a somber but poignant drama about three different young people who happen to be stuck together during several cold winter days … Continue reading →

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Robot Dreams (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A dog and one robot

Posted on February 25, 2024 by kaist455

Animation feature film “Robot Dreams”, which recently got nominated for Best Animation Film Oscar, is sweet and touching with its charming style and heartfelt storytelling. While drawing your attention for its colorful background at first, the movie simply follows its … Continue reading →

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Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A bit too bitter under its sweet surface

Posted on September 16, 2023 by kaist455

“Sitting in Bars with Cake”, which is currently available on Amazon Prime, leaves a rather uneven taste on me. While it attempts a sincere mix of comedy and drama, its titular subject is often curiously put aside as the movie … Continue reading →

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