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Perfect Days (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The daily life of one plain Tokyo toilet cleaner
Wim Wenders’ latest film “Perfect Days”, which was nominated for Best International Film Oscar in last month, is a sublime experience much richer than you might think at first. On the surface, it is just the plain observation on the … Continue reading
Io Capitano (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): An arduous immigrant odyssey across Africa
“Io Capitano”, which was recently nominated for Best International Film Oscar, follows one arduous journey across the African continent taken by the two young main characters at the center of the story. What we are going to see here is … Continue reading
A Thousand Cuts (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The threat against journalism in the Philippines
Documentary film “A Thousand Cuts” reminds us of the undeniable importance of good journalism – and how it can be so easily threatened in our current chaotic time. Even at this point, our world is still struggling with the disturbing … Continue reading
Jane B. for Agnes V. (1988) ☆☆☆(3/4): When Birkin and Varda played together
Agnès Varda’s 1988 docudrama film “Jane B. for Agnes V.”, which happens to be released in South Korean theaters a few weeks ago, is a charming playtime between its director and Jane Birkin, who also appeared in Varda’s another film … Continue reading
American Fiction (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little mild satire to enjoy
“American Fiction”, which won the People’s Choice Award when it was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival in last year and then garnered five Oscar nominations including the one for Best Picture in last month, is a little mild … Continue reading
Ferrari (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Calm and detached just like its hero
Michael Mann’s new film “Ferrari” is calm and detached just like its hero, who builds a wall around whatever he feels and thinks inside as he says at one point in the story. As a sort of antithesis to James … Continue reading
Priscilla (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Lost in Graceland
Since her first two feature films “The Virgin Suicides” (1999) and “Lost in Translation” (2003), Sofia Coppola has consistently adhered on her artistic territory. Her subsequent notable works such as “Marie Antoinette” (2006), “Somewhere” (2010), and “The Beguiled” (2017) are … Continue reading
The Color Purple (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A lighter song and dance version
“The Color Purple”, based on an acclaimed Broadway musical which was developed from Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning novel of the same name, cannot help but get itself compared with its predecessor. Although it is not totally without flaws, Steve Spielberg’s “The … Continue reading
Citizen of a Kind (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Ra Mi-ran rules again
It seems to me that South Korean actress Ra Mi-ran is one of the rare performers who can sell almost anything to audiences. Although I did not like her recent comedy film “Honest Candidate” (2020) and its following 2022 sequel … Continue reading
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Sayonara, Girls. (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Before their graduation
Japanese film “Sayonara, Girls”, which is released as “Girls Don’t Graduate” in South Korea as it was in Japan a few months ago, is so gentle and vanilla that I quickly lost my patience during my viewing. Probably because I … Continue reading
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