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Monthly Archives: December 2021
10 movies of 2021 – and more: Part 3
Now here are 12 South Korean films of this year.
10 movies of 2021 – and more: Part 2
And here are the other 5 movies in my list – with other films good enough to be mentioned.
10 movies of 2021 – and more: Part 1
Here are the first 5 movies in my list.
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10 movies of 2021 – and more: Introduction
Again, we are reaching to the end of another year, but, as many of you know, things have not been that good these days. We are still stuck with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and, as far I as can see, … Continue reading
Happy Hour (2015) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): 4 Women
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi’s “Happy Hour” is a challenging but ultimately rewarding experience you should give a chance someday. The movie will surely daunt you for its very long running time which is more than 5 hours (!), but it will gradually … Continue reading
My Salinger Year (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Before she becomes a writer
While it is not exactly one of my No.1 favourite books, I understand well why J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” has been a beloved classic novel for many young people out there since it came out in 1951. … Continue reading
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
The Prayer (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little robot morality play
South Korean film “The Prayer”, which is actually the theatrical version of one episode of South Korean TV anthology drama series “SF8”, is a simple but thought-provoking SF morality play which examines one familiar but undeniably impossible moral dilemma via … Continue reading
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