Tag Archives: Real-life incident

The Assassin(s) (2026) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Against a cover-up

Posted on September 28, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean film “The Assassin(s)” is a well-made political thriller drama which does not go further than what I already know about its main subject and time period. Inspired by a lot of reasonable questions and doubts surrounding the attempted … Continue reading →

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Turning Point: Generation 9/11 (2026) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): From 9/11 to Now

Posted on September 20, 2026 by kaist455

Netflix documentary “Turning Point: Generation 9/11” attempts to look over how things have changed for a particular generation during last 25 years since the 9/11 terror incident in 2001. Mainly because its main subject is too enormous to be packed … Continue reading →

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The Longest Night: Namtaeryeong (2026) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The solidarity on that night

Posted on May 23, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean documentary film “The Longest Night: Namtaeryeong” focuses on that unlikely moment of democratic solidarity on the one day of December 2024. On that day, thousands of various South Korean citizens showed up to support and then defend a … Continue reading →

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Ran 12.3 (2026) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The day when South Korean democracy was ambushed

Posted on April 28, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean documentary film “Ran 12.3” has a number of raw moments which still disturb me and many other South Korean citizens a lot even at this point. On December 3rd, 2024, President Yoon Seok-yeol suddenly declared the martial law … Continue reading →

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My Name (2026) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): As her painful past returns

Posted on April 25, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “My Name” tries two different things together. On one hand, it is about an old woman who comes to face the repressed pain and sorrow from her hidden past. On the other hand, it is about … Continue reading →

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Dear Juhee (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Uneven but sincere anyway

Posted on April 18, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean independent documentary film “Dear Juhee” sincerely attempts to juggle a number of different subjects together, and I appreciate that to some degree. Although its result is a bit too uneven and unfocused at times, it has several genuinely … Continue reading →

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Hallan (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A young mother and her little daughter in the Jeju Uprising

Posted on November 30, 2025 by kaist455

South Korean film “Hallan” turns out to be a lot more haunting than I expected at first. Closely following the harrowing survival drama of a young mother and her little daughter in the middle of the Jeju Uprising (1948 ~ … Continue reading →

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1980 Sabuk (2025) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): It’s still painful for them…

Posted on November 11, 2025 by kaist455

South Korean documentary film “1980 Sabuk” is about one large-scale labor uprising which happened in one little rural coal mine town in April 1980. Although the incident is almost forgotten at present, there are still many people who remember well … Continue reading →

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She Walks in Darkness (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Operating in risky murkiness

Posted on October 20, 2025 by kaist455

Spanish Netflix film “She Walks in Darkness”, which was released in last Friday, is often compelling whenever it focuses on the quiet but intense inner tension surrounding its heroine. While she is willing to put herself into more risk and … Continue reading →

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Good News (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A South Korean disaster black comedy from Netflix

Posted on October 19, 2025 by kaist455

South Korean Netflix film “Good News”, which was released two days ago, is a disaster black comedy film loosely inspired by a real-life hijacking incident in March 1970. While it is clear from the beginning that most of its story … Continue reading →

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