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Crazy Racing (2021)

Plot Summary: A young dinosaur with possible psychic powers dreams of becoming a champion racer while helping his father's ice cream business. With the help of a gang of heroic ducks and some seriously questionable animation choices, he enters a death-defying race that's about as coherent as it sounds. Chinese Title: ζιΎ™ι£žθ½¦ (Konglong Feiche - "Dinosaur Racing") Directors: Zhu Guo-Yang, Ding Zhuo-Qun Writers: Cen Guo-Guang, Jin Xiao-Min Producers: Ding Zhuo-Qun, Lin Qi, Liang De-Si Music: Liu Fei-Fei Starring: Li Hui-Xian as Sloan Si Xi as Onion (the Girlfriend) Jialin Ye as Dago (the Father) Luo Ji-Shang as Scar   ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ Back in the Saddle with PS2-Era Dinosaurs Hello everyone, I'm finally back after a little three-month hiatus! I've been way too busy playing around with my new toy-a Pico VR head...

I'm Your Man (2021)

I'm Your Man is a 2021 German science fiction romance film written and directed by Maria Schrader and starring Maren Eggert, Dan Stevens and Sandra HΓΌller. It premiered at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival in March 2021. It was selected as the German entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Your_Man_(2021_film) In order to obtain research funds for her studies, a scientist accepts an offer to participate in an extraordinary experiment: for three weeks, she is to live with a humanoid robot, created to make her happy. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13087796/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** F: Hiya everyone! Here is the best movie of the week so far. "I'm Your Man" is a film that explores the complexities and possibilities of a romantic relationship between a human and a robot in a very humorous way. The movie presents a future where experts are aske...

After Yang (2021)

After Yang is a 2021 American science fiction drama film adaptation written, directed, and edited by Kogonada. It stars Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Justin H. Min, Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, and Haley Lu Richardson. The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on July 8, 2021 before having its North American premiere on January 21, 2022 at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Yang In a near future, a family reckons with questions of love, connection, and loss after their A.I. helper unexpectedly breaks down. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8633464/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** F: Hello dear readers! Our second movie of the week is"After Yang", a thought-provoking and emotional film set in a peaceful and harmonious future society. It follows Jake as he struggles with the decommissioning of his adoptive robotic child, Yang, and grapples with the ...

Passing (2021)

Passing is a 2021 black-and-white romantic drama film written, produced, and directed by Rebecca Hall in her feature directorial debut. It is based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Nella Larsen, and its title refers to African-Americans who had skin color light enough to be perceived as white, referred to as "passing". The film stars Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga. For her performance, Negga was nominated for the Golden Globe Award, BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Award in the category of Best Supporting Actress. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passing_(film) Mixed-race childhood friends reunite in middle class adulthood and become increasingly involved in each other's lives and insecurities. While Irene identifies as African-American and is married to a Black doctor, Clare "passes" as white and has married a prejudiced, wealthy white man. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8893974/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** F: I...

Ali & Ava (2021)

Ali & Ava is a 2021 British drama film, written and directed by Clio Barnard. The film stars Adeel Akhtar and Claire Rushbrook. The movie was nominated for 2 BAFTA awards. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_%26_Ava Ali and Ava, both lonely for different reasons, meet and sparks fly. Over a lunar month a deep connection begins to grow, despite the legacy of Ava's past relationship, and Ali's emotional turmoil at the breakdown of his marriage. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11559472/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** K: We spent yesterday's evening with Ali & Ava on the streets of Bradford, a city in West Yorkshire. Clio Barnard made a very realistic indie movie, about the fact that all ages are submissive to love, and that despite all the hardships that fate brings you, you need to find the strength to move on. Also, there is a serious social connotation here. The topic of racism in modern Yorkshire seems acute. F: Hello gov...

Last Night in Soho (2021)

Last Night in Soho is a 2021 British psychological horror film directed by Edgar Wright and co-written by Wright and Krysty Wilson-Cairns. It stars Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Rita Tushingham, Michael Ajao, Terence Stamp and Diana Rigg. It marks the final film appearances of Rigg and Margaret Nolan, who both died in 2020. The film is dedicated to the memories of Rigg and Nolan. The film was nominated for two BAFTA Film Awards, including Outstanding British. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Night_in_Soho An aspiring fashion designer is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer. But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something darker. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9639470/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** K: Hello everyone! Today we plunged into the atmosphere of the 60s thanks to the movie Last Night in Soho. Edgar W...

Boiling Point (2021)

Boiling Point is a 2021 British drama film directed by Philip Barantini and starring Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Ray Panthaki and Hannah Walters. It is a one-shot film set in a restaurant kitchen. It is an expansion of a 2019 short film of the same name, also directed by Barantini and starring Graham. At the 75th British Academy Film Awards, the film received four nominations: Outstanding British Film, Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer (writer James Cummings and producer Hester Ruoff), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Graham) and Best Casting (Carolyn Mcleod). source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_Point_(2021_film) Enter the relentless pressure of a restaurant kitchen as a head chef wrangles his team on the busiest day of the year. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11127680/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** K: Hey Freddy! Here we go to our new week theme and this time we have the BAFTA Outstanding movies 2021 category...

My Blood & Bones in A Flowing Galaxy (2021)

My Blood & Bones is a 2021 movie directed by SABU starring Taishi Nakagawa and Anna Ishii. The movie is based on the novel "Kudakechiru Tokoro o Misete Ageru" by Yuyuko Takemiya (published May 28, 2016). Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the film's original release date of May 8, 2020 was postponed. source: https://asianwiki.com/My_Blood_%26_Bones_in_a_Flowing_Galaxy Hamada is seemingly a regular high school, junior student. He is indeed ordinary except he has a passion for righteousness and justice. His trait comes to the fore when he notices that his junior school-mate Hari is being bullied. He does not abide by it and decides to step in and help her. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11840954/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** F: Well, well, well, here we go, starting our SABU week with his latest film. (Not gonna repeat that hip title because it's too long). I have to say that this is the most mixed-feeling movie I can remember watc...