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Daily Archives: December 12, 2021
Spiritwalker (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A slick and efficient fantasy action flick
South Korean film “Spiritwalker” is a slick and efficient genre piece which handles its familiar genre elements much better than I thought when I came across its trailer in last month. Once it sets the rules around its utterly preposterous … Continue reading
Chun Tae-il (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): One plain lad who fought for other workers out there
South Korean animation film “Chun Tae-il” is a plain but sincere presentation of one young real-life laborer who came to bring more public attention to workers’ rights via his tragic early death. As a guy who does not know that … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation Film, Laborer, Real-life figure, Real-life story, South Korean Film, Workers' rights
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Listen (2020) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Sincere but heavy-handed
“Listen”, which received several minor awards including the Special Jury Prize of the Venice Horizons Award when it was shown at the Venice International Film Festival in last year, is a sincere but ultimately disappointing melodrama. Although it sincerely wants … Continue reading