-
Recent Posts
- Silent Light (2007) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A triangle drama immersed in patience and silence
- Adiós Buenos Aires (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Struggling musicians in Buenos Aires, 2001
- Pig That Survived Foot-and-Mouth Disease (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Of Pigs and Men
- Nowhere to Lay My Eyes (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): When she visits her mother
- Leviticus (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): Now they should be really careful of each other
- Trainspotting (1996) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Addiction loves company
- Clayface (2026) ☆☆(2/4): A run-of-the-mill villain origin story
- Tenzing (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): A solid biographical drama about Tenzing Norgay
- Re-Animator (1985) ☆☆☆(3/4): A trashy fun with some goriness
- Ordet (1955) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): A sublime religious drama by Carl Theodor Dreyer
Blogroll
Interesting Windows
Movies
Categories
Meta
Archives
My Photos
-
Join 832 other subscribers
Blog Stats
- 1,344,977 hits
Seongyong’s Twitter
Tweets by kaist455
Tag Archives: Horror
Infinity Pool (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Brendon Cronenberg strikes again
Brendon Cronenberg’s new film “Infinity Pool” is his another striking piece of work which is not only perversely provocative but also gruesomely violent. Like his previous film “Possessor” (2020), it often unsettles us a lot via a series of very … Continue reading
Crimes of the Future (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Cronenberg still has it…
David Cronenberg’s latest film “Crimes of the Future” is akin to a compilation album filled with his old hits. As usual, human bodies function as carnal theaters of horror to be sliced and then explored to the extreme degrees, and … Continue reading
Piggy (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): The butcher girl
“Piggy” is a little movie which will make you deeply uncomfortable from its very beginning. Dryly but chillingly illustrating its unforgettable adolescent heroine’s anger, fear, confusion, and frustration along the story, the movie will often unnerve you a lot for … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Butcher, Coming-of-age drama, Crime, Horror, Murder, Thriller
Leave a comment
Renfield (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Now he gets sick of serving his master
“Renfield” is an amusing horror comedy film inspired by one of the most famous horror stories of all time: Bram Stocker’s “Dracula”. Instead of that infamous blood-sucking count, the movie focuses more on his daunted servant’s toxic relationship with the … Continue reading
Saloum (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): An impressive genre film from Senegal
Senegalese film “Saloum”, which belatedly comes to South Korea in this week via a local streaming service, is a little but competent genre film packed with goodies to be savored. Because I did not have much knowledge on what it … Continue reading
Marui Video (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): An investigation involved with one cursed video tape
South Korean film “Marui Video” is another found footage horror flick mixed with your average occult materials, but it turns out to be more effective than I expected. Although it takes some time for building up its narrative momentum, it … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Crime, Found Footage, Ghost, Horror, Murder, Mystery, Reporter
Leave a comment
Barbarian (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): This is a bad place indeed…
“Barbarian”, which is currently available on Disney+ in South Korea, is a darkly amusing horror thriller which skillfully toys with our expectations on its genre from the beginning to the end. I thought I knew where it was going during … Continue reading
Pearl (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her colorfully disturbing origin story
Ti West’s “Pearl”, which came out not long after his previous film “X” (2022) in last year, presents the colorfully disturbing origin story of the villain character in “X”. In contrast to the dryly creepy atmosphere of “X”, “Pearl” cheerfully … Continue reading
X (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Sleazy, creepy, and bloody
“X”, one of Ti West’s two films which came out in last year, is an interesting juxtaposition of sleazy porn-making and creepy horror with some bloody moments. Although this attempt is not exactly fresh or original, it is still engaging … Continue reading
M3GAN (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): One nasty AI robot
“M3GAN” is an amusing horror film about one little but nasty AI robot who simply follows its programmed nature. Like many famous horror movie figures ranging from Norman Bates to Dr. Hannibal Lector, it is just driven by its own … Continue reading
