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Category Archives: Movies
SAVE (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Meeting her lifesaver again
South Korean film “SAVE” follows the relationship between two women who cannot possibly be different from each other. Right from the beginning, we can clearly see where their story is heading, but the movie did a solid job of bringing … Continue reading
Sound of Falling (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Sound of female despairing
“Sound of Falling”, which was selected as the German submission to Best International Film Oscar in this year and then was included in the shortlist several days ago, is quite subtle and elusive about what it is about. This may … Continue reading
This Is Spinal Tap (1984) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Still endearingly outrageous and hilarious
Rob Reiner’s 1984 comedy film “This Is Spinal Tap” still amuses me a lot for many good reasons. While keeping its attitude as straight as possible via its ground-breaking mockumentary style, the movie has a lot of fun with many … Continue reading
Between the Two of Us (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Disability and pregnancy
South Korean film “Between the Two of Us” is a sincere but flawed drama about one young pregnant woman with a disability. While it is fairly engaging to observe how much she is anxious and pressured due to her increasingly … Continue reading
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) ☆☆1/2 (2.5/4): Mostly in the same water again
James Cameron’s new film “Avatar: Fire and Ash” is a rare letdown from the filmmaker who has not disappointed us for more than 40 years. Again, we are surely served with a lot of spectacular visual elements and thrilling actions, … Continue reading
10 movies of 2025 – and more: Part 3
Now here are 11 South Korean films of this year.
10 movies of 2025 – and more: Part 2
And here are the other 5 movies in my list – with other films good enough to be mentioned.
10 movies of 2025 – and more: Part 1
So here are the first five films of my annual list.
10 movies of 2025 – and more: Introduction
Again, we are at the end of one year as looking forward to another one to come, but things seem to get worse and worse during this year. While my country is still struggling to recover from a social/political disaster … Continue reading
Eephus (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their last baseball game
“Eephus” interests us for what is about and then touches us for how it is about. This is a very plain and simple story about a bunch of amateur baseball players trying to play their last game to the end, … Continue reading
