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Us (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Another creepy work from Jordan Peele
“Us”, the second feature film from Jordan Peele, is a wry and creepy horror tale packed with striking moments you will not easily forget. While it often tests our suspension of disbelief as going further and further with its decidedly … Continue reading
Stan & Ollie (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Laurel & Hardy during their later years
First, I must admit that I have never seen any of those old classic Hollywood comedy movies of Stan Laurel and Ollie Hardy. Sure, I heard about “Sons of the Desert” (1933) around the time when I became more serious … Continue reading
The Quake (2018) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A catastrophe happens to them again…
Norwegian film “The Quake” is your typical disaster film just like its predecessor “The Wave” (2015). Again, we are served many familiar genre clichés and conventions, and the movie surely does not disappoint us once its big catastrophe strikes upon … Continue reading
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) ☆☆(2/4): No wonder this time
“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” promises a lot but does not deliver much in the end. So occupied with introducing new characters and establishing the ground for the next film of its franchise, the movie often lags and trudges … Continue reading
Idol (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A tense but murky South Korean noir thriller
I am still not that sure whether I understand everything presented in South Korean noir thriller film “Idol”, which sometimes seems to signify nothing but confusion and frustration. While that probably does not matter much considering how adamantly murky the … Continue reading
In the Aisles (2018) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A dryly humorous human drama at supermarket
German film “In the Aisles”, which was released here in South Korea in last November but somehow eluded me around that time, is a dryly humorous human drama to be savored for the sweetness and poignancy behind its deadpan attitude. … Continue reading
Kursk (2018) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The subpar presentation of a devastating underwater tragedy
Before watching “Kursk”, you have to know in advance what it is about. In 2000, a Russian nuclear submarine named Kursk sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea due to an unfortunate explosion accident, and most of its crew … Continue reading
I Dream in Another Language (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): Two old men and a fading language
Mexican film “I Dream in Another Language” is a haunting story about two old men and a fading fictional language shared between them. As gradually revealing the past between them, the movie provides several mesmerizing moments of poetic beauty and … Continue reading
Prospect (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): A western tale on an alien planet
“Prospect” is an interesting juxtaposition of two different familiar genres. Mainly set on an alien environment in the distant future, it initially looks like your average old-fashioned science fiction tale with some rustic sides, it gradually becomes a western tale … Continue reading
The Mule (2018) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): An old horticulturist who becomes a drug runner
Clint Eastwood’s latest film “The Mule” gave me a mixed impression. During its first half, it seems to want to be a low-key crime comedy drama about one unlikely drug runner, and there are several small amusing moments as it … Continue reading
