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Before You Know It (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): When they encounter their long-lost mother

Posted on December 27, 2019 by kaist455

“Before You Know It” is basically another quirky family comedy drama set in New York City, but it did its job better than expected. While it occasionally goes for silly comic moments, it steadily stays focused on the strained relationship … Continue reading →

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Dead Souls (2018) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): Monolithic but monumental

Posted on December 26, 2019 by kaist455

I must confess that I could not help but daunted when I happened to learn about Chinese documentary film “Dead Souls”. They say good films are never too long, but the running time of this monolithic documentary is more than … Continue reading →

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10 movies of the 2010s – and more: Part 3

Posted on December 23, 2019 by kaist455

Now here are 10 South Korean films of this decade.

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10 movies of the 2010s – and more: Part 2

Posted on December 23, 2019 by kaist455

And here are the other 5 movies in my list – with other films good enough to be mentioned.

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10 movies of the 2010s – and more: Part 1

Posted on December 23, 2019 by kaist455

Here are the first 5 movies in my list.

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10 movies of the 2010s – and more: Introduction

Posted on December 23, 2019 by kaist455

When I started this blog in early 2010, I never imagined I would be still be writing movie reviews here at the end of the decade. I simply wanted to write around 50 movie reviews a year for sharing my … Continue reading →

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10 movies of 2019 – and more: Part 3

Posted on December 23, 2019 by kaist455

Now here are 11 South Korean films of this year.

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10 movies of 2019 – and more: Part 2

Posted on December 23, 2019 by kaist455

And here are the other 5 movies in my list – with other films good enough to be mentioned.

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10 movies of 2019 – and more: Part 1

Posted on December 23, 2019 by kaist455

Here are the first 5 movies in my list.

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10 movies of 2019 – and more: Introduction

Posted on December 23, 2019 by kaist455

When I was a little elementary school kid during the early 1990s, the 21st Century often felt like a distant future to me. As reading those many science books I read during that time, I imagined how fun and exciting … Continue reading →

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