Monthly Archives: December 2024

The Apartment (1960) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): A definite comic masterpiece by Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder’s 1960 film “The Apartment” is about two desperate people who come to reflect more on what they really want during one particularly melancholic Christmas season. This is surely a gloomy story in many aspects, but the movie did … Continue reading

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10 movies of 2024 – and more: Part 3

Now here are 11 South Korean films of this year.

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10 movies of 2024 – and more: Part 2

And here are the other 5 movies in my list – with other films good enough to be mentioned.

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10 movies of 2024 – and more: Part 1

So here are the first five films of my annual list.

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10 movies of 2024 – and more: Introduction

Here are we again as expecting the beginning of 2025, but, boy, what a depressing year 2024 has been. While we were all surely hopeful around the beginning of this year, there were actually some good moments of hope and … Continue reading

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Harbin (2024) ☆☆(2/4): A piece of dry and mediocre seriousness

South Korean film “Harbin” is so serious and ponderous that it often forgets engaging or entertaining its audiences. I do understand that it attempts to be a grim and gritty period drama about one famous real-life national hero and his … Continue reading

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Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): They’re back!

Animation feature film “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl”, the latest work from Aardman Animations which will be released on Netflix on next Friday in South Korea, is as funny and delightful as we can possibly expect. Although it may … Continue reading

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A Christmas Story (1983) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): Still witty, funny, and sweet

Bob Clark’s 1983 film “A Christmas Story” is quite typical but also very special in many aspects. Yes, this is mainly about one ordinary American kid trying to receive a certain toy for the upcoming Christmas, but the movie somehow … Continue reading

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Murder on the Orient Express (1974) ☆☆☆(3/4): An Agatha Christie mystery film with enough charm and craft

Sidney Lumet’s 1974 film “Murder on the Orient Express” is all about style and mood. While this is not exactly one of the best film adaptations of Agatha Christie novels, it still works as an enjoyable genre piece packed with … Continue reading

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Sugarcane (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): An investigation into one tragic past in Canada

Documentary film “Sugarcane”, which is currently available in Disney+ in South Korea, is alternatively chilling and heartbreaking with its emerging big picture of one tragic past in Canada. As already known to many of us via recent news reports a … Continue reading

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