Tag Archives: Murder

The Stranger (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Nothing matters to him…

Posted on October 5, 2026 by kaist455

François Ozon’s latest film “The Stranger”, which is based on Albert Camus’ 1942 classic existentialism novel of the same name, is a detached but interesting character study. Mainly revolving around its thoroughly disaffected young hero, the movie is faithful to … Continue reading →

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The Sheep Detectives (2026) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A woolly mystery

Posted on July 2, 2026 by kaist455

“The Sheep Detectives” has much more charm and wit than its rather silly title suggests, and I was accordingly entertained a lot during my viewing. As a comic mystery tale mixed with some familiar elements from Agatha Christie as well … Continue reading →

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Eureka (2000) ☆☆☆(3/4): After an incident

Posted on May 31, 2026 by kaist455

I must confess that Shinji Aoyama’s 2000 film “Eureka”, which happens to be released in South Korean theaters a few days ago, tested my patience more than once. This is one of those dry, slow, and distant movies demanding a … Continue reading →

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Commission (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Drawing for murder

Posted on May 12, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “Commission” wants to explore the dark sides of artistic creation, and it succeeds to some degree. I must say that I have no idea on how realistic it actually is in the depiction of the professional … Continue reading →

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Santosh (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her complicated case

Posted on December 24, 2025 by kaist455

“Santosh”, a Hindi-language film which was incidentally selected as the British entry for Best International Film Oscar in last year (It was subsequently included in the December shortlist, by the way), is a dry but engaging police procedural drama. As … Continue reading →

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Dangerous Animals (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A serial killer with sharks

Posted on October 31, 2025 by kaist455

“Dangerous Animals” is another typical horror film with a lot of sharks, but there is one thing to distinguish itself a bit among many other shark flicks which came out after Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” (1975). It has a crazy serial … Continue reading →

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Black Phone 2 (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): He’s back, of course.

Posted on October 30, 2025 by kaist455

“Black Phone 2” is a sequel which is seemingly unnecessary at first but turns out to be more entertaining than expected. While it is closely connected with its predecessor in terms of story and characters, the movie wisely avoids being … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Neighbor (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): One neighborhood dispute

Posted on October 18, 2025 by kaist455

Netflix documentary film “The Perfect Neighbor”, which was incidentally released yesterday, focuses on one small neighborhood dispute which led to a devastating outcome for everyone involved with that. Mainly driven by a series of archival footage clips, it does not … Continue reading →

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No Other Choice (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Killing for employment

Posted on September 25, 2025 by kaist455

Park Chan-wook’s latest film “No Other Choice” is another dark and twisted genre piece you can expect from its director. Following its plain ordinary family guy’s murderous struggle for getting employed, the movie provides a series of morbidly humorous moments … Continue reading →

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The Ugly (2025) ☆☆(2/4): That face, that face, that face…

Posted on September 14, 2025 by kaist455

South Korean film “The Ugly” is willing to explorer the very, very, very ugly sides of the South Korean society during the 1970s, and I appreciate that to some degree even though I am not that sure about whether it … Continue reading →

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