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Steve (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): One particularly difficult day for teachers and boys

 Netflix film “Steve”, which was released on the streaming service a few days ago after having a limited theatrical release in UK and US a few weeks ago, follows one particularly difficult day for the teachers and boys at one … Continue reading

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When This Summer is Over (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A bad influence

South Korean independent film “When This Summer is Over” is often disturbing for good reasons. Phlegmatically following how its plain young hero tumbles down into a number of crimes and misdemeanors thanks to his new “friends”, the movie gives us … Continue reading

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Summer Is the Coldest Season (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): That troubled summer of hers

Chinese film “Summer is the Coldest Season” is a dry but interesting coming-of-age drama about one adolescent girl struggling with her anger and grief. As she deliberately gets herself involved with a person responsible for that, the movie calmly and … Continue reading

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