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Tag Archives: High School
Love, Simon (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Conventional but Notable
“Love, Simon” reminds me again of how things have been changed a lot for queer films these days. After the considerable success of “Brokeback Mountain” (2005), LGBTQ characters have become more common in American films during recent years, and now … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolescence, Comedy, Coming-of-age drama, High School, Homosexuality, Romance
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To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): The trouble with her letters
Netflix film “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” is a conventional coming-of-age comedy drama, but it distinguishes itself with several good things to notice. First, it is rather refreshing to see a major American teenager film featuring an Asian … Continue reading
Lady Bird (2017) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Precisely funny and effortlessly poignant
At first, “Lady Bird” looks like another conventional adolescent coming-of-age drama. Again, we have a young heroine eager to go further with her burgeoning life and she surely comes to grow up a lot in the end as being ready … Continue reading
Bad Genius (2017) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A smart, exhilarating heist film from Thailand
Thailand film “Bad Genius” surprised me a lot. Bringing some fresh air into its genre conventions via its seemingly mundane story material, this smart, exhilarating heist film is constantly electrifying as serving us a number of memorable moments to amuse … Continue reading
Coin Heist (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): A small heist for saving their school
“Coin Heist”, which has been available on Netflix since this early January, is a modest but interesting heist film with a touch of “The Breakfast Club” (1985). As a movie about a group of high school kids trying to steal … Continue reading
Yongsoon (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): A country girl’s hot, problematic summer
While it is uncomfortable to watch at times for good reasons, South Korean film “Yongsoon” comes to us as an engaging coming-of-age drama about its adolescent heroine’s hot, problematic summer. Although it is inarguable that she clings to a very … Continue reading
The Edge of Seventeen (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Edgy, witty, and heartfelt
Edgy, witty, and heartfelt, “The Edge of Seventeen” is a genuine coming-of-age story about that tumultuous life period called adolescence. While it often throws some funny moments of incisive humor via its spunky heroine who tries to deal with her … Continue reading
Misbehavior (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Dangerous misbehaviors
South Korean film “Misbehavior” slowly boils with its dark, nervous tale of desire, jealousy, and manipulation. While it is quite uncomfortable mainly due to a number of serious misbehaviors committed by its main characters, the movie is compelling to watch … Continue reading
Overman (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): A genuine feel-good coming-of-age drama with books
South Korean film “Overman” is a rare type which I and other South Korean audiences do not come across often in these gloomy days: a genuine feel-good coming-of-age drama. Sure, there are several gray moments as its two adolescent characters … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's disease, Athlete, High School, Library, South Korean Film
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