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Monthly Archives: January 2024
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Brooks on Albert
I must confess that it took some time for me to appreciate more of that immense talent of Albert Brooks. When I was just a young South Korean moviegoer a long time ago, he seemed to me like a merely … Continue reading
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Tagged Actor, Comedian, Documentary, Filmmaker, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Beyond his legendary flamboyance
Documentary film “Little Richard: I Am Everything” looks around the life and career of Little Richard, who has been regarded as the ground-breaking pioneer of American Rock and Roll music. As looking beyond his legendary flamboyance, the documentary illuminates an … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Homosexuality, Musician, Real-life fifure, Real-life story
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No Bears (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Another interesting work from Jafar Panahi
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s latest film “No Bears”, which won the Special Jury Prize when it was premiered at the 2022 Venice International Film Festival, is fascinating for how the director willingly pushes his artistic vision further despite lots of … Continue reading
Wish (2023) ☆☆(2/4): You will wish for a better one
The most surprising thing about new Disney animation film “Wish” is how dull and uninspired it is. Often lacking in spirit and personality, the film merely serves a run-of-the-mill fantasy tale which does not engage us much due to its … Continue reading
Migration (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A Mallard Tale
Animation feature film “Migration” is not as bad as I feared, but it is also not as good as I wished. As many of reviewers have pointed out, last year was a curiously weak year for animation films without much … Continue reading
Society of the Snow (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Under that unimaginably extreme condition
What would you do under a situation as grim and extreme as whatever the survivors of the Andes Flight Disaster experienced in 1972? This is surely a hard and difficult question, and Netflix film “Society of the Snow”, which was … Continue reading
Crescendo (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): As they try their best to the end
Documentary film “Crescendo”, which was released in South Korean theaters a few weeks ago, works best whenever it does not pay attention to the main attraction for South Korean audiences. As far as I can see from the documentary, Yunchan … Continue reading
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Tagged Competition, Documentary, Music, Musician, Pianist, Real-life figure
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Àma Gloria (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): The last summer with her nanny
“Àma Gloria”, which was released in South Korea on the first Wednesday of 2024 as “The World of Cléo”, is a little but intimate coming-of-age drama revolving around the close relationship between a six-year-old French girl and her dear nanny. … Continue reading
Good Grief (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): After his husband’s death
Netflix film “Good Grief”, which was released a few days ago, attempts to present a sincere and humorous drama about personal grief, and it mostly succeeds in my trivial opinion. While it has some notable flaws including its predictable narrative … Continue reading
20,000 Species of Bees (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The rural summer story of a trans kid
Spanish film “20,000 Species of Bees” is a little but intimate coming-of-age tale of one trans kid who becomes more serious and conflicted about her sexual identity during one summer. As gradually immersing us in her confused emotional state, the … Continue reading
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