Tag Archives: Filmmaker

Possible Love (2026) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A sublime quartet drama by Lee Chang-dong

Posted on September 26, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong’s latest film “Possible Love”, which was recently selected as the South Korean submission to Best International Film Oscar and will be shown in South Korean theaters during next several days before being released on Netflix … Continue reading →

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Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Miyazaki’s long return

Posted on April 16, 2026 by kaist455

Documentary film “Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron” closely follows Miyazaki’s rather long process behind his recent Oscar-winning animation film “The Boy and the Heron” (2023). While I came to admire more of all those painstaking efforts behind that acclaimed comeback … Continue reading →

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Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little but defiant personal chronicle from Karabash, Russia

Posted on February 8, 2026 by kaist455

Documentary film “Mr. Nobody Against Putin”, which won the Special Jury Award when it was shown at the Sundance Film Festival early in last year and then received an Oscar nomination a few weeks ago (It was also the Danish … Continue reading →

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Sentimental Value (2025) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Can she work with her filmmaker dad?

Posted on January 25, 2026 by kaist455

Joachim Trier’s new film “Sentimental Value”, which won the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival early in last year and then recently received no less than 8 Oscar nominations including the ones for Best Picture, Best Director, and … Continue reading →

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Two Seasons, Two Strangers (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Journeys and Days

Posted on December 14, 2025 by kaist455

Japanese filmmaker Shô Miyake’s latest film “Two Seasons, Two Strangers” is another modest but engaging work from its talented filmmaker. Consisting of the two different parts, the movie calmly and sensitively follows the journey of its wandering heroine, and its … Continue reading →

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Nouvelle Vague (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A lightweight reenactment of the Nouvelle Vague era

Posted on December 8, 2025 by kaist455

Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague”, which was released on Netflix in US several weeks ago, is a lightweight reenactment of how Jean-Luc Godard made one of the greatest films in the cinema history during a few weeks of 1959. While it … Continue reading →

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Mr. Scorsese (2025) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The portrait of a master filmmaker

Posted on October 20, 2025 by kaist455

Dear Roger Hello, how have you been on the other side during last 12 years? Whenever I came across something really good or interesting, my mind always comes to wish you were here with us as a fellow audience, and … Continue reading →

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Miyazaki: Spirit of Nature (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): The spirit and philosophy behind his works

Posted on June 3, 2025 by kaist455

Documentary film “Miyazaki: Spirit of Nature”, which happens to be released in South Korea in last week, focuses on the art and philosophy behind the works of Hayao Miyazaki, who has been regarded as one of the greatest animation filmmakers … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Me (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Carax on a Godard mode

Posted on December 23, 2024 by kaist455

Leo Carax’s new short film “It’s Not Me”, which happens to be released in South Korean theaters along with Alice Rohrwacher’s new short film “An Urban Allegory” (2024), is elusive but undeniably intriguing in many aspects. Clearly influenced by those … Continue reading →

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The Voices of the Silenced (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The chronicles of Zainichi Koreans

Posted on November 18, 2024 by kaist455

Documentary film “The Voices of the Silences”, which won the Mecenat Award for Best Documentary when it was shown at the Busan International Film Festival in last year, is about one defiant old Korean Japanese woman and her old but … Continue reading →

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