Tag Archives: Suburb

Never Gonna Snow Again (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): An odd immigrant masseur in suburbia

Posted on November 3, 2021 by kaist455

What an odd and strange film “Never Gonna Snow Again” is. The movie, which was selected as Poland’s submission to Best International Film Oscar in last year, initially baffled me a lot as I tried to figure out what and … Continue reading →

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Little Boxes (2016) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): As they are trying to settle in a suburb

Posted on September 17, 2021 by kaist455

“Little Boxes” is a mild comedy about one family trying to settle in their new neighborhood. Although the result is less edgy and satiric than it could be while not showing anything particularly new about its familiar main subjects, we … Continue reading →

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Vivarium (2019) ☆☆(2/4): Trapped and isolated in hellish suburbia

Posted on July 18, 2020 by kaist455

I usually try not to expect too much from a movie, but “Vivarium” disappointed me a lot in more than one way. While some of you may admire how it willingly pushes its story promise as much as it can … Continue reading →

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The Purge (2013) ☆☆(2/4) : A suburban night of legalized killings

Posted on November 2, 2013 by kaist455

“The Purge” starts with an outrageous but intriguing premise: what if the society temporarily allows killings as a way of ventilating the social anger/resentment pressed inside its individuals? I can think of at least five or six implausible aspects of … Continue reading →

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Everything Must Go (2010) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A man stuck in his front lawn

Posted on June 22, 2012 by kaist455

“Everything Must Go” is a story with the simple premise both absurd and sad. He does not exactly hit the bottom, but his life, which has been stuck with lots of things while going nowhere, hits the spot near the … Continue reading →

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