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Daily Archives: April 24, 2022
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
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