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Oktay Ege Kozak

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Before Midnight (2013) 98% EDIT “A refreshing counter-point to Hollywood's typical happily ever after stories.” – Bitch Media Jan 15, 2021 Full Review Get Duked! (2019) 88% 9/10 EDIT “It's one of the freshest and funniest movies of the year.” – Paste Magazine Aug 29, 2020 Full Review Irresistible (2020) 40% 7.6/10 EDIT “Some of these asides are poignant and fit the film's flow... but some, like a bunch of visual pranks on the audience, don't land, stylistic flourishes that end up feeling underdeveloped.” – Paste Magazine Jul 2, 2020 Full Review You Should Have Left (2020) 40% 6/10 EDIT “You Should Have Left works when it's a streamlined campfire ghost story, but the unnecessary bells and whistles weighs it down. Still, it's just good enough to work as a timewaster for genre fans.” – Paste Magazine Jun 27, 2020 Full Review The King of Staten Island (2020) 76% 7.5/10 EDIT “The movie is indulgent and unfocused, but it's also gripping and full of life. Kind of like its protagonist.” – Paste Magazine Jun 16, 2020 Full Review Until the Birds Return (2017) 75% 7.8/10 EDIT “The switch in narrative is so seamless and organic, the camera a fly on the wall that just happens to attach itself to the next random individual.” – Paste Magazine Apr 15, 2020 Full Review Trolls World Tour (2020) 72% 4.5/10 EDIT “It's not as grotesque and convoluted as the first Trolls, and it does offer a simple, streamlined plot that the very young target audience can easily follow... but don't expect anything remotely resembling a fresh and inventive sequel.” – Paste Magazine Apr 15, 2020 Full Review Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) 64% 5.5/10 EDIT “Yet the movie's real joy, if there is any, lies with Carrey fully embracing his '90s rubberface days.” – Paste Magazine Feb 14, 2020 Full Review Gretel & Hansel (2020) 63% 8/10 EDIT “The film thrives within a dream-logic vibe, especially in Olivares' cinematography, with its heavy emphasis on symmetrical framing, stark contast and lush use of yellows and blues, evoking subliminal terror.” – Paste Magazine Feb 14, 2020 Full Review Just Mercy (2019) 85% 7.5/10 EDIT “Just Mercy occasionally relies on the expected clichés of the genre, and it doesn't play many new notes-but it's rarely off-key. Most importantly, it's genuinely passionate about telling the tale of a man who sought the truth.” – Paste Magazine Jan 10, 2020 Full Review Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) 72% 3.5/5 EDIT “Skip The Next Level and hope for some form of originality in the next one instead.” – Paste Magazine Dec 18, 2019 Full Review The Aeronauts (2019) 72% 6.5/10 EDIT “There's a terrific 50-minute fan edit somewhere in The Aeronauts, but as far as the theatrical experience goes, half of it is more than worth your time, if you're willing to tolerate the other half.” – Paste Magazine Dec 6, 2019 Full Review Motherless Brooklyn (2019) 65% 7.5/10 EDIT “Motherless Brooklyn is far from an airtight masterwork like Confidential, but for those looking for a neo-noir that goes down as harshly yet as satisfyingly as Sam Spade's favorite Bacardi, it'll deliver.” – Paste Magazine Nov 15, 2019 Full Review Black and Blue (2019) 49% 8.0/10 EDIT “Black and Blue is the perfect choice for those looking to add an exciting new thriller to their viewing queue.” – Paste Magazine Oct 29, 2019 Full Review Abominable (2019) 83% 7.5/10 EDIT “Abominable may not offer much when it comes to a unique premise... but it's nonetheless a wholesome bit of family fun with an impressive focus on themes of overcoming grief, propped up by a visual feast.” – Paste Magazine Oct 7, 2019 Full Review The Sound of Silence (2019) 63% 6.0/10 EDIT “While not quite a complete experience that sticks the landing, The Sound of Silence is nevertheless an impressive debut from a fresh new filmmaker.” – Paste Magazine Sep 25, 2019 Full Review Don't Let Go (2019) 41% 3.4/10 EDIT “[Don't Let Go 's] premise could open up a bevy of clever and twisted narrative possibilities, but writer/director Jacob Estes settles on the most generic thriller tropes at every turn” – Paste Magazine Sep 12, 2019 Full Review Good Boys (2019) 81% 7.5/10 EDIT “Good Boys manages to find that happy medium between outrageous and heartstring-pulling.” – Paste Magazine Aug 19, 2019 Full Review The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019) 44% 7.8/10 EDIT “The Art of Racing in the Rain is just the right kind of tearjerker with an injection of positivity that our understandably pessimistic society needs.” – Paste Magazine Aug 13, 2019 Full Review Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019) 85% 6.0/10 EDIT “Even though it suffers from tonal and narrative inconsistencies, Dora and the Lost City of Gold deserves just enough praise for working as a gateway action/adventure exotic exploration movie for kids to eventually get into Indiana Jones.” – Paste Magazine Aug 12, 2019 Full Review Stuber (2019) 43% 5.0/10 EDIT “Stuber, although supported by the odd-couple chemistry between its two leads, ends up as stale as if it was made 20 years ago.” – Paste Magazine Jul 17, 2019 Full Review Yesterday (2019) 63% 8.8/10 EDIT “If it accomplishes nothing else, Yesterday lets us relive the grandiosity of The Beatles as if it's our first time. A fab accomplishment indeed.” – Paste Magazine Jun 27, 2019 Full Review Late Night (2019) 80% 7.3/10 EDIT “At its core, it's a tough-love letter to the insane ordeal of pursuing an actual career in comedy, paired with an open thesis about the innate wholesomeness of making people laugh.” – Paste Magazine Jun 11, 2019 Full Review Rocketman (2019) 89% 8.4/10 EDIT “Taron Egerton embodies Elton with his pitch-perfect singing and captivating natural presence. With this performance and the overall film, it's hard to imagine a better tribute to such a singular icon.” – Paste Magazine Jun 3, 2019 Full Review Aladdin (2019) 57% 7.8/10 EDIT “Aladdin is the rare remake that actually gives us a whole new world.” – Paste Magazine May 28, 2019 Full Review
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