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Don’t Go Back (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A series of little improvised moments
South Korean independent film “Don’t Go Back”, which I happened to miss when it was released in local theaters around the end of last year, is a small but interesting test run to watch. Although the result is rather modest … Continue reading
Marty, Life Is Short (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): He’s still ready to make us laugh more
Netflix documentary film “Marty, Life Is Short”, which was released a few weeks ago, looks around the life and career of Martin Short, a prominent Canadian entertainer who has steadily advanced for our laugh and entertainment during last several decades. … Continue reading
Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their little goofy time travel
“Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie” is a little goofy comedy film which turns out to have a bit more wit and heart than I expected. Because my physical condition was not exactly ideal when I watched the film … Continue reading
The Longest Night: Namtaeryeong (2026) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The solidarity on that night
South Korean documentary film “The Longest Night: Namtaeryeong” focuses on that unlikely moment of democratic solidarity on the one day of December 2024. On that day, thousands of various South Korean citizens showed up to support and then defend a … Continue reading
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Tagged Demonstration, Documentary, Real-life incident, South Korean Film
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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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