Monthly Archives: January 2024

The Greatest Night in Pop (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): One Night Only

Posted on January 30, 2024 by kaist455

Netflix documentary film “The Greatest Night in Pop” does not disappoint us at all as looking closely into a major event of American Pop music in the 1980s. On January 25th, 1985, a bunch of renowned American musicians were somehow … Continue reading →

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Ms. Apocalypse (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): The unlikely relationship of two unhappy women

Posted on January 29, 2024 by kaist455

Some good movies can make us care a lot more about their characters than we expected at first, and South Korea film “Ms. Apocalypse” is one of such cases. Mainly revolving around two different women who are not exactly likable … Continue reading →

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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The passable last product from DCEU

Posted on January 25, 2024 by kaist455

“Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom”, which is the last product from DC Extended Universe (DCEU), is not a catastrophe at all to my relief even though I was not so impressed by its overall result. While it does not surpass … Continue reading →

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The Kitchen (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The Boy Who Follows Him

Posted on January 23, 2024 by kaist455

Netflix film “The Kitchen”, which was released in last week, takes some time for building its shabby dystopian world, and I admire that to some degree. Although it often feels like a warm-up for whatever will come next from its … Continue reading →

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Rise (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): How she starts over

Posted on January 22, 2024 by kaist455

French film “Rise”, which is incidentally another foreign film which belatedly comes to South Korean early in this year, is an amusing and touching story about one young ballet dancer’s struggle for starting over after one big setback in her … Continue reading →

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Il Buco (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Inside and outside the hole

Posted on January 22, 2024 by kaist455

“Il Buco”, which means “the Hole” in Italian, is surprisingly compelling in its dry and distant approach to its main subject. Simply following the discovery and exploration of a certain deep hole in the cave region of Pollino in Southern … Continue reading →

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Dumb Money (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): How they beat those Wall Street guys

Posted on January 20, 2024 by kaist455

“Dumb Money” tries to present the absurd aspects of the GameStop short squeeze incident in 2021, but it somehow fails to intrigue and engage me enough despite some entertaining moments. Sure, its main subject is certainly an interesting example showing … Continue reading →

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Alienoid: The Return to the Future (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): An obligatory finale

Posted on January 19, 2024 by kaist455

South Korean film “Alienoid: The Return to the Future” is not as boring as I feared, and that is the only consolation for me. Thanks to the sprawling narrative of “Alienoid” (2021), the movie has lots of things to gather … Continue reading →

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The Old Oak (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A community place for him and others

Posted on January 18, 2024 by kaist455

Ken Loach’s latest film “The Old Oak”, which is supposedly his last movie, is another bittersweet British working-class drama you can expect from him. While it is a bit preachy and sentimental at times, its quiet but big heart is … Continue reading →

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The Persian Version (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Her Persian family

Posted on January 17, 2024 by kaist455

“The Persian Version”, which won the Audience Award when it was premiered at the US Dramatic Competition of the Sundance Film Festival early in last year (It also received the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, by the way), is funny, charming, … Continue reading →

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