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Tag Archives: High Schooler
Don’t Say Good Luck (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her life becomes a little more complicated
Netflix film “Don’t Say Good Luck”, which was released in last month, is a modest but earnest coming-of-age drama film to cherish. While it is inherently melodramatic from the beginning, the movie deftly strikes the right balance between humor and … Continue reading
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Tagged Coming-of-age drama, Family, High School, High Schooler, Illness, Mother and daughter
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The Gorals (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A modest but charming coming-of-age tale
South Korean independent film “The Gorals” is a modest but likable coming-of-age tale about four different high school girls banding together for their little mission to accomplish. As they bounce from one point to another along the story, the movie … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolescence, Coming-of-age drama, High School, High Schooler, South Korean Film
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Linda Linda Linda (2005) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their little high school performance
2005 Japanese film “Linda Linda Linda”, which was re-released in South Korean theaters a few days ago, is a conventional but undeniably likable mix of drama, comedy, and music. Right from the beginning, we get a pretty good idea about … Continue reading
The Uniform (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A tale of two students
Taiwanese film “The Uniform” is a typical coming-of-age tale about two different female high school students who happen to share the same desk in their classroom right from their first year. As their accidental friendship goes through several ups and … Continue reading
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Tagged Coming-of-age drama, Friendship, High School, High Schooler, Romance
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Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025) ☆☆(2/4): No more than your average slasher flick
Netflix film “Fear Street: Prom Queen”, which was released a few months ago, is no more than your average slasher flick, and that is a big disappointment compared to how much the Fear Street trilogy achieved a few years ago. … Continue reading
Final Destination (2000) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Destined to die horribly
To be frank with you, I have somehow avoided watching “Final Destination” and its several sequels during last 25 years. Even when the movie came out in 2000, the movie did not interest me much because it looked like another … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident, Death, High School, High Schooler, Horror, Slasher
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Happyend (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): The defiance during their last high school year
Japanese film “Happyend” observes a group of high school kids showing some spirit and defiance during the last year at their school. While they try to go further for more fun and freedom day by day, they are also often … Continue reading
Sister Yoojung (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): The truth about her younger sister
South Korean film “Sister Yoojung” is about a young woman who comes to realize that she has not been that close to a family member she should have supported and comforted more. While its story begins with a rather alarming … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, High School, High Schooler, Preganacy, Sisters, South Korean Film
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Thanksgiving (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A gory Thanksgiving season
Eli Roth’s latest film “Thanksgiving”, which is currently available on Netflix in South Korea, is cheerfully gory and violent to our horror and amusement. While this is basically another typical slasher horror movie featuring a bunch of cardboard figures to … Continue reading
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Tagged High Schooler, Horror, Murder, Slasher, Thanksgiving Day, Thriller
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No Heaven, But Love (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A modest high school queer romance film
I could not help but get distracted more than once as watching South Korean independent film “No Heaven, But Love”. While it mostly works as a modest but intimate high school queer romance film, the movie is rather uneven on … Continue reading
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Tagged Athlete, High School, High Schooler, Homosexuality, Romance, South Korean Film
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