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Tag Archives: Musical
Rocketman (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A typical but flamboyant biographical jukebox musical film
“Rocketman” is a typical but flamboyant biographical jukebox musical film based on the life and career of a man who has been one of the most successful musicians in our time. While it is often generic and predictable in terms … Continue reading
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Tagged Homosexuality, Musical, Musician, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Mary Poppins Returns (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Long time no see, Miss Poppins
“Mary Poppins Returns” is as delightful and exuberant as you can expect from a sequel to “Mary Poppins” (1964). Although it is often too familiar to surpass its beloved predecessor, the movie still has enough charm and spirit to engage … Continue reading
Swing Kids (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Tap dancing at a Korean War prison camp
There are several spirited moments in South Korean film “Swing Kids”, a funny, delightful comedy drama movie about a group of different characters trying to do a tap dance performance at a Korean War prison camp. Although it starts to … Continue reading
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Tagged Korean War, Musical, Prisoner-of-war, South Korean Film, Tap Dancing, War
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The Ballard of Buster Scruggs (2018) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Six stories from the Coen brothers
The Coen brothers’ latest film “The Ballard of Buster Scruggs”, which was premiered at the Venice International Film Festival this August and was released on Netflix on last Friday, is a delightful mixed bag to amuse and entertain you a … Continue reading
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Here they sing and dance again
“Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” is better than I expected, and that is a little surprise for me. Yes, this is your typical jukebox musical movie just like its predecessor, but it is somehow less tiresome in comparison as … Continue reading
The Greatest Showman (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): Schmaltzy but energetic
“The Greatest Showman” is willing to bet almost everything on song and dance as throwing itself into its saccharine show business story which is supposedly inspired by the life and career of P.T. Barnum, an infamous showman known for promoting … Continue reading
The Lure (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A Polish musical film with two man-eating mermaids
Deliberately weird and whimsical, Polish musical movie “The Lure” is destined to be a cult film. While it provides several lively musical sequences to delight you, it is also a dark horror melodrama about two beautiful but lethal mermaids, and … Continue reading
