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Tag Archives: High School
Anything’s Possible (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): The conventional romance of a transgender girl
Billy Porter’s debut feature film “Anything’s Possible”, which was released on Amazon Prime in last week, is a conventional coming-of-age romantic comedy revolving around one transgender high school girl. While it is pretty safe and predictable in terms of story … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolescence, Comedy, Coming-of-age drama, High School, High Schooler, Romance, Transgender
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It’s a Summer Film (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their little summer filmmaking
Japanese film “It’s a Summer Film” is as perky and lively as you can expect from its very title. Mainly revolving around one modest but amusing filmmaking process, the movie gives us a series of funny moments to be appreciated … Continue reading
Homeroom (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The class of 2020
You may wonder about how the story of Hulu documentary film “Homeroom” could have been different if it had not been for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. During its first half, the documentary effortlessly immerses us into the lives and activities … Continue reading
Crush (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A likable high school queer comedy film
“Crush” reminds me of how things seem to have changed these days. As a mainstream American high school queer comedy film, it proudly and cheerfully depicts its main characters’ sexuality without any shame or hesitation, and I appreciate that a … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolescence, Artist, Comedy, High School, High Schooler, Romance, Sports
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In Our Prime (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): His special math tutor
South Korean film “In Our Prime” is an engaging mix of familiar stuffs which dutifully and entertainingly sticks to its formulas from the beginning to the end. While it is pretty apparent that the story and characters are derived a … Continue reading
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Tagged Friendship, High School, Mathematician, Mathematics, South Korean Film, Teacher and Pupil
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Belle (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The Dragon and the Freckled Princess
Isn’t it pretty and beautiful to watch? That is what I grudgingly said to myself more than once with growing dissatisfaction while I watched Japanese animation filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda’s latest work “Belle”. On the surface, there is nothing particularly bad … Continue reading
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Here comes Jamie
“Everybody’s Talking About Jamie”, which was released on Amazon Prime a few weeks ago, is as energetic and flamboyant as demanded while also being as sweet and poignant as required. Based on the stage musical of the same which was … Continue reading
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Tagged Coming-of-age drama, Drag queen, High School, High Schooler, Homosexuality, Mother and Son, Musical
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Good Person (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A teacher oscillating between faith and doubt
South Korean film “Good Person” is a calm but tense drama mainly revolving around the gloomy plight of one man oscillating between faith and doubt after one devastating incident. Struggling with the resulting grief and anger, he simply tries to … Continue reading
Snowball (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): They try their best – and they also do their worst
I often wanted to shake my head as watching South Korean film “Snowball”, which mainly revolves around three different adolescent girls who try their best but end up doing their worst. Although it phlegmatically observes their worsening circumstance from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolescence, High School, High Schooler, Runaway, South Korean Film
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