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Wolfs (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Two fixers stuck with each other
“Wolfs”, which was released on Apple TV+ in a few days ago, works best whenever it simply focuses on whatever is exchanged between its two charismatic star actors. Having actually worked together more once in several notable films, they constantly … Continue reading
Will & Harper (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): On the road with his transgender friend
Netflix documentary film “Will & Harper”, which was released on last Friday, follows a little road journey of one famous American comedian and his transgender friend. Simply focusing the frank and earnest interactions between them, the documentary gives us a … Continue reading
The Mountain (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): The Call of the Mountain
French film “The Mountain” impressed me a lot for a number of breathtaking shots to behold, but then it baffled me a lot as taking a sudden left turn in the middle of the story. While several audiences including a … Continue reading
Band of Outsiders (1964) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): When Godard was really cool
Jean-Luc Godard was at the height of his artistic creativity when he was young and bold in the 1960s. After making a huge milestone spot in the cinema history with his great film “Breathless” (1960), he gave us a number … Continue reading
All the Long Nights (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): As they help and support each other
Japanese filmmaker Shô Miyake’s latest film “All the Long Nights” is a calm and somber character drama between two different troubled people who come to help and support each other more than expected. Although it feels predictable at times, the … Continue reading
A Confucian Confusion (1994) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A cheerful confusion
During last several years, I and South Korean audiences have been fortunate to watch the works of Edward Yang (1947 ~ 2007), who was one of the leading figures in the Taiwanese New Wave during the 1980s alongside Hou Hsiao-hsien … Continue reading
Trap (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): He gets trapped…
M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film “Trap” seems willing to be trapped along with its hero for a while during its first half. As its hero tries to get away from his increasingly claustrophobic circumstance, the movie steadily dials up and … Continue reading
The Watchers (2024) ☆☆(2/4): They are being watched…
“The Watchers” looks promising with an interesting story promise shrouded in a good mood and background. As the nervous score by Abel Korzeniowski is swirling on the soundtrack with the heroine going to some very remote area, we can clearly … Continue reading
By the Stream (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A minor misfire from Hong Sang-soo
South Korean independent film “By the Stream”, which is another film from Hong Sang-soo during this year after “A Traveler’s Needs” (2023), sadly did not engage me much as frequently feeling rather thin and vague in terms of story and … Continue reading
Sing Sing (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): As they prepare for another show in their prison
It is always fascinating for me to observe different people and lives via good movies, and “Sing Sing” is one of such terrific films. Although most of its main characters are quite different from me in many aspects, I observed … Continue reading
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