Time To Hunt (Sanyangeui sigan)

POSITIVES…

  • Have you as a non-criminal, who has seen a fair share of crime films, ever fantasized about committing a heist with your friends? Then this is so the movie for you.

  • From the aforementioned heist sequence, the chase scenes, and the gun fights, this movie has some solid thrilling situations.

  • When this film gets tense and suspenseful, it really gets tense and suspenseful.

  • Has several set pieces in specific locations that puts you on the edge of your seat.

  • Does a great job of bringing our primary characters to life, with a very strong performance by Lee Jehoon, and Hae-soo Park as the villain.

  • The way these friends interact with each other, will likely be something you can relate with, and only makes you even more connected with these characters. They are the heart of this story.

  • I really appreciated that sense of realism and humility in how these “amateur” criminals react to the high stress predicament they just put themselves in.

NEGATIVES…

  • First 30 minutes; while important to the movie, can feel a little too long and meanders quite a bit.

  • I would have preferred if it didn’t have some of those plot coincidences and conveniences.

  • Some people might not be too satisfied with the conclusion.

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Abe

POSITIVES…

  • I got to first give kudos to the premise of this family movie, as it does make it more interesting than originally expected.

  • The whole plot of Abe trying to navigate through each of his family’s ideologies is fascinating to watch. He has an atheist Father, Palestinian Muslim Family from his Dad’s side, Israeli Jewish Family from his Mother’s side, and an agnostic Mom.

  • Visually wonderful seeing all the montage scenes of food and cooking. Flavor Map!!! You Foodies out there should enjoy this. Yum yum yum.

  • I also liked the stylized way the movie integrates the social media aspects and internet searches to some scenes.

  • The supporting cast are all good and all, but Noah Schnapp as Abe is the most interesting and inspiring character here. Shout out to Seu Jorge as Chico too!

  • I really appreciated the story’s themes that works with the plot lines about fusion food, and the different religious cultures.

  • That Thanksgiving scene. “World War Fallel and S***”

NEGATIVES…

  • There’s a couple of very cliche plot turns that I wished were not included in this movie. Felt cheaply predictable to introduce those into the story.

  • Gets lost in itself at times with a bit of over self-indulgence.

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Planet Of The Humans

POSITIVES…

  • This documentary about the state of Renewable Energy in the world is both very eye-opening and alarming.

  • There are moments in this documentary that really have damning visuals that will provoke and possibly break your established knowledge about renewable energy.

  • It’s not all doom and gloom, as they are some sarcastic mockery going on here that should lighten the dark tone of the film.

  • Aggressively and effectively hammers the point of the problems in how the world is handling renewable energy. It’s like a horror movie in the sense that it pushes many scenes, one after the other, emphasizing the thesis of this documentary. I suppose I can respect that filmmaking aspect of it.

  • As much as there will be debate to the accuracy of this documentary, it succeeds in achieving the goal of making you depressed and hopeless about the future of this planet. That is the goal for this movie… right?

NEGATIVES…

  • The documentary itself feels very one-sided to the topic at hand, and people will accuse it for obstructionist propaganda.

  • It’s overall not a very flashy or stylish film, and some would say it’s a little dry.

  • Showing a wildlife animal getting negatively affected by human made interference has now become a familiar plot cliche and arguably exploitative.

  • Seems to neglect covering some very relevant subjects like Nuclear power, which makes the whole film feel incomplete in it’s presentation.

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Bad Education

POSITIVES…

  • The true life school embezzlement scandal is a fascinating story that this movie captures well.

  • Watching the rabbit hole of how bad this scandal was should keep you invested in seeing it through until the end.

  • Hugh Jackman is fantastic in his portrayal of Frank Tassone and is one of the main reasons to see this movie. He is quite the charismatic actor.

  • Seeing how Frank Tassone works his charm and wiles in getting his way with other people is incredible to watch.

  • Solid supporting casts with highlights by Geraldine Viswanathan, Allison Janney, Ray Romano, plus more.

  • Along with the themes about greed and lost of trust, there is also a commentary about appreciating our educators that really pays off in one remarkable scene towards the end.

NEGATIVES…

  • This is not what you would call a very cinematic movie, so don’t get too distracted and keep your eyes on the screen.

  • It’s easy to forget who all these supporting characters are, and how they are relevant to the plot.

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Extraction

POSITIVES…

  • Chris Hemsworth’s character Tyler Rake is like a mix of Rambo and John Wick. He is basically your standard action hero that’s worthy enough to be entertained by his presence in this movie.

  • It’s got a good supporting cast that includes Randeep Hooda, Golshifteh Farahani, Priyanshu Painyuli, and Rudhraksh Jaiswal.

  • There’s a 10+ minutes action sequence that is presented with no camera cuts that was pretty fun to watch.

  • The action sequences in general are pretty good. I liked the choreographed violent chaos.

NEGATIVES…

  • At almost two hours long, the movie could be shorter.

  • There are lulls in the film that seemed superfluous.

  • While there are elements of a very interesting and compelling story, it just wasn’t that interesting or compelling in execution.

  • This movie is basically your disposal action movie that is easily forgettable.

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The Willoughbys

POSITIVES…

  • I love the visual style of making the CGI animation look like stop motion animation.

  • Inventive. Creative. Imagination. Fantastic!

