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The Glimmering (2025) ☆1/2(1.5/4): A little misguided total bore

Posted on July 18, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “The Glimmering” is a little misguided total bore. I did not care at all about what it is about or how it is about, and, despite my attempt to be open-minded about whatever it intends to … Continue reading →

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Pulse (2001) ☆☆☆(3/4): Something creepy is happening on the Internet…

Posted on July 17, 2026 by kaist455

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s 2001 film “Pulse”, which was released in South Korean theaters a few weeks ago, is as ambiguously creepy and disturbing as you can expect from Kurosawa. Being rather slow and opaque in terms of narrative, the movie certainly … Continue reading →

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A Private Life (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A psychiatrist under crisis

Posted on July 16, 2026 by kaist455

French film “A Private Life” is a lightweight thriller often toying with a number of uneasy uncertainties surrounding its middle-aged heroine. Steadily supported by its ever-reliable lead actress, the movie amuses us at times as lightly bouncing up and down … Continue reading →

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Minions & Monsters (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): Minions go to Hollywood

Posted on July 16, 2026 by kaist455

Animation film “Minions & Monsters” is the first Minions flick I can wholeheartedly embrace without any shame or regret. Yes, these Minions are still a bunch of silly and wacky creatures which may annoy you a lot at times, but … Continue reading →

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Hope (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): The very intense first chapter

Posted on July 16, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean film “Hope” will definitely grab you from the beginning to the end – and I am not joking at all. As a matter of fact, it is often so intense, thrilling, and captivating that I was actually let … Continue reading →

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Keeper (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Stuck inside a cabin

Posted on July 16, 2026 by kaist455

“Keeper”, another horror film from Osgood Perkins in last year besides “The Monkey” (2025), interested me at first, but then I found it rather underwhelming on the whole. Like many of Perkins’ previous works, it draws our attention with a … Continue reading →

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Network (1976) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): A media satire chillingly prophetic and vividly timeless

Posted on July 13, 2026 by kaist455

Sidney Lumet’s 1976 film “Network”, which is going to be 50 years old in this year, is chillingly prophetic and vividly timeless. Yes, its satiric materials are not so outrageous or shocking because, as we all know, our world has … Continue reading →

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Moana (2026) ☆☆(2/4): It doesn’t go far at all

Posted on July 12, 2026 by kaist455

“Moana”, which is a live-action remake version of 2016 Disney animation film of the same name, feels so thoroughly redundant from the beginning to the end that my mind frequently went stray here and there while I watched it at … Continue reading →

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The Piano (1993) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): An extraordinary female drama by Jane Campion

Posted on July 12, 2026 by kaist455

Jane Campion’s 1993 film “The Piano”, which was re-released in selected theaters in South Korea a few weeks ago, is still an extraordinary female drama to mesmerize and then haunt you for a long time. Mainly revolving around its rather … Continue reading →

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Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): Another deadly game

Posted on July 6, 2026 by kaist455

“Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” tries another deadly game, and it mostly succeeds on the whole. Again, our heroine is hunted by a bunch of unlikable rich people willing to kill her within a limited amount of time, … Continue reading →

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