Tag Archives: Mystery

Confession (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): It’s competent, if not better

Posted on October 27, 2022 by kaist455

South Korean film “Confession”, which is the remake of Spanish film “The Invisible Guest” (2016), is fairly competent on the whole. Mainly because I belatedly checked out the original Spanish version on this Tuesday, I did not expect much when … Continue reading →

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The Invisible Guest (2016) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): An intense defense preparation

Posted on October 26, 2022 by kaist455

Spanish film “The Invisible Guest”, which is currently available on Netflix in South Korea, is one of those typical mystery thriller flicks which constantly suggest to us that they are holding some cards held behind their back for surprising us. … Continue reading →

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Decision to Leave (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Another twisted work from Park Chan-wook

Posted on June 30, 2022 by kaist455

Park Chan-wook’s latest film “Decision to Leave”, which won the Best Director Award when it was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in last month, is often enthralling thanks to its masterful storytelling coupled with a distinctive sense of twisted … Continue reading →

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The Weekend Away (2022) ☆☆(2/4): Her BFF is vanished…

Posted on March 6, 2022 by kaist455

Netflix film “The Weekend Away”, which was released a few days ago, is a run-of-the-mill thriller flick which will not surprise you much if you are a seasoned moviegoer. For example, we are supposed to be quite surprised at a … Continue reading →

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The Batman (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A very noirish Batman movie

Posted on March 2, 2022 by kaist455

“The Batman” is palpably drenched in sheer darkness and grittiness from the beginning to the end, and I admire and appreciate that even though I have some reservation on its relentlessly grim style and rather sprawling narrative. I am not … Continue reading →

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Scream (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A slashing legacy sequel its franchise deserves

Posted on February 21, 2022 by kaist455

During last several years, we are served with a bunch of reboots and legacy sequels ranging from the recent Star Wars trilogy to “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” (2021) and “Candyman” (2021), so it is rather fateful that now we come to get … Continue reading →

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Death on the Nile (2022) ☆☆(2/4): Dirge on the Nile

Posted on February 10, 2022 by kaist455

Kenneth Branagh’s “Death on the Nile”, which is finally released after a rather long period of delay due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, is a bland and joyless product which did not refresh me much at last night. I happened … Continue reading →

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The Dry (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A dry but compelling outback mystery thriller

Posted on August 6, 2021 by kaist455

Australian film “The Dry” is a dry but compelling outback mystery thriller to be admired for several good reasons. Besides its solid plot which ably handles its two main mysteries, the movie is fully shrouded in the palpable sense of … Continue reading →

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Werewolves Within (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): A nutty werewolf murder mystery

Posted on July 13, 2021 by kaist455

“Werewolves Within” is a nutty whodunnit flick which often delighted me with its cheerful mix of horror, mystery, and comedy. Within its familiar genre territory clearly influenced by “And Then There Were None” (1945) as well as “The Thing” (1982), … Continue reading →

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The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): He has other issues besides that….

Posted on July 13, 2021 by kaist455

Jim Cummings’ second feature film “The Wolf of Snow Hollow” attempts an offbeat mix of horror and comedy, but its two very different elements do not click as well as intended. On one hand, it wants to be your average … Continue reading →

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