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Scoop (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): How they got a scoop on Prince Andrew
Netflix film “Scoop”, which was released a few weeks ago, tries to give us a close look into the real-life story behind one of the most notorious TV interviews during last several years. Although I have no idea on how … Continue reading
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Tagged Interview, Journalist, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Royal Family
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The Lesson (2023) ☆☆(2/4): The writer, the wife, their son, and his tutor
“The Lesson”, which is currently available on Netflix in South Korea, reminds me again of how it is usually difficult to make a movie about writers. Its main characters often talk about writing and literature throughout the story, and some … Continue reading
Música (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Distracted but talented anyway
“Música”, which is currently available on Amazon Prime, gave me a rather mixed impression. The movie is often likable with a series of whimsically musical moments, but it is also quite distracting at times as trying too many things within … Continue reading
Sewol: Years in the Wind (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): The chronicle of their long plight
I still remember how shocking the sinking of MV Sewol incident was to me and many other South Koreans. When there came sudden news reports on the incident during the morning of April 16th, 2014, it did not seem that … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident, Documentary, Real-life figure, Real-life incident, Real-life story
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Life Goes On (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): As they hold up
South Korean documentary “Life Goes On” is often sad and heartbreaking in its intimate presentation of several different persons who have tried to go on despite tragically losing their loved ones to some of the most traumatic accidents in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident, Documentary, Real-life figure, Real-life incident, Real-life story
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Girls State (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Girls can do anything indeed
Documentary film “Girls State”, which is currently available on Apple TV+, observes a bunch of American female teenagers going through a well-known week-long leadership and citizenship program. While they sometime find themselves limited by gender bias and inequality, these young … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, High Schooler, Politics, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Youth program
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Vengeance (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): An offbeat comedy mystery drama set in Texas
“Vengeance” baffled me with some amusement and disappointment. Languidly driven by a little investigative reporting process on the mystery surrounding one seemingly plain incident, the movie attempts to make some barbed points on the current social/cultural gaps and divides in … Continue reading
Soft & Quiet (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Tense & Disquieting
“Soft & Quiet” is a small but striking genre piece you will not easily forget. As it pulls no punch at all in its increasingly tense and disturbing presentation of racism, you will probably wince more than once, but the … Continue reading
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Enough is enough…
Animation film “Kung Fu Panda 4” is a passable product not bringing anything particularly new or surprising to its franchise, which was started with “Kung Fu Panda” (2008) and then continued in the two following sequels during next several years. … Continue reading
The Goldfinger (2023) ☆☆(2/4): Murky and tedious
Hong Kong film “The Goldfinger” did not engage me despite lots of happenings during its 2-hour running time. While it wants to be a grand financial crime drama not so far from “The Wolf of Wall Street” (2013) on one … Continue reading
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