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Category Archives: Movies
Inside Out 2 (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): More emotions to come
Pixar animation film “Inside Out 2”, which is the sequel to Oscar-winning animation film “Inside Out” (2015), shows us that Pixar still has it. While it is another fantasy adventure into the state of mind just like its predecessor, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolescence, Adventure, Animation Film, Emotion, Fantasy, Hockey, Mind
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Dicks: The Musical (2023) ☆☆1/2 (2.5/4): A wacky musical of deliberate bad taste
I guess I am not an ideal audience for “Dicks: The Musical”. As shown from a series of footage clips during its end credits, the people behind and in front of the camera go all the way for making a … Continue reading
Hit Man (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The story of a fake hit man
Richard Linklater’s latest film “Hit Man”, which was released on Netflix in last week, is a delightful black comedy packed with lots of wit, humor, and personality to be appreciated. What we get here is often typical to the core, … Continue reading
Shooting Stars (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The Best Years of Their Lives
“Shooting Stars”, which is currently available on Netflix in South Korea, is a standard biographical sports drama film which plays and then delivers as much as expected. While any good sports drama film needs to do more than that in … Continue reading
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Tagged Athelte, Basketball, Coming-of-age drama, Freindship, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Star of Ulsan (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her gloomy daily life in Ulsan
South Korean independent film “Star of Ulsan” is a tough stuff to watch for good reasons. As following the gloomy daily life of one strong-willed woman and several others around her, the movie presents a daunting slice of life to … Continue reading
A Lonely Island in the Distant Sea (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): As his life goes on…
South Korean independent film “A Lonely Island in the Distant Sea”, which I belatedly watched only after it unexpectedly won the Grand Prize at the Wildflower Film Awards in South Korea, simply and leisurely rolls along with its plain hero’s … Continue reading
Her 5th Room (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): She simply needs to have her own private space…
South Korean documentary film “Her 5th Room” is a small but intimate personal story about one middle-aged woman who simply needs to have her own private space. As closely and sensitively observing her struggle for privacy and independence, the documentary … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Family, House, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Godzilla Minus One (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): One of the better Godzilla flicks
Japanese film “Godzilla Minus One”, which was belatedly released on Netflix a few days ago in South Korea, is one of the better Godzilla flicks I saw during last 30 years. While you surely get as much as you can … Continue reading
Jim Henson: Idea Man (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A man behind the Muppets – and more
Ron Howard’s new documentary film “Jim Henson: Idea Man”, which was released on Disney+ in last week, is an affectionate tribute to Jim Henson, who was the main creative mind behind many delightful things including “Sesame Street” and “The Muppets”. … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Puppeteer, Real-life figure, Real-life story, TV
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I’ll See You in My Dreams (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): As her remaining days go by
“I’ll See You in My Dreams”, which happens to be one of the movies recently available on Netflix in South Korea, is a little intimate character drama which turns out to be a bit more sensitive and thoughtful than expected. … Continue reading
