Video Movie Review: SHORTCOMINGS (2023) – Not Perfect, Terrific Performances, & Fun Slice-of-life Moments

Shortcomings Review Video

Shortcomings (2023) Video Movie Review, a movie directed by Randall Park, written by Adrian Tomine, and starring Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Tavi Gevinson, Debby Ryan, Sonoya Mizuno, Timothy Simons, Jacob Batalan, Theo Iyer, Scott Seiss, Borah Ahn, Amy Pham, Sheldon Best, Mike Cabellon, David Niu, George Delhi Jr. , and Melanie J. Newby.

Plot Synopsis

Shortcomings (2023)’ plot synopsis: “Ben, a struggling filmmaker, lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko, who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he’s not managing an art house movie theater as his day job, Ben spends his time obsessing over unavailable blond women, watching Criterion Collection DVDs, and eating in diners with his best friend, Alice, a queer grad student with a serial dating habit. When Miko moves to New York for an internship, Ben is left to his own devices and begins to explore what he thinks he might want.”

On Movie Reviews and Film Critics

“Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films and the film medium. In general, film criticism can be divided into two categories: journalistic criticism that appears regularly in newspapers, magazines and other popular mass-media outlets; and academic criticism by film scholars who are informed by film theory and are published in academic journals. Academic film criticism rarely takes the form of a review; instead it is more likely to analyze the film and its place in the history of its genre or in the whole of film history.

Film critics working for newspapers, magazines, broadcast media, and online publications mainly review new releases, although they also review older films. An important task for these reviews is to help readers decide whether they want to see a particular film. A film review will typically explain the premise of the film before discussing its merits or flaws. The verdict is often summarized using a rating system, such as 5- or 4-star scales, academic-style grades, and pictograms.”

On this Video Review

The review for this video movie review was written by FilmBook writer Thomas Duffy, voiced by vocal talent, and put together by FilmBook Editor-in-chief Rollo Tomasi.

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Shortcomings (2023) Review Video