  • Irreverent gags and clever humor made this very enjoyable to watch.

  • Liked the recurring jokes that gets a chuckle out of me.

  • This movie is filled with elaborate scenes, set ups, and montages, that are really fun to see play out.

  • Has a motley set of characters, and their distinct characteristics are entertaining to observe.

  • Every scene with Ruth is an absolute delight!

  • Story’s premise is odd, weird, and dark, for a “kid’s movie,” but simple and straightforward enough to still be one.

  • Themes and lessons are at least messages that are absolutely worth being exposed to.

NEGATIVES…

  • I think Parents’ will question whether they should be showing this to their kids.

  • While several characters are already well defined, for the most part there isn’t a lot of priority to further expand on the character development.

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Coachella : 20 Years in the Desert

POSITIVES…

  • Fans will appreciate the documentary’s celebration of the history and relevance of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

  • Showcases how important live music and the concert going experience is.

  • Interview portions and monologues perfectly provides the narrative, with some spot on insightful thoughts.

  • This film wonderfully highlights a lot of musical acts from Jane’s Addiction, Madonna, Rage Against The Machine, Daft Punk, Kanye West, plus so much more. It was an aural smorgasbord of music.

  • An amazing chronicle of the festival’s 20 Years history with some welcome focus on certain acts. Yes, the Tupac hologram scene is definitely a well deserved highlight in this movie. Then Beyonce shows up and gives us another well deserved highlight. This documentary is full of that.

NEGATIVES…

  • Depending on your musical tastes, there will be sections in this film that may just not interest you at all.

  • Not enough focus dedicated to the non-musical aspects of the festival.

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Sergio

POSITIVES…

  • Sergio Vieira De Mello is absolutely a real life figure that deserves a film that focuses on him, and this is an interesting movie for him to have about him.

  • Wagner Moura is charismatic as heck playing Sergio. Amazing actor, who easily grabs your attention. Just about every conversation he has interacting with the other characters, plus the monologues he gets to do, are all really good.

  • Amid the character study of De Mello, and all the drama surrounding the international politics, the additional plot of a love story is welcome.

  • With that love story, Ana de Armas as Carolina Larriera is totally captivating and is an equal in having a similar strong screen presence as Moura does.

  • The themes and messages that this movie have are also very admirable, and are worth learning from.

NEGATIVES…

  • It’s a little slow moving, a bit boring perhaps, and arguably meanders too much.

  • The way it handles flashbacks feels misguided to me, and unnecessarily muddles the narrative.

  • There’s an indulgent conceit to the love story that some people may not care for.

  • Speaking of indulgent, with a 118 minutes run time, the movie just feels too long.

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Love Wedding Repeat

POSITIVES…

  • As a romantic comedy that is in the same vein as those British farcical weddings, the premise is I suppose okay enough for light entertainment.

  • Sam Claflin is a charming lead, who is game for the ludicrous things he has to do in this movie.

  • Olivia Munn is playing exactly the kind of Olivia Munn role you expect from her, and she’s great at that. She also got almost all the best and funniest lines in this.

  • Joel Fry had this scene where he thinks he was dreaming that was cringe worthy entertainment.

NEGATIVES…

  • It’s just not that funny of a movie overall. I recognize all these jokes, but I could probably count how many times it was actually funny with just one hand.

  • I found the movie far more of a chore to watch than anything else. It has all these plot threads and characters that I absolutely could have lived without.

  • Watching this movie, I get why they wanted an ensemble cast, but half of them were either useless or just embarrassing to watch. The characters that were played by Tim Key, Freida Pinto, Allan Mustafa, Jack Farthing, and Aisling Bea, at one point or another just annoyed me to no end.

  • Story-wise it ruined my suspension of disbelief multiple times. There were many things about this movie that came off as completely illogical and nonsensical.

  • Writer-Director Dean Craig clearly had some ambitious ideas for the story, but the end result just comes up lazy and tired.

  • As expected, there are tons of cliches and familiar plot tropes.

  • Seems like a nitpick to say, but the editing also needed more work. It became a game for me to spot all the inconsistencies within the scenes.

  • There are a series of cut scenes for us to watch during the credits, and surprisingly enough, I would have preferred to have seen some of those scenes in the actual movie itself.

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Tigertail

POSITIVES…

  • Excellent film for those who want something nostalgic and melancholic.

  • Immigrants will get a lot out of the experiences shown in this movie. Asian-Americans and specifically Taiwanese-Americans should appreciate the story a lot.

  • Thematically thought provokingly complicated and doesn’t pander to the audience by giving us easy answers.

  • There were powerful and emotional moments in this movie that came from what should just be mundane or innocuous situations.

  • Able to produce some beautiful visuals out of those mundane or innocuous situations.

  • The excellent montage sequences, intercuts, and edits, is an Alan Yang specialty.

  • Great performances by Tzi Ma and Hong-Chi Lee, who had to really carry the emotional weights that reflects the themes of the story to the audience.

  • Pleasantly surprised me with some of the plot turns.

NEGATIVES…

  • The deliberately gentle pacing might be too slow for some.

  • Can be argued to be too melodramatic and maudlin.

  • Felt like the movie could have given us more, and expects us to fill in the plot details ourselves, which might seem unsatisfyingly underwritten for some.

  • The barrier of this film being trilingual and subtitled might be a barrier some people are not willing to overcome.

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