Tag Archives: Ghetto

The Kitchen (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The Boy Who Follows Him

Posted on January 23, 2024 by kaist455

Netflix film “The Kitchen”, which was released in last week, takes some time for building its shabby dystopian world, and I admire that to some degree. Although it often feels like a warm-up for whatever will come next from its … Continue reading →

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Concrete Cowboy (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Into the world of urban riders

Posted on April 6, 2021 by kaist455

Netflix film “Concrete Cowboy”, which was released on last Friday, brings us into a small African American urban community quite unfamiliar to many of us. While the story itself is your average coming-of-age drama coupled with typical father and son … Continue reading →

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Blue Story (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Ghetto Gangs of London

Posted on August 8, 2020 by kaist455

“Blue Story” is a brutal British crime drama about two African British lads who happen to be driven into a series of violent and tragic happenings. To be frank with you, I really have no idea on how much the … Continue reading →

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Fresh (1994) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A dangerous game between him and his world

Posted on June 3, 2011 by kaist455

  In the middle of Boaz Yakin’s “Fresh”(1994), there is the crucial scene that gives us the insight into its hero’s plan. While playing chess with his father, he learns a lesson. And then, he applies its logic to the real … Continue reading →

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