Tag Archives: Horror

The Endless (2017) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Two brothers coming back to their past

Posted on September 2, 2018 by kaist455

Sometimes I encounter little movies in the need of more attention, and “The Endless” is one of such cases. While it works as an engaging drama about two brothers struggling with their past, this small film is also quite intriguing … Continue reading →

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One Cut of the Dead (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): Don’t stop shooting!

Posted on August 26, 2018 by kaist455

Japanese film “One Cut of the Dead” combines two least favorite genres of mine and then suddenly throws the mix into a farcical situation which turns out to be a lot more entertaining than it seemed at first. Although I … Continue reading →

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Thelma (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her power awakens

Posted on August 8, 2018 by kaist455

“Thelma”, which was chosen as Norway’s official entry for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in last year, is a calm but unsettling experience. Firmly sticking to its young heroine’s increasingly agitated state of mind, the movie constantly unnerves us throughout … Continue reading →

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Revenge (2017) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A survival horror drama for the #MeToo era

Posted on June 17, 2018 by kaist455

Intense and brutal with a number of striking moments of violence, French film “Revenge” is a survival horror drama for the #MeToo era. During its first act, the movie disturbingly presents that toxic objectification of female body through male viewpoint, … Continue reading →

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Hereditary (2018) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A creepy and insidious horror masterwork

Posted on June 8, 2018 by kaist455

“Hereditary” is a creepy and insidious horror masterwork you have to see for yourself. Alternatively unsettling and harrowing in its unflinching depiction of an ordinary family under some eerie influence, the movie will disturb and then overwhelm you as pushing … Continue reading →

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Mom and Dad (2017) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Moms and dads get very mad

Posted on May 28, 2018 by kaist455

Suburban life has been always a fertile ground for satire, and “Mom and Dad” is one of such morbid cases exemplifying that aspect. The movie wants to have a vicious nutty fun with its outrageously disturbing premise, and it blatantly … Continue reading →

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The Cured (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): After a zombie epidemic

Posted on May 27, 2018 by kaist455

Bringing some fresh and interesting ideas to its horror genre. “The Cured” rises a bit above many other zombie movies. Yes, zombie movies are dime a dozen these days, but the movie presents a compelling social/political drama to engage us … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Place (2018) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Be Silent – Be Very Silent

Posted on April 12, 2018 by kaist455

Rarely have I been so constantly quiet like I and several audiences were during the evening screening of “A Quiet Place”, a small horror film which is seemingly modest on the surface but undeniably intense and terrifying for many good … Continue reading →

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Annihilation (2018) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Into the alien land of annihilation

Posted on March 14, 2018 by kaist455

“Annihilation” is something we do not see everyday: a smart, intelligent SF film packed with mood and ideas. While it may require some patience from you due to not only its glacial narrative pacing but also the baffling ambiguity surrounding … Continue reading →

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The Lure (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A Polish musical film with two man-eating mermaids

Posted on November 28, 2017 by kaist455

Deliberately weird and whimsical, Polish musical movie “The Lure” is destined to be a cult film. While it provides several lively musical sequences to delight you, it is also a dark horror melodrama about two beautiful but lethal mermaids, and … Continue reading →

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