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Yourself and Yours (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Herself and His
Baffling and playful, South Korean film “Yourself and Yours” has a little fun with those familiar matters of heart. Because I did not know much about its plot when I watched the movie during this Thursday evening, I initially felt … Continue reading
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The Sky Does Not Fall Yet (but….)
Like many people around the world, I am still trying to deal with what has been determined today with grim, inexorable certainty. As some people have feared, Donald Trump is elected as the next US president now, and it has … Continue reading
Rams (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): Two estranged sheep farmer brothers
It was during my undergraduate school years that I heard about scrapie for the first time. Due to its elusive origin of infection somehow highly resistant to common disinfection methods, this neurodegenerative disease observed from sheep and goats had been … Continue reading
Hell or High Water (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): A familiar Texan genre exercise
A few weeks ago, I had an interesting online chat with one of my acquaintances. He told me that it is not easy for him to enjoy movies because he is always aware of their inherent artificial sides shown from … Continue reading
Louder than Bombs (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4) : They need to talk about her…
Her absence has been felt around them since she died, and they still struggle with themselves while barely connected with each other. As a somber drama about one problematic family dealing with the void left by their loved one, “Louder … Continue reading
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The Adventure of a storyteller boy
The word ‘story’ is frequently mentioned throughout animation feature film “Kubo and the Two Strings”, and that word always generate certain tingling feelings while reminding us of the power of good storytelling inside and outside its deceptively simple but immensely … Continue reading
Doctor Strange (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): The origin story of another Marvel Comics hero
“Doctor Strange” is your average origin story of another Marvel Comics hero. Again, we get 1) a long background story on how our hero comes to accept his destiny, 2) an obligatory middle part where he learns more about his … Continue reading
Spy Nation (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): A persistent journalistic record against injustices
Because I heard numerous news reports about its subject, there are not many things to surprise or enlighten me in South Korean documentary “Spy Nation”, but I could not help but be angry about a number of infuriating cases presented … Continue reading
A Quiet Dream (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): A woman and three guys around her
South Korean film “A Quiet Dream” freely flows with its odd, ambiguous atmosphere. This small arthouse movie will surely demand some degrees of patience from you, but you can enjoy its offbeat mood and enjoyable performances once you accept its … Continue reading
Queen of Walking (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Walk, Man-bok, Walk!
Have you heard of racewalking? I did not know anything about this rather obscure sport until I watched a little lovable South Korean film called “Queen of Walking”. Before writing this review, I checked Wikipedia, and I was surprised to … Continue reading
