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Monthly Archives: April 2022
December Spring (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): At his father’s funeral
In my inconsequential opinion, South Korean film “December Spring” is a bit too generous to its rather unlikable hero. While it is often amusing to observe how awkward he looks under a very serious family situation during its first two … Continue reading
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You Are Not My Mother (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Is she really her mother?
“You Are Not My Mother” is a small creepy horror film swirling around one serious family problem. Although it becomes less interesting when its dark family secret is eventually revealed during its last act as expected, it still holds our … Continue reading
You Won’t Be Alone (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): The tale of a shapeshifting witch
“You Won’t Be Alone” is a little strange film mainly revolving around one woman who happens to become an entity equipped with one certain supernatural power. Although it is rather elusive in terms of story and characters, the movie often … Continue reading
Are You Lonesome Tonight? (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): A humid noir set in Guangzhou, China
Chinese film “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” will haunt you with its gritty noir tale drenched in lots of palpable summer heat and humidity. I must tell you that you may often get quite confused due to its rather convoluted plot … Continue reading
The Slug (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): You will certainly cheer for her
You may really want to hug the heroine of South Korean independent film “The Slug”, which is much more intimate and heartfelt than its rather slimy title suggests. While life remains hard and uncertain for her even at the end … Continue reading
The Novelist’s Film (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): How they come to make a film
As I said many times before, my history with Hong Sang-soo’s films has been rather complicated. During the time when I became a bit more serious about films, “Tale of Cinema” (2005) and “Woman on the Beach” (2006) felt like … Continue reading
The Lost City (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A novelist’s unexpected adventure
“The Lost City” gives us as much as we expected from its trailer. Clearly influenced by Robert Zemeckis’ “Romancing the Stone” (1984), the movie tries a little comic adventure tale while playing a bit with its genre conventions, and the … Continue reading
The Anchor (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): An anchor in crisis
South Korean film “The Anchor” is another typical woman-in-crisis flick, but it did the job a bit better than expected. Although the story becomes a little too contrived during its last act in my humble opinion, the movie mostly works … Continue reading
Awoke (2020) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Have some compassion on him…
I feel rather conflicted about South Korean independent film “Awoke”. Although it is surely serious about its main subject which has become quite a relevant issue in the South Korean society, the movie is not recommendable enough because of its … Continue reading
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