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F1 (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Driving fairly well along a familiar course
“F1” drives fairly well along a familiar course, and I enjoyed that to some degree. Although predictably following numerous genre conventions and clichés, the movie gives us a series of top-notch car racing sequences definitely worthwhile to watch on big … Continue reading
Kneecap (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Meet Irish rappers
“Kneecap”, which was selected as the Irish entry to Best International Film Oscar in last year, is a typical rapper movie with some local flavor. While it has a substantial amount of irreverent wit and bouncy energy to hold our … Continue reading
Naked Lunch (1991) ☆☆☆(3/4): Welcome to Interzone
David Cronenberg’s 1991 film “Naked Lunch”, which happens to come to South Korean theaters shortly after the local theatrical release of Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer” (2024), tackles on an impossible task, and the result is alternatively interesting and baffling. Loosely based … Continue reading
Saving Private Ryan (1998) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Just for one private
Steven Spielberg’s 1998 film “Saving Private Ryan”, which happens to be re-released in South Korean on this Wednesday, definitely earns its own place in the pantheon of war movies via its stupefyingly stunning opening battle sequence, but it is much … Continue reading
Alphaville (1965) ☆☆☆(3/4): A literally distant SF noir from Godard
It is ironic that Jean-Luc Godard’s 1965 film “Alpaville”, whose 4K remastered version is being shown in South Korea at this point, is quite dry, distant, and abstract to the end without much feeling to sense. While the story itself … Continue reading
Queer (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): That frustrating object of lust
Luca Guadagnino’s latest film “Queer”, which came out not long after his previous film “Challengers” in the same year, often frustrated and baffled me. While this is another distinctive work of Guadagnino which is packed with an ample amount of … Continue reading
Queen of Katwe (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): An unlikely chess player in Uganda
Mira Nair’s 2016 film “Queen of Katwe”, which is currently available on Disney+ presents a remarkable story about one extraordinary female chess player in Uganda. She was born in a slum neighborhood of Kampala, Uganda, but she and several other … Continue reading
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Tagged Chess, Coming-of-age drama, Family, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Young Woman and the Sea (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A passable biopic about one remarkable woman
“Young Woman and the Sea”, which is currently available on Disney+, is a biographic film about one remarkable woman who showed that women can do anything as much as men. While her extraordinary achievement certainly deserves to be known more … Continue reading
28 Years Later (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Danny Boyle back in Zombieland
Danny Boyle’s latest film “28 Years Later” reminds me again that he is a filmmaker who has rarely repeated himself. Yes, he is back in that post-apocalyptic world explored in “28 Days Later” (2002), and we are surely served with … Continue reading
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Tagged Father and son, Horror, Mother and Son, Post-apocalyptic world, Virus, Zombie
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Elio (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A boy’s little cosmic adventure
“Elio”, the latest animation feature film from Pixar Animation Studios, is a modest but sweet SF fantasy tale which often amused me for good reasons. While it will be fairly enjoyable to young audiences thanks to its bright and colorful … Continue reading
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