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Tag Archives: High Schooler
Freaky (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Freaky Friday the 13th
“Freaky”, which is incidentally released “Freaky Deathday” in South Korean theaters, is a little fun horror comedy film which accomplishes its tasks as well as intended in its small genre playground. Although its juxtaposition of two familiar story promises is … Continue reading
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Tagged Body Swap, Comedy, High School, High Schooler, Horror, serial killer
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Critical Thinking (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Predictable but exemplary
“Critical Thinking” is another inspirational sports drama film based on a real-life story, but it distinguishes itself to some degrees compared to other similar films out there. While it is rather predictable and contrived at times, it still holds our … Continue reading
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Tagged Chess, High School, High Schooler, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Teacher
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Get Duked! (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Hunted in the middle of the Highlands
In my trivial opinion, good comedy always needs some solid ground for its jokes and gags to be funny and effective. In case of “Get Duked!”, which was released on Amazon Prime a few days ago, it throws lots of … Continue reading
Boys State (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Meet future American politicians
Documentary “Boys State”, which won the US Documentary Competition Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival early in this year, gives us a close and intimate glimpse into a bunch of boys who may be the future of American … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, High Schooler, Politics, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Youth program
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Chemical Hearts (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): His new partner at his school newspaper
“Chemical Hearts”, which was recently released on Amazon Prime, looks plain and predictable at first but then comes to engage us more than expected. Yes, this is another case of troubled adolescent romance, but it distinguishes itself a bit via … Continue reading
Detention (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A historical horror based on video game
Taiwanese film “Detention” is an interesting piece of historical horror which is incidentally based on a popular video game of the same name. Although I do not have any particular experience or knowledge on the eponymous video game, I was … Continue reading
Work It (2020) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A mild underdog movie with predictable movements
Netflix film “Work It” is a mildly enjoyable underdog movie with predictable movements which will not surprise you much especially if you are familiar with its genre territory. As a high school comedy movie about dance competition, it is fairly … Continue reading
Selah and The Spades (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little distinctive debut work to notice
“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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Tagged Adolescence, Coming-of-age drama, Crime, High School, High Schooler
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Mickey and the Bear (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): As she struggles to live with her dad
There is a vivid, palpable sense of frustration and exasperation in “Mickey and the Bear”, a small but intimate drama film about an adolescent girl who has been stuck in a small town in Montana. Through a series of episodic … Continue reading
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Tagged Coming-of-age drama, Father and daughter, High School, High Schooler, War veteran
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