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The Furious (2025) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Furious and intense indeed
Hong Kong martial art action film “The Furious” is furious indeed. Once it does its very elementary setup at the beginning, the movie relentlessly goes up and up along with its seemingly plain hero who turns out to have a … Continue reading
Turning Point: Generation 9/11 (2026) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): From 9/11 to Now
Netflix documentary “Turning Point: Generation 9/11” attempts to look over how things have changed for a particular generation during last 25 years since the 9/11 terror incident in 2001. Mainly because its main subject is too enormous to be packed … Continue reading
Coming of Age (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Now there comes the time to grow up for all of them
South Korean independent film “Coming of Age” is a familiar mix of comedy drama. Mainly revolving around one problematic father and daughter relationship, the movie looks around not only its two main characters but also several other family members of … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedy, Family, Father and daughter, Illness, South Korean Film
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Resident Evil (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): A risky delivery
Zach Cregger’s latest film “Resident Evil” is a genre product packed with enough fun and excitement. Yes, just like its many other predecessors, it surely has lot of gruesome entities to pop up here and there, but it skillfully and … Continue reading
The Intern (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): A solid South Korean remake to enjoy
South Korean film “The Intern”, which is the remake of Nancy Meyers’ 2015 film of the same name starring Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway, is better than expected to my little surprise. While being pretty conventional to the core … Continue reading
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The Drama (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): This is one *nasty* movie
Norwegian filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli’s latest film “The Drama” is quite sour and nasty to say the least. While it starts like your average romantic comedy, the movie soon turns out to be an absurd and vicious black comedy drenched in … Continue reading
Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger (2026) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Oasis back in action
Documentary film “Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger”, which was released in South Korean theaters shortly after being premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, is a powerful experience you should not miss even if you are not so familiar … Continue reading
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Tagged Brothers, Concert, Documentary, Musician, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Gill (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): The boy who can breathe in water
South Korean independent animation feature film “Gill”, which finally came to local movie theaters after being premiered at the Bucheon International Animation Festival two years ago, impressed me a lot for its distinctive mood and style. Based on the 2011 … Continue reading
Days of Being Wild (1990) ☆☆☆(3/4): A self-absorbed lad’s languid descent
Wong Kar-Wai’s 1990 film “Days of Being Wild”, whose 4K remastered version was released in South Korean theaters a few days ago, remains a distant but interesting experience for me. Mainly revolving around one handsome but hopelessly self-absorbed lad who … Continue reading
My Penguin Friend (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): This penguin steals the show anyway
2024 film “My Penguin Friend”, which is currently available on Netflix in South Korea, is a sentimental but undeniably earnest presentation of one fascinating real-life story. While I have no idea on how much it actually fictionalizes its real-life story, … Continue reading
