Category Archives: Movies

Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A South Korean Occult Story

Posted on February 21, 2019 by kaist455

South Korean film “Svaha: The Sixth Finger” is filled with gloomy spookiness from the very beginning, and it did not disappoint me at all. While I am still not sure whether I understood all of its numerous religious details, this … Continue reading →

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My prediction on the 91st Annual Academy Awards

Posted on February 19, 2019 by kaist455

The Oscar season of this year has been pretty wild and unpredictable. At first, “A Star is Born” seemed to be the front runner, but then “Green Book” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” stole the show at the Golden Globe Awards, and … Continue reading →

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In Order of Disappearance (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4): A deadpan Norwegian revenge drama

Posted on February 18, 2019 by kaist455

Norwegian film “In Order of Disappearance” is a deadpan revenge drama sprinkled with a cold, morbid sense of black humor. While as stark, brutal, and violent as expected, the movie serves us a number of dryly absurd moments along with … Continue reading →

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Border (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Two of a kind

Posted on February 17, 2019 by kaist455

Swedish film “Border”, which won the Un Certain Regard award at the Cannes Film Festival early in last year, is an odd mix of character drama and supernatural horror. Although its attempt to mix these two different genres is not … Continue reading →

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The Breaker Upperers (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): A couple of break-up professionals

Posted on February 17, 2019 by kaist455

New Zealand comedy film “The Breaker Upperers”, which was recently released on Netflix, cheerfully bounces along with its two female main characters as generating many quirky and funny moments during its short running time (90 minutes). Although it drags a … Continue reading →

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Mary Queen of Scots (2018) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A tale of two queens

Posted on February 16, 2019 by kaist455

“Mary Queen of Scots” initially seems to have all the right ingredients for a compelling period drama. While it has two talented actresses at its center, it is also equipped with commendable technical aspects including authentic period atmosphere, so I … Continue reading →

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Mary Poppins Returns (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Long time no see, Miss Poppins

Posted on February 16, 2019 by kaist455

“Mary Poppins Returns” is as delightful and exuberant as you can expect from a sequel to “Mary Poppins” (1964). Although it is often too familiar to surpass its beloved predecessor, the movie still has enough charm and spirit to engage … Continue reading →

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Free Solo (2018) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Climbing up a rock alone – without rope

Posted on February 15, 2019 by kaist455

Watching Oscar-nominated documentary film “Free Solo”, which also won the People’s Choice documentary award when it was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival in last year, was a pretty terrifying experience to me due to my longtime fear of … Continue reading →

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Innocent Witness (2018) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Sincere but predictable

Posted on February 14, 2019 by kaist455

South Korean film “Innocent Witness” does not turn out to be worse than I feared. As a guy in the autistic spectrum, I was certainly concerned a lot about its depiction of autism before watching it, and I was relieved … Continue reading →

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4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): One hard day in Romania, 1987

Posted on February 12, 2019 by kaist455

I still remember well how much I was chilled by one particular moment in Cristian Mungiu’s “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days”, a stark, sobering drama film set in Romania during the final years of Nicolae Ceaușescu’s communist regime. … Continue reading →

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