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Pedro Páramo (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Walking into a ghost town
Netflix film “Pedro Páramo”, which was released a few weeks ago, is often terrific to watch for its undeniably haunting visual moments, but it is also frequently frustrating in terms of story and character. While its period background looks impeccable … Continue reading
Emilia Pérez (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A mixed musical film by Jacques Audiard
Jacques Audiard’s new film “Emilia Pérez”, which was recently selected as the French submission to Best International Film Oscar, is a mixed musical which sometimes works with striking emotional intensity. Although it does not wholly work as well as intended, … Continue reading
Look Back (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Two young collaborators
Japanese animation film “Look Back”, which has been enjoying a considerable success in South Korean theaters since it was released two months ago, is a small but poignant coming-of-age drama about the friendship between two young and talented collaborators. Although … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation Film, Artist, Coming-of-age drama, Friendship, Graphic novel, Manga, Student
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Gladiator II (2024) ☆☆(2/4): A ponderous sequel without much fun
Ridley Scott’s latest film “Gladiator II”, a sequel to his Oscar-winning film “Gladiator” (2000), is a ponderous sequel which does not provide anything fun and new to enjoy. Sure, “Gladiator” is not exactly a great film, so it seems easy … Continue reading
Work to Do (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): What he has to do
South Korean independent film “Work to Do” is about the moral dilemma of a young man tasked with one unenviable job to do. Phlegmatically observing how he and his colleagues do their rather unpleasant job step by step, the movie … Continue reading
Heavy Snow (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Between Two Girls
South Korean film “Heavy Snow” depends a lot on the presence of its two lead actresses. Whenever they are together on the screen, they click well with each other all the time in addition to ably filling their rather under-developed … Continue reading
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Tagged Actress, Fantasy, High School, Homosexuality, Romance, South Korean Film, Sports, Surfing
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Lucky, Apartment (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): That smell of fear and anxiety in their apartment
South Korean independent film “Lucky, Apartment” is a quiet but tense drama about one lesbian couple who happen to be under a lot of pressure and conflict. All they simply want is a stable living environment where they can happily … Continue reading
Close Your Eyes (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Victor Erice returns
Victor Erice’s “Close Your Eyes”, which is incidentally his comeback work after “Dream of the Light” (1992), takes quite a time as slowly revealing what and how it is about. This surely requires some patience from you, but the movie … Continue reading
Music by John Williams (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The title itself is already enough for us, you know
Documentary film “Music by John Williams”, which is currently available on Disney+, looks over the long, illustrated career of one of the best film composers of our time. Since he rose to prominence around the late 1960s, John Williams has … Continue reading
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Tagged Composer, Documentary, Film Music, Movie, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): As he tours with his colleagues
Documentary film “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band”, which is currently available on Disney+ in South Korea, follows how Bruce Springsteen and his longtime colleagues prepared his world tour during 2023 ~ 2024. Although there is not … Continue reading
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