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Daily Archives: January 19, 2023
Phantom (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Catch the Spy
South Korean film “Phantom” surprised me more than expected. At first, the movie presents itself as a taut mystery mainly unfolded within a limited background, but then it suddenly shifts itself onto a very different genre mode later in the … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Espionage, Japanese Occupation, Mystery, South Korean Film, Thriller
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The Point Men (2023) ☆☆(2/4): A hollow hostage thriller flick
It was hard for me to care that much about what was going on in South Korean film “The Point Men”, which is incidentally inspired by the true events of the 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan. Sure, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Diplomat, Hostage, Negotiation, Real-life incident, South Korean Film, Thriller
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