Category Archives: Movies

Cry Macho (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A leisurely sentimental drama from Eastwood

Posted on October 26, 2021 by kaist455

Clint Eastwood’s latest film “Cry Macho” often feels like watching an old retired master reluctantly doing another encore despite not exactly being in his best condition. Although the overall result is not without flaws to be noticed here and there, … Continue reading →

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Found (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Finding themselves

Posted on October 25, 2021 by kaist455

Netflix documentary film “Found”, which was released on Netflix on last Wednesday after having a limited theatrical released in US, presents a heartfelt story of three different Chinese American adoptees who came to search for their biological mothers. As observing … Continue reading →

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In Front of Your Face (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): One day of hers

Posted on October 24, 2021 by kaist455

Hong Sang-soo’s latest film “In Front of Your Face” is another interesting attempt in his long and steady career. While merely observing one day of its middle-aged heroine on the surface, the movie gradually gets rather melodramatic as she becomes … Continue reading →

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A Leave (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): His day off from protest

Posted on October 23, 2021 by kaist455

I could not help but feel worried as observing the plain ordinary working-class here of South Korean independent film “A Leave”. While he may not be that smart, he is a good man who has simply struggled to do his … Continue reading →

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The Harder They Fall (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A black western gang war

Posted on October 21, 2021 by kaist455

As an experienced moviegoer, I have several valuable standards for deciding whether I am really entertained enough by a movie, and one of these standards is whether my mind gets distracted more than once even while my eyes keep noting … Continue reading →

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The Last Duel (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): He Said – His Opponent Said – and She Said

Posted on October 21, 2021 by kaist455

Ridley Scott’s latest film “The Last Duel” is a gritty period drama film equipped with some modern perspective to be appreciated. Often reminiscent of several notable films ranging from Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon (1950) to Scott’s debut feature film “The Duelists” … Continue reading →

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Dune (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): A prophecy is unfolded…

Posted on October 20, 2021 by kaist455

Denis Villeneuve’s latest film “Dune”, which is based on the first half of Frank Herbert’s 1965 science fiction novel, sometimes felt like a sweat to me. While the movie kept me impressed or mesmerized thanks to its sheer visual power … Continue reading →

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Take Care of My Cat (2001) ☆☆☆(3/4): Five different young women – and a little cat

Posted on October 16, 2021 by kaist455

“Take Care of My Cat”, which is recently re-released in South Korean theaters for its 20th anniversary, is a modest but charming coming-of-age drama going around five different young women and a little cat in Inchon. Although it is 20 … Continue reading →

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Ten Months (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A little big matter of hers

Posted on October 16, 2021 by kaist455

South Korean film “Ten Months” gives us a painfully funny and honest tale of one certain aspect of womanhood in the South Korea society. Duly sliding up and down along with its unlucky heroine whose life is turned upside down … Continue reading →

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Blue Bayou (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A sincere but contrived Southern adoptee drama

Posted on October 16, 2021 by kaist455

I feel rather ambivalent about Justin Chon’s latest film “Blue Bayou”, a small but intimate adoptee drama set in Louisiana. While it is surely sincere about its relevant main subject, the movie is also often hampered by its contrived and … Continue reading →

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