Yearly Archives: 2018

Seoul Searching (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their summer camp in South Korea, 1986

Posted on July 2, 2018 by kaist455

I hate summer camp. That is what initially came to my mind during my viewing of “Seoul Searching”, which is about one eventful summer camp in South Korea, 1986. The movie initially made me wince as evoking my dreadful personal … Continue reading →

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Morris from America (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): African American father and son in Germany

Posted on July 1, 2018 by kaist455

“Morris from America”, which received the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award when it was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in early 2016, is plainer than I expected. As phlegmatically observing the bumpy struggle of its young hero in his new … Continue reading →

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Set It Up (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): How they distract their bosses

Posted on July 1, 2018 by kaist455

“Set It Up”, which is currently available on Netflix, is a conventional romantic comedy with some fun stuffs to enjoy. Again, we are served with two different characters who pull and push each other until they come to realize they … Continue reading →

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Outside In (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): After his release

Posted on July 1, 2018 by kaist455

“Outside In”, which is currently available on Netflix, is a somber but intimate character drama revolving around one complex emotional circumstance. While its two main characters try to deal with this circumstance of theirs, the movie gives us a number … Continue reading →

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Unsane (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Is she really going insane?

Posted on June 30, 2018 by kaist455

Steven Soderbergh’s latest film “Unsane” deals with one hell of nightmarish circumstance which will surely make you wince at times for good reasons. What if you are suddenly committed to a mental hospital? What if you continue to get stuck … Continue reading →

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Thoroughbreds (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): Two dangerous suburban girls

Posted on June 30, 2018 by kaist455

Alternatively disturbing and amusing in its clinical observation of adolescent amorality and apathy, “Thoroughbreds” works as a fascinating mix of character drama and adolescent thriller. While calmly observing its two teenage main characters slowly heading toward an inevitable narrative point, … Continue reading →

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Brigsby Bear (2017) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): For his favorite show

Posted on June 25, 2018 by kaist455

As a comedy about a young nerdy man who faces a sudden big change in his life and then attempts to handle that change via what he has been obsessed with for many years, “Brigsby Bear” is as whimsical as … Continue reading →

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Custody (2017) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): It’s not over for them yet

Posted on June 24, 2018 by kaist455

Disturbing but undeniably gripping, French film “Custody” chillingly examines the problematic family relationship among its main characters. Right from its opening scene, we sense a trouble coming from the distance, and then the movie gradually dials up its level of … Continue reading →

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Isle of Dogs (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): All the shabby dogs

Posted on June 24, 2018 by kaist455

“Isle of Dogs”, a stop-motion animated film by Wes Anderson, impresses me with its shabby charm while also bothering me with its questionable case of cultural appropriation. Although I admire the painstaking efforts put into every shot of the film … Continue reading →

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Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): A timeless live-action/animated fantasy

Posted on June 22, 2018 by kaist455

Still holding its place well in the history of movie special effects even after 30 years, “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” remains as a timeless entertainment. Although mixing animation into live-action scenes has been relatively less awesome these days thanks to … Continue reading →

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