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Tag Archives: Filmmaker
Yellow Door: ’90s Lo-fi Film Club (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): When they were young cinephiles
Netflix documentary film “Yellow Door: ‘90s Lo-fi Film Club”, which was released a few days ago, looks into the memories of a little club of young South Korea cinephiles in the early 90s. Although they did not know that much … Continue reading
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Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): How he made it
William Friedkin, who sadly left us a few months ago, has always been associated with “The Exorcist” (1973), one of the iconic classic horror films in the 1970s. To be frank with you, I was not so scared when I … Continue reading
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8 1/2 (1963) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): A filmmaker in chaotic crisis
Federico Fellini’s “8 1/2” is your average navel-gazing piece of work, but it is surely one of the best ones of its kind in addition to being the groundbreaking one. While having been emulated so much by numerous subsequent films … Continue reading
Cobweb (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): One crazy filmmaking day
South Korean film “Cobweb”, which finally arrived in South Korean movie theaters yesterday after being shown at the Cannes Film Festival early in this year, is about one crazy filmmaking day to watch. Although it stumbles from time to time … Continue reading
In Water (2023) ☆1/2(1.5/4): In Blur (or Bullsh*t, perhaps)
When my late mentor/friend Roger Ebert was going to review Ingmar Bergman’s great film “Persona” (1966) not long after he became the film critic of Chicago Sun-Times, he did not know what to write first, but then he simply began … Continue reading
The Eternal Daughter (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Two Swintons in one foggy hotel
Joanna Hogg’s latest film “The Eternal Daughter” feels like the logical next step from her two previous films “The Souvenir” (2019) and “The Souvenir Part II” (2021). In the coming-of-age tale of those two films, their young heroine’s relationship with … Continue reading
The Souvenir Part II (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Her next chapter after his death
Joanna Hogg’s “The Souvenir Part II”, which is the sequel to her previous film “The Souvenir” (2019), illustrates the aftermath of its young heroine’s toxic romantic relationship depicted in the previous film. As she tries to process the devastating end … Continue reading
Peter von Kant (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Fassbinder via Ozon
François Ozon’s new film “Peter von Kant” is often amusing to watch if you are familiar with not only its original version but also the legendary German filmmaker behind that version. The movie, based on Reiner Werner Fassbinder’s “The Bitter … Continue reading
Someone I Used to Know (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Before her ex-boyfriend’s wedding
“Someone I Used to Know”, which was released on Amazon Prime in last week, does not break any new ground in its genre territory, but it is smart and witty enough to engage us at least during its running time. … Continue reading
Official Competition (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): A director and her two difficult stars
“Official Competition” is simply hilarious as having a naughty fun with its one-joke story premise. Although it comes to lose some of its comic momentum during its last act where the mood becomes a bit more serious, the movie continues … Continue reading
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