Category Archives: Movies

Fire of Love (2022) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): The story of one exceptional volcanologist couple

Posted on December 12, 2022 by kaist455

It is difficult not to be impressed by what is so beautifully and terrifyingly presented in documentary film “Fire of Love”, which is currently available on Disney+ in South Korea. For presenting the story of one exceptional volcanologist couple, its … Continue reading →

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Sr. (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A free-flowing tribute to his filmmaker father

Posted on December 11, 2022 by kaist455

Netflix documentary film “Sr.”, which was released in last week, is a free-flowing tribute to one notable American filmmaker who had a very interesting life and career. Because I have not seen any of his work yet (Shame on me!), … Continue reading →

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When Winter Comes (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A bus driver still not through with his past

Posted on December 11, 2022 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “When Winter Comes” is about one plain guy still not through with his past. Leisurely moving from one episodic moment to another, the movie gradually develops his quiet emotional struggle along the story, and that is … Continue reading →

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Hit the Road (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A family on the road

Posted on December 10, 2022 by kaist455

Iranian film “Hit the Road” simply follows and observes one private journey, but it will surprise you more than once. As closely and intimately focusing on the emotional undercurrents among its four principal characters going through a certain important moment … Continue reading →

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Compartment No. 6 (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Her accidental travel companion

Posted on December 10, 2022 by kaist455

“Compartment No. 6”, which was selected as the Finnish submission for Best International Film Oscar in last year, is a modest but intimate character drama between two accidental travel companions. They are quite different from each other in many aspects, … Continue reading →

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White Noise (2022) ☆☆(2/4): A whimsical misfire from Noah Baumbach

Posted on December 9, 2022 by kaist455

Noah Baumbach’s latest film “White Noise”, which is released in South Korean theaters in this week and then will be on Netflix around the end of this month, does not click that well with me. The movie, which is based … Continue reading →

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The Menu (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): They surely won’t forget this dinner, you know

Posted on December 9, 2022 by kaist455

You may have some ideas on what “The Menu” is going to serve, and it will occasionally surprise you as serving as much as you can expect. After all, this is a pungent satire on class and culinary business, and … Continue reading →

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The Woman King (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Viola Davis rules – and so do other ladies

Posted on December 8, 2022 by kaist455

Gina Prince-Bythewood’s “The Woman King” is a tough and forceful action period drama to be admired and savored. While its main historical subject is interesting enough to engage us, the movie works a compelling piece of entertainment thanks to its … Continue reading →

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Aftersun (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): That summer with her father

Posted on December 6, 2022 by kaist455

There is always some distance between parents and their children, and “Aftersun” sensitively illustrates the growing distance between the father and daughter at the center of its intimate character drama. Nothing much seems to happen on the surface, and they … Continue reading →

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Bones and All (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Love and Cannibalism

Posted on December 5, 2022 by kaist455

Luca Guadagnino’s latest film “Bones and All” is an odd mix of two very different things which somehow work together fairy well despite lots of disparity between them. On one hand, we have a gory and disturbing coming-of-age tale associated … Continue reading →

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