Category Archives: Movies

The Stranger (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): As he becomes close to his suspect

Posted on November 7, 2022 by kaist455

Australian Netflix film “The Stranger”, which was released in last month, is a chilly psychological drama which is incidentally based on one true crime story. I have no idea on how much the movie is actually close to its real-life … Continue reading →

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Hot in Day, Cold at Night (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Things are not so bad for them…

Posted on November 6, 2022 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “Hot in Day, Cold at Night” is a little modest character drama about one young couple who try to live one day after another despite their apparently difficult economic status. Although it is a bit too … Continue reading →

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Walk Up (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Another Hong Sang-soo film of this year

Posted on November 6, 2022 by kaist455

Hong Sang-soo’s latest film “Walk Up”, which is another film of his of this year after “The Novelist’s Film” (2022), exactly gives us what we can expect from him. Like many of his previous films, the movie simply observes a … Continue reading →

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Alcarràs (2022) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): A summer in their peach orchard

Posted on November 6, 2022 by kaist455

Carla Simón’s latest film “Alcarràs”, which was recently selected as the Spanish entry for Best International Film Oscar, is an intimate family drama mixed with some social commentary. As leisurely rolling along with its various main characters under its vivid … Continue reading →

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The Good Nurse (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A clinical true crime story

Posted on November 5, 2022 by kaist455

Tobias Lindholm’s latest film “The Good Nurse”, which was released on Netflix in last month, is rather disappointing despite a considerable number of talents gathered for its production. While its true crime story is often chilling to say the least, … Continue reading →

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All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): All Grim and Intense Here

Posted on November 4, 2022 by kaist455

Netflix film “All Quiet on the Western Front”, which was recently selected as Germany’s submission for Best International Film Oscar, is relentlessly grim, muddy, and intense throughout its 147-minute running time. I surely understand that this is not supposed to … Continue reading →

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Confession (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): It’s competent, if not better

Posted on October 27, 2022 by kaist455

South Korean film “Confession”, which is the remake of Spanish film “The Invisible Guest” (2016), is fairly competent on the whole. Mainly because I belatedly checked out the original Spanish version on this Tuesday, I did not expect much when … Continue reading →

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Remember (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Isn’t he too old for this?

Posted on October 27, 2022 by kaist455

When I watched South Korean action thriller film “Remember” at last night, my mind was often more occupied with wondering how old its hero actually is, instead of being engaged in the film itself. As far as I could see … Continue reading →

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The Invisible Guest (2016) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): An intense defense preparation

Posted on October 26, 2022 by kaist455

Spanish film “The Invisible Guest”, which is currently available on Netflix in South Korea, is one of those typical mystery thriller flicks which constantly suggest to us that they are holding some cards held behind their back for surprising us. … Continue reading →

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Descendant (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The last slave ship – and those descendants

Posted on October 22, 2022 by kaist455

Netflix documentary film “Descendant”, which was released on this Friday, is about one relatively unknown black American historical fact which deserves to be known more widely for good reasons. While it is surely informative to anyone unfamiliar with its main … Continue reading →

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