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Come See Me in the Good Light (2025) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): After a terminal diagnosis
Documentary film “Come See Me in the Good Light”, which was released on Apple TV+ a few days ago, is about one loving couple coping with the impending end of their long relationship due to a terminal illness. As following … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Poem, Poet, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Terminal Illness
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The Desert of the Tartars (1976) ☆☆☆(3/4): Waiting for the barbarians
Valerio Zurlini’s 1976 film “The Desert of the Tartars”, which happens to be released in selected arthouse movie theaters in South Korea in this week, is interesting for its odd mix of bleak beauty and dark absurdity. While dryly and … Continue reading
Sprout (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A little early work by Yoon Ga-eun
Yoon Ga-eun’s 2013 short film “Sprout”, which happens to be released in selected theaters in South Korean on this Wednesday, is still remarkable in many aspects. This simple but precious piece of work shows that Yoon was already quite a … Continue reading
Left-Handed Girl (2025) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Her left hand
“Left-Handed Girl” is a little but superlative coming-of-drama to admire and cherish. Mostly sticking to the innocent viewpoint of its young heroine, the movie gradually immerses us into her small world along its free-flowing narrative, and it alternatively amuses and … Continue reading
The Crow (1994) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): “It can’t rain all the time”
Alex Proyas’ 1994 film “The Crow” is a darkly compelling comic book movie full of style, mood, and details to be appreciated. While it has been mainly remembered as the last film of its ill-fated lead actor, the movie exudes … Continue reading
Bugonia (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A nasty and clinical remake by Yorgos Lanthimos
Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film “Bugonia”, the American remake of South Korean cult film “Save the Green Planet!” (2003), is as nasty and clinical as you can expect from his work. While trying to push its darkly absurd story premise as … Continue reading
1980 Sabuk (2025) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): It’s still painful for them…
South Korean documentary film “1980 Sabuk” is about one large-scale labor uprising which happened in one little rural coal mine town in April 1980. Although the incident is almost forgotten at present, there are still many people who remember well … Continue reading
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Tagged Coal mine, Coal miner, Documentary, Real-life incident, Real-life people, South Korean Film, Uprising
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Bird (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): One feisty girl and her birdy friend
“Bird” is another raw coming-of-age drama from Andrea Arnold, who previously gave us “Fish Tank” (2008) and “American Honey” (2016). Closely following its young heroine’s small and big struggles, the movie presents a rough but vivid slice of life which … Continue reading
Isle of Snakes (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): On a strange and beautiful isle
South Korean independent film “Isle of Snakes”, which was released in local theaters a few years after it was premiered at the 2023 Busan International Film Festival, alternatively baffled and intrigued me. While simply starting with three broad characters stuck … Continue reading
404 Still Remain (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): As they share their favorite Japanese pop songs
South Korean independent film “404 Still Remain” made me feel a bit nostalgic for good reasons. Set in early 2000s, this little coming-of-age drama movie is filled with the period details to notice here and there, and I can tell … Continue reading
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Tagged Coming-of-age drama, High School, High school student, Homosexaulity, South Korean Film
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