Category Archives: Movies

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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She Said (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): How they exposed Weinstein

Posted on December 5, 2022 by kaist455

“She Said” presents a compelling real-life investigation journalism story which was one of the main starters of the #MeToo movement in 2017. While it is often chilling and infuriating to see how one very deplorable (and powerful) man had got … Continue reading →

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Nobody’s Lover (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Messy and Lonely

Posted on December 4, 2022 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “Nobody’s Lover” is about one adolescent girl who is often lonely and desperate in her messy private life. While you may shake your head more than once due to her several unwise choices along the story, … Continue reading →

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Till (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The harrowing story of Emmett Till’s mother

Posted on December 1, 2022 by kaist455

“Till” is a very harrowing experience to say the least. As attempting to present one of the most atrocious cases of American racism during the late 20th century, this modest but undeniably powerful film does not look away from the … Continue reading →

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Tár (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A dry but complex character study from Field and Blanchett

Posted on November 29, 2022 by kaist455

Todd Field’s latest film “Tár” fascinated me a lot for how it is about. While this is basically another familiar tale about art, fame, and personality, the movie is deliberately dry and restrained as patiently doling out a number of … Continue reading →

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The Night Owl (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): He saw what he was not supposed to see…

Posted on November 28, 2022 by kaist455

South Korean film “The Night Owl” is a well-made period drama thriller which mixes fact and fiction a bit better than I expected. While its story and characters are inherently limited by the story from the beginning, the movie still … Continue reading →

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Seire (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Haunted by his ex-girlfriend

Posted on November 28, 2022 by kaist455

South Korean film “Seire” is a little disturbing psychological drama mainly driven by its flawed ordinary hero’s increasingly unstable mind. As his mind is burdened by more anxiety and guilty along the story, you may often wonder how reliable his … Continue reading →

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