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Dahomey (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The return of stolen artifacts
Mati Diop’s documentary film “Dahomey”, which won the Golden Bear award when it was premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival early in last year, mainly revolves around a number of stolen artifacts finally returned to their home country. As … Continue reading
Lust, Caution (2007) ☆☆☆(3/4): A spy caught between lust and caution
Ang Lee’s 2007 film “Lust, Caution”, which is currently being shown again in selected South Korean theaters, is a slow but sensual period drama which works best whenever it focuses on the guarded psychology of the two very different main … Continue reading
Heretic (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A twisted test on faith
“Heretic” is a modest but effective horror thriller film about religion and faith. Now it may sound solemn and ponderous to you, the movie does a fairly commendable job of balancing itself between humor and suspense, and it will keep … Continue reading
Millennium Mambo (2001) ☆☆☆(3/4): Looking back at her messy life
Hou Hsiao-hsien’s 2001 film “Millennium Mambo”, whose 4K restoration version was released in South Korean theaters on the first day of this year, is an acquired taste for me just like many of Hou’s films, but it somehow engaged me … Continue reading
Armand (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): At her son’s school
“Armand”, which was selected as the Norwegian entry for Best Internation Film Oscar in last year, attempts a sort of high-wire stunt between the chamber drama films of Ingmar Bergman and the psychological thriller movies of Roman Polanski. While I … Continue reading
The Apartment (1960) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): A definite comic masterpiece by Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder’s 1960 film “The Apartment” is about two desperate people who come to reflect more on what they really want during one particularly melancholic Christmas season. This is surely a gloomy story in many aspects, but the movie did … Continue reading
10 movies of 2024 – and more: Part 3
Now here are 11 South Korean films of this year.
10 movies of 2024 – 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 2024 – and more: Part 1
So here are the first five films of my annual list.
10 movies of 2024 – and more: Introduction
Here are we again as expecting the beginning of 2025, but, boy, what a depressing year 2024 has been. While we were all surely hopeful around the beginning of this year, there were actually some good moments of hope and … Continue reading
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