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Tag Archives: Friendship
Vive L’Amour (1994) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): How lonely they are…
I found myself caring a lot more than expected as watching Taiwanese filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang’s 1994 film “Vive L’Amour”, whose recent 4K restoration version was released in South Korean theaters in last week. Leisurely revolving around three different main characters, … Continue reading
Pilgrims (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Why do they never return?
South Korean independent animation film “Pilgrims” presents a little science fiction tale which could do more in my trivial opinion. While it is fairly competent in technical aspects, the movie feels rather flat and colorless in terms of story and … Continue reading
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008) ☆☆☆(3/4): A Holocaust fable
Mark Herman’s 2008 film “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”, which happens to be released in South Korean theaters in this week, works as a fable rather than a realistic Holocaust drama. While its story premise is no more historically … Continue reading
Project Hail Mary (2026) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Now it’s up to him – and his alien friend
“Project Hail Mary” is an entertaining science fiction packed with enough wit, style, and drama to engage us during its rather long running time (156 minutes). While it is not as ambitious as Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” (2014), it still works … Continue reading
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Arco (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): When a boy from the future meets a girl in the past
Animation feature film “Arco”, which was nominated for Best Animation Film Oscar in last month, is often quite engaging for its lovely cell animation style to remember. Although it is rather thin in terms of story and characters, this notable … Continue reading
Baka’s Identity (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Three lads struggling in a criminal underworld
Japanese film “Baka’s Identity” is a grim but engaging crime drama about three different lads struggling in their criminal underworld in one way or another. As smoothly moving from one perspective from another one along its non-linear narrative, the movie … Continue reading
Bird (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): One feisty girl and her birdy friend
“Bird” is another raw coming-of-age drama from Andrea Arnold, who previously gave us “Fish Tank” (2008) and “American Honey” (2016). Closely following its young heroine’s small and big struggles, the movie presents a rough but vivid slice of life which … Continue reading
Miroirs No. 3 (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A minor fun from Christian Petzold
Many of Christian Petzold’s films are interesting for the fascinating psychological tension under their dry and somber mood, and his latest film “Miroirs No.3” is no exception. As revolving around one odd relationship development between its two lead characters, the … Continue reading
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): A boy and his alien friend
Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”, which was re-released in selected theaters in South Korea in this week, is a pure cinematic magic to behold even though more than 40 years passed since it came out. On the surface, … Continue reading
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