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The Little Sister (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A young Muslim lesbian woman during several seasons

Posted on May 17, 2026 by kaist455

“The Little Sister”, which won the Queer Palm award when it was shown at the Cannes Film Festival early in last year, is a sensitive coming-of-age queer drama about one plain Muslim lesbian woman. As observing how much she struggles … Continue reading →

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Teaching Practice: Idiot Girls and School Ghost 2 (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): Another outrageous high school horror satire

Posted on May 17, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “Teaching Practice: Idiot Girls and School Ghost 2”, which is a standalone sequel to “Idiot Girls and School Ghost: School anniversary” (2024), tickled and amused me a lot. While deliberately silly and exaggerated in its cheerfully … Continue reading →

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Michael (2026) ☆☆(2/4): Bland, empty, and bad

Posted on May 16, 2026 by kaist455

“Michael”, a biography drama film on the life and career of Michael Jackson, works whenever it goes all the way for presenting Jackson’s music. If you simply want to enjoy his music, the movie will not disappoint you at all … Continue reading →

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Commission (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Drawing for murder

Posted on May 12, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “Commission” wants to explore the dark sides of artistic creation, and it succeeds to some degree. I must say that I have no idea on how realistic it actually is in the depiction of the professional … Continue reading →

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The Nonsense (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Can she believe?

Posted on May 12, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “The Nonsense” is a little but effective mix between character drama and psychological thriller which will often unnerve you with its disturbingly ambiguous moments. Even in the end, you may not be entirely sure about everything … Continue reading →

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So Far So Close (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The bar looks wonderful at least

Posted on May 11, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean film “So Far So Close” is filled with plenty of atmosphere from the very beginning, and I appreciate that to some degree. Mainly set in an old bar decorated with a lot of old stuffs, the movie attempts … Continue reading →

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2035: The Green Light (2025) ☆☆(2/4): An uneven mix between mockumentary and found footage horror

Posted on May 11, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “2035: The Green Light” intrigued me at first and then frustrated me a lot later. At first, it comes to us as a rather amusing mockumentary comedy about the sudden unification of South and North Korea … Continue reading →

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Abroad (2023) ☆1/2(1.5/4): The vanishing in the middle of nowhere

Posted on May 10, 2026 by kaist455

2023 film “Abroad”, which was released in South Korean theaters in last year without getting noticed much by me and other local audiences, is one of the most disappointing genre exercises I have ever watched during last several years. At … Continue reading →

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Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft – The Tour Live in 3D (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): It was wonderful to watch anyway – even in 2D

Posted on May 10, 2026 by kaist455

When I watched “Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft – The Tour Live in 3D” during this Sunday afternoon, the screening condition was rather disappointing. Although this was intended to be shown in 3D, it was shown in 2D … Continue reading →

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Sherlock Jr. (1924) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): A surreal comic masterwork from Buster Keaton

Posted on May 10, 2026 by kaist455

Buster Keaton’s 1924 film “Sherlock Jr.” is an enduring masterwork to be cherished and admired. While it is very hilarious to observe those typically deadpan comic moments expected from Keaton’s phlegmatic screen persona, it also has a series of inspired … Continue reading →

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