Tag Archives: Comedy

Wild Sing (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their bumpy comeback

Posted on May 31, 2026 by kaist455

Surprise is always crucial in case of comedy films, and South Korean film “Wild Sing” has a lot of surprises along its seemingly predictable narrative route. Right from the very beginning, I could clearly see how it will roll its … Continue reading →

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Don’t Go Back (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A series of little improvised moments

Posted on May 26, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “Don’t Go Back”, which I happened to miss when it was released in local theaters around the end of last year, is a small but interesting test run to watch. Although the result is rather modest … Continue reading →

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Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their little goofy time travel

Posted on May 23, 2026 by kaist455

“Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie” is a little goofy comedy film which turns out to have a bit more wit and heart than I expected. Because my physical condition was not exactly ideal when I watched the film … Continue reading →

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Teaching Practice: Idiot Girls and School Ghost 2 (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): Another outrageous high school horror satire

Posted on May 17, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “Teaching Practice: Idiot Girls and School Ghost 2”, which is a standalone sequel to “Idiot Girls and School Ghost: School anniversary” (2024), tickled and amused me a lot. While deliberately silly and exaggerated in its cheerfully … Continue reading →

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2035: The Green Light (2025) ☆☆(2/4): An uneven mix between mockumentary and found footage horror

Posted on May 11, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “2035: The Green Light” intrigued me at first and then frustrated me a lot later. At first, it comes to us as a rather amusing mockumentary comedy about the sudden unification of South and North Korea … Continue reading →

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Sherlock Jr. (1924) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): A surreal comic masterwork from Buster Keaton

Posted on May 10, 2026 by kaist455

Buster Keaton’s 1924 film “Sherlock Jr.” is an enduring masterwork to be cherished and admired. While it is very hilarious to observe those typically deadpan comic moments expected from Keaton’s phlegmatic screen persona, it also has a series of inspired … Continue reading →

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Pizza Movie (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): A wacky college stoner movie

Posted on May 8, 2026 by kaist455

“Pizza Movie”, which is currently available on Disney+ in South Korea, tries to be as wacky as possible, and it succeeds fairly well in my trivial opinion. Even when you are baffled by what exactly is happening in its three … Continue reading →

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Is This Thing On? (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A comic way to deal with his middle-life crisis

Posted on May 6, 2026 by kaist455

Bradley Cooper’s 2025 film “Is This Thing On?”, which is currently available on Disney+ in South Korea, is an engaging mix of drama and comedy. While it looks relatively modest compared to his two previous directorial works “A Star Is … Continue reading →

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Nutcrackers (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Stuck with his sister’s orphaned children

Posted on May 5, 2026 by kaist455

David Gordon Green’s 2024 film “Nutcrackers”, which is currently available on Disney+ in South Korea, was an interesting experience for me. At first, I winced more than once along with its hero as observing how he struggles to handle those … Continue reading →

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Nightbitch (2024) ☆☆(2/4): She’d rather become a dog

Posted on May 5, 2026 by kaist455

Marielle Heller’s 2024 film “Nightbitch”, which is currently available on Disney+ in South Korea, is an uneven genre mix which seems to be often confused about how it is about. While it is clearly intended to be a suburban mix … Continue reading →

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