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Colony (2026) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A colony of zombies in the building
Yeon Sang-ho’s latest film “Colony”, which was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival before being released in South Korean theaters today, is another typical zombie movie which does not surprise me a lot. While it is fairly competent and entertaining … Continue reading
Merely Known as Something Else (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Deliberately distant and elusive
South Korean independent film “Merely Known as Something Else” is deliberately distant and elusive. As freely juggling several different characters on its non-linear narrative gradually revolving around a certain vague figure, the movie frequently confuses and baffles us from the … Continue reading
Little Trouble Girls (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): The sexual awakening of a Catholic girl
“Little Trouble Girls”, which was the official submission of Slovenia to Best International Film Oscar in last year, follows the gradual sexual awakening of one introverted adolescent Catholic girl. It is apparent from the beginning that she does not know … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolescence, Catholic Church, Choir, Coming-of-age drama, Sexuality
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Come Closer (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): This deeply troubled young woman
Israeli film “Come Closer” is about the serious emotional confusion of one deeply troubled young woman who is also often quite unpleasant for her toxic self-absorbed behaviors. Although the movie is rather dissatisfying as stumbling more than once during its … Continue reading
The Little Sister (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A young Muslim lesbian woman during several seasons
“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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Tagged Coming-of-age drama, Homosexaulity, Lesbian, Muslim, Romance
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Teaching Practice: Idiot Girls and School Ghost 2 (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): Another outrageous high school horror satire
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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Tagged Comedy, Ghost, High School, Horror, South Korean Film, Student, Teacher
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Michael (2026) ☆☆(2/4): Bland, empty, and bad
“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
Commission (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Drawing for murder
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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Tagged Dark Web, Graphic novel, Murder, South Korean Film, Thriller
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The Nonsense (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Can she believe?
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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