Shreeux's Movie Chronicles

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Polish crime drama following an undercover agent who poses as a prostitute in order to infiltrate the mafia. The further in she goes, the closer she gets to the mafia boss, his daughter, and other key figures within the organization. There's so many twists and turns throughout the movie with more violence. Some scenes well-shot with some excellent camera work.

Women of Mafia (2018) 5.5/10
Kobiety mafii (original title)
2h 18min | Action, Crime, Drama | 22 February 2018 (Poland)

 

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Gachi-Boshi is a drama focusing on the life of Hamajima, a former professional baseball player dismissed from his team. After being thrown into an abyss of anguish, he is trying to start over as a professional cyclist after becoming separated from his family due to gambling, debt and infidelity. This movie shows how this middle-aged loser makes a fresh start, suffering, struggling and trying to crawl out of the depths of despair. There is an interesting contrast between the characters in the movie: promising teenaged students of the cycling school and the middle-aged Hamajima, who fights to overcome his frustrations.


Riding Uphill (2018) 5/10
Gachi-Boshi (original title)
1h 46min | Drama, Sport

 

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Based on the true life experience of Billy Moore who survived his Thai prison ordeal by becoming a Muay Thai boxing champion. An aggressive well-crafted survival drama in prison with brutal killing bit bloody disturbing and devastating movie.

A Prayer Before Dawn (2017) 6.5/10
R | 1h 56min | Action, Biography, Crime

 

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A light comedy about an exasperated everyman just trying to save his dog. From start to end there is no lag in the movie.

Smuggling Hendrix (2018) 6.5/10
Comedy, Drama | 20 April 2018 (USA)

 

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A strong biography movie that gains from focusing on the relationship between father and son, and making that the true core of this absorbing story instead of Gonzaga's early life and rise to fame.


Gonzaga: From Father to Son (2012) 6/10
Gonzaga: De Pai pra Filho (original title)
2h | Biography, Drama, Music | 26 October 2012 (Brazil)

 

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Another light comedy movie not felt bad.

Romeo & Juliet ...Get Married (2005) 5.5/10
O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 30min | Comedy, Romance | 18 March 2005 (Brazil)

 

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Watched in CHENNAI INTERNATIONAL QUEER FILM FESTIVAL


The acceptance of LGBT community is one of the most talked about issues in today’s world. And in a country like India where people are much more conservative of talking about sex and sexuality, the Tamil movie “My Son Is Gay” is a bold statement with some powerful messages about acceptance, tolerance, and the right of marginalized people to live with dignity in the mainstream of society. Anupama Kumar performed well.

My Son Is Gay 6/10
2h 35min | Drama, Family, Musical

 

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Watched in CHENNAI INTERNATIONAL QUEER FILM FESTIVAL


Paths manage to get the essence of humanity pretty accurately but stumble when tries to get the audience to care for its characters.


Paths (2017) 4/10
Ein Weg (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 47min | Drama | 11 January 2018 (Germany)

 

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Watched in CHENNAI INTERNATIONAL QUEER FILM FESTIVAL

A girl who ran away from home returns years later as a man and confronts his childhood sweetheart and his village.

Irattajeevitham (2018) 5/10

 

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This movie has been banned in its origin country, Kenya.
Even though poot poor plot story's telling is simplicity and directness are a big part of its charm. Wanuri Kahiu's tender tale of first lesbian love is modest, flawed and valuable.

Rafiki (2018) 5/10
1h 23min | Drama | 26 September 2018

 

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The young paramedics struggle to maintain their humanity under life-or-death work pressures. Boris Khlebnikov's neat work researching the lives of real Russian health professionals.

Arrhythmia (2017) 6/10
Aritmiya (original title)
1h 56min | Drama | 12 October 2017 (Russia)

 

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Coco has no idea what to do with her life until she discovers her mother is terminally ill. She wholeheartedly embraces this new purpose in life and moves in with her mother to take care of her, ignoring their distant relationship, as well as her mother’s desire to die alone.


Dorst (2018) 4/10
1h 35min | Comedy, Drama | 15 March 2018 (Netherlands)

 

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It's not a film about abuse, is a movie about virtual lynching. The impartiality of its filmmakers is purposeful and is what deliberately causes us the feeling of being left in the dark.
The same resemble movie of The Hunt (2012).

Liquid Truth (2017) 4.5/10
Aos Teus Olhos (original title)
1h 27min | Drama | 12 April 2018 (Brazil)

 

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A 15-year-old transgender girl from Belgium starts training to become a ballerina. A debut feature film from Flemish director Lukas Dhont, in a completely natural mix of Dutch and French, looks terrific, is not afraid to tackle a number of difficult subjects and features a star-making performance from acting and dancing talent Victor Polster.


Girl (2018) 5/10
1h 45min | Drama | 17 October 2018 (Belgium)

 

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Based on true events...The first all-female soccer team in France, which started as a provocation but became a revolution.


Let the Girls Play (2018) 4.5/10
Comme des garçons (original title)
1h 30min | Comedy | 25 April 2018 (France)

 

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As usual same old gangster story with drug dealing. Directors (Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah) make this film is very stylized, Cinematography was cooled, Soundtrack was awesome, Start with a lazy end with more twist and the good end.

Gangsta (2018) 6/10
Patser (original title)
2h 5min | Crime | 24 January 2018 (Belgium)

 

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Brothers is a very catchy film that makes the emotions of the family who are left behind with many questions well perceptible. However, as soon as the two brothers have traveled to Syria to retrieve their lost brother end with turmoil.


Brothers (2017) 7/10
Broeders (original title)
1h 33min | Drama | 15 February 2018 (Netherlands)

 

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This is the true coming of age story of four boys attending an Orthodox theological school in a small Romanian town in the mid-‘90s. Seraphim is the nickname given to the students attending the theological school.

One Step Behind the Seraphim (2017) 6.8/10
2h 30min | Drama | 22 September 2017 (Romania)

 

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The first feature film from Belgian director Samuel Tilman, A confused compact psychological thriller that strikes a chord with us all by asking a simple question, where does belief end and doubt begin?


The Benefit of the Doubt (2017) 4.5/10
Une part d'ombre (original title)
Thriller | 7 March 2018 (Belgium)

 

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The movie about social criticism and realism with Christianity can be handled heavily, the lead role not make any sense, all cast make shouting like a hell till the end.


The Student (2016) 4/10
(M)uchenik (original title)
Unrated | 1h 58min | Drama | 21 April 2017 (USA)