Category Archives: Movies

Trainspotting (1996) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Addiction loves company

Posted on October 24, 2026 by kaist455

Danny Boyle’s 1996 film “Trainspotting”, whose 4K remastered version was released in South Korean theaters on this Wednesday, looks into the seedy lifestyle of a bunch of different young addicts. While this is certainly not so pleasant to watch, the … Continue reading →

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Clayface (2026) ☆☆(2/4): A run-of-the-mill villain origin story

Posted on October 23, 2026 by kaist455

“Clayface”, which is the third product from DC Universe (DCU), is a run-of-the-mill villain origin story about which I cannot care that much. It apparently tries to follow the footsteps of not only Todd Phillips’ “Joker” (2019) but also a … Continue reading →

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Tenzing (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): A solid biographical drama about Tenzing Norgay

Posted on October 20, 2026 by kaist455

“Tenzing”, which was released on Apple TV on last Friday, is a solid biographical drama about Tenzing Norgay, a famous Sherpa who succeeded with Sir Edmund Hilary in their 1953 ascent of Mount Everest. While this is your average clean-cut … Continue reading →

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Re-Animator (1985) ☆☆☆(3/4): A trashy fun with some goriness

Posted on October 19, 2026 by kaist455

Stuart Gordon’s 1985 film “Re-Animator” has a trashy fun with some goriness to be savored and admired, and its morbid sense of humor remains fairly intact even after more than 40 years. As an outrageously gruesome mix of horror and … Continue reading →

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Ordet (1955) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): A sublime religious drama by Carl Theodor Dreyer

Posted on October 18, 2026 by kaist455

I was fortunate enough to encounter Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1955 film “Ordet” without any background knowledge on the movie itself. Around 2006, I was just a young moviegoer willing to watch and absorb any interesting movie out there as soon … Continue reading →

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Purple Swallow (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Whatever she tries to write…

Posted on October 18, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “Purple Swallow” often feels like closely and patiently watching someone struggling a lot to concoct and then develop a rather vague story idea again and again. At first, it simply observes the artistic frustration of its … Continue reading →

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Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): A rather elusive but undeniably funny comedian

Posted on October 18, 2026 by kaist455

Netflix documentary film “Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald”, which was released a few days ago, looks into one rather baffling but undeniably funny comedian. While he was probably one of the funniest comedians working in Saturday Night Lives during … Continue reading →

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Whalefall (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): A terrifying survival drama inside a big whale

Posted on October 16, 2026 by kaist455

“Whalefall” is a terrifying survival drama mostly unfolded inside a big whale, and it does its job better than I expected. When I watched its trailer several weeks ago, I wondered whether the movie can actually work in terms of … Continue reading →

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Who Is Martin Mull? (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): From a comedian to a painter

Posted on October 15, 2026 by kaist455

Netflix documentary “Who Is Martin Mull?”, which was released in last week, introduces us to an American entertainer who had an interesting life and career which deserves to be known more to us. Like some of you, I did not … Continue reading →

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My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow (2025) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The desperate but intimate chronicle of the journalistic defiance in Moscow

Posted on October 14, 2026 by kaist455

Documentary film “My Undesirable Friends: Part Ⅰ- Last Air in Moscow” is a desperate but intimate chronicle of the journalistic defiance in Moscow during the early 2020s. While it is often alternatively depressing and infuriating to watch a bunch of … Continue reading →

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