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My Prediction on the 98th Academy Awards
So here we arrive again. Another Oscar season is almost over, and I and many of you are still guessing again and again on which movie will eventually win at the upcoming ceremony to be held in LA on March … Continue reading
Inland Empire (2006) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): An actress under Lynchian influence
David Lynch’s 2006 film “Inland Empire”, which is being shown along with his several works at selected South Korean theaters, is still capable of alternatively baffling and dazzling me. Although I already watched it a couple of times, I am … Continue reading
My Prediction on the 97th Academy Awards
I have often grumbled a bit about how the Oscar season has been predictable during the last two decades. Especially after the season got shorter and tighter around 20 years ago, it has been much easier to detect whether there … Continue reading
10 movies of 2024 – and more: Introduction
Here are we again as expecting the beginning of 2025, but, boy, what a depressing year 2024 has been. While we were all surely hopeful around the beginning of this year, there were actually some good moments of hope and … Continue reading
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Scorsese on Powell and Pressburger
In my trivial opinion, you must stop and then listen if you ever encounter Martin Scorsese lecturing on movies. While he is surely one of the greatest filmmakers of our time, he is also one of the most knowledgeable movie … Continue reading
Close Your Eyes (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Victor Erice returns
Victor Erice’s “Close Your Eyes”, which is incidentally his comeback work after “Dream of the Light” (1992), takes quite a time as slowly revealing what and how it is about. This surely requires some patience from you, but the movie … Continue reading
Music by John Williams (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The title itself is already enough for us, you know
Documentary film “Music by John Williams”, which is currently available on Disney+, looks over the long, illustrated career of one of the best film composers of our time. Since he rose to prominence around the late 1960s, John Williams has … Continue reading
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My Prediction on the 96th Academy Awards
So here comes the end of another Oscar season. As usual, some of the best films of last year received well-deserved nominations while other excellent films were unfortunately ignored, but I and many of you remain interested in which movie … Continue reading
10 movies of 2023 – and more: Part 3
Now here are 11 South Korean films of this year.
10 movies of 2023 – and more: Part 2
And here are the other 5 movies in my list – with other films good enough to be mentioned.
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