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Badland Hunters (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A post-apocalyptic flick starring Ma Dong-seok

Posted on February 4, 2024 by kaist455

Netflix film “Badland Hunters”, which was released in last week, is a redundant sequel to acclaimed South Korean film “Concrete Utopia” (2023), which was incidentally one of my best South Korean films of last year. While “Concrete Utopia” is a … Continue reading →

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Ballerina (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): For her best friend

Posted on February 2, 2024 by kaist455

South Korean Netflix film “Ballerina”, which was released several months ago, is an intense action thriller film which distinguishes itself to some degree. While it lacks substance in terms of story and character, that weak aspect is compensated at times … Continue reading →

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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The passable last product from DCEU

Posted on January 25, 2024 by kaist455

“Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom”, which is the last product from DC Extended Universe (DCEU), is not a catastrophe at all to my relief even though I was not so impressed by its overall result. While it does not surpass … Continue reading →

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Noryang: Deadly Sea (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Driven into the last battle

Posted on December 21, 2023 by kaist455

South Korean film “Noryang: Deadly Sea”, the third and (definitely) final film of the trilogy after “The Admiral: Roaring Currents” (2014) and “Hansan: Rising Dragon” (2022), is often relentlessly epic and loud in what it is expected to present on … Continue reading →

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Batman (1989) ☆☆☆(3/4): That indelible darkness

Posted on December 16, 2023 by kaist455

The most timeless part of Tim Burton’s “Batman” is that indelible darkness of its superlative Oscar-winning production design by late Anton Furst. Burton and Furst created one of the most visually striking cities in the movie history which deserves to … Continue reading →

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The Marvels (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A little too late for the ladies

Posted on November 10, 2023 by kaist455

Probably around “Avengers: Endgame” (2019), Marvel Comics Universe (MCU) passed its peak period mainly due to giving us so many similar products for more than 10 years. After the immense success of “Black Panther” (2018), the franchise belatedly started to … Continue reading →

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The turtles are back

Posted on September 18, 2023 by kaist455

Animation film “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” is probably the best theatrical movie version from the comic series created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman. Considering how all those previous feature films were forgettable or dreadful, that is not … Continue reading →

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A Man of Reason (2022) ☆1/2(1.5/4): A Man of Boredom

Posted on August 15, 2023 by kaist455

To be frank with you, I did not expect a lot from the beginning, but South Korean film “A Man of Reason” tremendously bored me from the beginning to the end. While there is nothing particularly new or refreshing in … Continue reading →

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Polite Society (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A feisty genre exercise to cherish

Posted on July 27, 2023 by kaist455

“Polite Society” is a little but feisty genre exercise to cherish for good reasons. As an energetic mix between martial arts action movie and coming-of-age comedy, it kicks and punches all the way for giving us a bunch of outrageously … Continue reading →

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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): You will gladly wait

Posted on July 9, 2023 by kaist455

I come to have some admiration on Tom Cruise and his recent outputs in the Mission Impossible series. I often wondered whether the recent installments of the series were more or less driven by a sort of middle-life crisis or … Continue reading →

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