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10 movies of the 2010s – and more: Part 1
Here are the first 5 movies in my list.
10 movies of the 2010s – and more: Introduction
When I started this blog in early 2010, I never imagined I would be still be writing movie reviews here at the end of the decade. I simply wanted to write around 50 movie reviews a year for sharing my … Continue reading
10 movies of 2019 – and more: Part 3
Now here are 11 South Korean films of this year.
10 movies of 2019 – and more: Part 2
And here are the other 5 movies in my list – with other films good enough to be mentioned.
10 movies of 2019 – and more: Part 1
Here are the first 5 movies in my list.
10 movies of 2019 – and more: Introduction
When I was a little elementary school kid during the early 1990s, the 21st Century often felt like a distant future to me. As reading those many science books I read during that time, I imagined how fun and exciting … Continue reading
Love, Antosha (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Remembering Anton Yelchin
As watching documentary film “Love, Antosha”, I could not help but reminded of what a tragic and senseless loss the death of Anton Yelchin was. Since his breakthrough turn in “Hearts in Atlantis” (2001), he steadily advanced to become one … Continue reading
Start-Up (2019) ☆☆(2/4): A lame comedy packed with uninteresting caricatures
South Korean film “Start-Up”, which is based on the popular online graphic novel of the same name, mainly revolves around two different dudes who do not interest me much. As a matter of fact, I did not care much about … Continue reading
Chained for Life (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Beauty and her disfigured co-star
“Chained for Life” is an odd, amusing comedy film which cheerfully dances around its interesting subjects as generating a number of thought-provoking moments to be appreciated. Although I was initially a bit baffled about what exactly it intends to do, … Continue reading
The Truth (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A mildly interesting trial by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest work “The Truth”, his first non-Japenese film which was also the opening film at the Venice International Film Festival of this year, is a mildly interesting drama revolving around an aging self-centered actress and several other characters … Continue reading
