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Monthly Archives: October 2026
Whalefall (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): A terrifying survival drama inside a big whale
“Whalefall” is a terrifying survival drama mostly unfolded inside a big whale, and it does its job better than I expected. When I watched its trailer several weeks ago, I wondered whether the movie can actually work in terms of … Continue reading
Who Is Martin Mull? (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): From a comedian to a painter
Netflix documentary “Who Is Martin Mull?”, which was released in last week, introduces us to an American entertainer who had an interesting life and career which deserves to be known more to us. Like some of you, I did not … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedian, Entertainer, Painter, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow (2025) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The desperate but intimate chronicle of the journalistic defiance in Moscow
Documentary film “My Undesirable Friends: Part Ⅰ- Last Air in Moscow” is a desperate but intimate chronicle of the journalistic defiance in Moscow during the early 2020s. While it is often alternatively depressing and infuriating to watch a bunch of … Continue reading
The Last First: Winter K2 (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): A deadly expedition at K2
Documentary film “The Last First: Winter K2”, which was released on Apple TV on last Friday, focuses on a bunch of mountaineers who attempted to make the first successful winter ascent of K2, the second-highest mountain on the Earth, in … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Mountain, Mountaineer, Mountaineering, Real-life people, Real-life story
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Look Back (2026) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A collaboration between two talented girls
“Look Back”, another new film from Hirokazu Kore-eda in this year after “The Sheep in the Box” (2026), is a little but compelling story about friendship and artistic collaboration. Based on the 2021 one-shot manga of the same name by … Continue reading
Céline and Julie Go Boating (1974) ☆☆☆(3/4): A long but delightful romp
Jacques Rivette’s 1974 film “Céline and Julie Go Boating”, which came to South Korean theaters a few days ago, is a long but delightful romp. I must confess that I scratched my head more than once during its long running … Continue reading
The Stranger (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Nothing matters to him…
François Ozon’s latest film “The Stranger”, which is based on Albert Camus’ 1942 classic existentialism novel of the same name, is a detached but interesting character study. Mainly revolving around its thoroughly disaffected young hero, the movie is faithful to … Continue reading
Digger (2026) ☆☆(2/4): Another ambitious misfire from Iñárritu
Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s latest film “Digger” looks quite ambitious at first but then eventually ends up digging not so much on the whole. As I struggled to adjust myself its broadly and unevenly shrill tone during its first half, I … Continue reading
