Tag Archives: Crime

They Cloned Tyrone (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): They indeed did…

Netflix film “They Cloned Tyrone”, which was released yesterday, is a modest genre mix which is often very familiar but also engaging enough in its own way. Definitely reminiscent of a bunch of notable African American films ranging from those … Continue reading

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Emily the Criminal (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): As she tumbles into crime

“Emily the Criminal”, which is currently available on Netflix in South Korea, follows a young desperate woman who happens to tumble into crime out of her growing financial desperation. As phlegmatically observing her criminal descent, the movie slowly builds up … Continue reading

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God’s Creatures (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): After her son returns

It took some time for me to get accustomed to what “God’s Creatures” attempts to achieve. Subtly shrouded in moody disturbance, this little Irish psychological drama slowly and gradually unnerves us as its ordinary heroine comes to realize something horrible … Continue reading

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Missing (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Gone Father

It is rather difficult to describe the plot of “Missing”, a dark and disturbing Japanese mystery thriller film which pulls some surprises for us as unexpectedly shifting from one narrative point to another. I will be discreet here as much … Continue reading

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Crown Heights (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): A harrowing real-life drama of legal injustice

“Crown Heights”, which is currently available on Amazon Prime, presents a harrowing drama based on one infuriating real-life case of legal injustice. Alternating between one wrongfully incarcerated man and his best friend willing to help him as much as possible … Continue reading

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Confess, Fletch (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Fletch returns…

Gregory Mcdonald’s “Fletch” was one of numerous pulpy stuffs I gladly devoured during my wild and crazy childhood years in the 1990s. It is too bad that any of McDonald’s following sequel novels was not translated in South Korea, but … Continue reading

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Tori and Lokita (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A grim refugee thriller from the Dardenne brothers

The Dardenne brothers’ latest film “Tori and Lokita”, which received the special 75th Anniversary Award when it was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival early in last year, is another solid social drama to distinguish their long and admirable filmmaking … Continue reading

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Next Door (2022) ☆1/2(1.5/4): “Why don’t you just call the police first, you idiot?”

Yesterday, I went to my dentist uncle for my routine scaling and a bit of dental treatment, and I had to deal with the possibility of physical stress and pain although everything turned out to be fairly fine on the … Continue reading

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Three (2020) ☆☆1/2 (2.5/4): A dryly chilling serial killing story from Kazakhstan

Not long after “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” (2006) was released, there came “Tulpan” (2008), a little overlooked comic gem from Kazakhstan which shows a lot about that country which was hilariously misrepresented … Continue reading

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Master Gardener (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The Gardener in the Room

Paul Schrader’s latest film “Master Gardener”, which was recently shown at the Jeonju International Film Festival in South Korea, is another typical drama of his which sadly does not work as well as intended for several glaring bad reasons. Again, … Continue reading

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