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Tag Archives: action
Tenet (2020) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): An ambitiously confusing misfire from Christopher Nolan
I often felt impatient and baffled as watching Christopher Nolan’s new film “Tenet”, whose theatrical release was delayed for a while due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic before it is eventually set to be released in several countries including UK … Continue reading
Okay Madam (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A woman with a particular set of skills
South Korean comedy action film “Okay Madam” flies all the way for our entertainment, and I appreciate that even while recognizing how silly and preposterous it actually is in many aspects. Sure, it is often a bit too goofy for … Continue reading
Deliver Us From Evil (2019) ☆☆(2/4): Deliver Me From Mediocrity
South Korean film “Deliver Us From Evil” brings almost nothing to its genre territory without enough sense of fun or entertainment. Despite lots of efforts put into the screen, the overall result is so flat and pedestrian that I quickly … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Crime, Kidnapping, Professional Killer, South Korean Film, Thriller
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Steel Rain 2: Summit (2020) ☆☆(2/4): A jumbled South Korean geopolitical thriller
South Korean film “Steel Rain 2: Summit”, which is a sort of retread instead of being a direct sequel to “Steel Rain” (2017), a jumbled geopolitical thriller which tries too many things at once. While it strives to maintain its … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Hostage, North Korea, South Korea, Submarine, Thriller
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Steel Rain (2017) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A race against another Korean war
South Korean film “Steel Rain”, which I somehow missed when it was released in South Korean theaters around the end of 2017, is so fast, efficient, and urgent during its first half that it let me down during its middling … Continue reading
Peninsula (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Welcome to Korean zombieland
South Korean film “Peninsula”, a sequel to director/co-writer Yeon Sang-ho’s “Train to Busan” (2016), is a typical mix of action movie and zombie horror flick. Although, as I told you many times before, I have been rather tired of zombies … Continue reading
The Old Guard (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A fairly refreshing superhero flick from Netflix
Netflix movie “The Old Guard”, which was released on last Friday, is a fairly refreshing superhero flick which actually tries a number of different things within its by-the-numbers origin story. While it is rather predictable at times, the movie is … Continue reading
Trolls World Tour (2020) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Here come more trolls
Animation feature film “Trolls World Tour”, which is an expected sequel to “Trolls” (2016), is packed with lots of colorful and fluffy stuffs in addition to various of types of music as required. During its first 30 minutes, I enjoyed … Continue reading
Da 5 Bloods (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Boys are back in Vietnam
Spike Lee’s latest work “Da 5 Bloods”, which was released on Netflix on last Friday, is quite a compelling mix of adventure drama, social commentary. and history lesson. While it is rather uneven and a bit too overlong in my … Continue reading
Extraction (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A tense and brutal action flick as good as intended
When I saw the trailer of Netflix film “Extraction” a few weeks ago, I immediately had a pretty good idea on what and how it would be in terms of story and characters, and it turns out that my guess … Continue reading
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