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Daily Archives: October 19, 2024
Paper Man (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A life on cardboard
South Korean independent film “Paper Man” works best when it humorously focuses on its pathetically desperate hero’s efforts for restarting his life. While we are sometimes amused by his comic struggles along the story, we come to care about this … Continue reading
No Heaven, But Love (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A modest high school queer romance film
I could not help but get distracted more than once as watching South Korean independent film “No Heaven, But Love”. While it mostly works as a modest but intimate high school queer romance film, the movie is rather uneven on … Continue reading
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Tagged Athlete, High School, High Schooler, Homosexuality, Romance, South Korean Film
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Debt (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A little comedy about debt
When I saw South Korean independent comedy film “Debt” early in this morning, two audiences sitting behind me, who were incidentally the only other audiences in the screening besides me, frequently chuckled from the beginning to the end. I wish … Continue reading
A Normal Family (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): They need to talk about their kids
South Korean film “A Normal Family” is a darkly tense drama about the two different couples facing a serious moral issue involved with their respective kids. As they become conflicted more over their shared matter, the movie coldly exposes more … Continue reading
Dirty Money (2024) ☆☆(2/4): A clumsy genre product
I do not mind watching movies about unlikable characters, but South Korean thriller film “Dirty Money” did not engage me at all. The movie is not only utterly contrived but also quite mediocre in terms of story and characters, and … Continue reading
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