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Daily Archives: June 6, 2021
Not Out (2021) ☆1/2 (1.5/4): Out, please
South Korean film “Not Out” is the latest example of those drab and miserable movies about angry and disaffected South Korean lads. While there are some recent better cases including Lee Chang-dong’s rather overrated “Burning” (2018), this one is hopelessly … Continue reading
Caught in the Net (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A disturbing and gripping exposé of online sexual predators
Rarely have I felt an urgent need to calm down myself with a glass of drink or anything, but I had such a feeling while watching Czech documentary film “Caught in the Net”, which was released as “#WeWatchYou” in South … Continue reading
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