Tag Archives: Romance

No Heaven, But Love (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A modest high school queer romance film

Posted on October 19, 2024 by kaist455

I could not help but get distracted more than once as watching South Korean independent film “No Heaven, But Love”. While it mostly works as a modest but intimate high school queer romance film, the movie is rather uneven on … Continue reading →

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The Notebook (2004) ☆☆☆(3/4): Sappy but still effective

Posted on October 13, 2024 by kaist455

“The Notebook”, which happened to be re-released in South Korean theaters in this week probably because of its 20th anniversary, is inherently sappy but undeniably effective as before. Yes, this is basically your average romance story, but it is still … Continue reading →

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Love in the Big City (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Two Roommates in the city

Posted on October 4, 2024 by kaist455

South Korean film “Love in the Big City” looks and feels typical at first. Yes, the unlikely friendship between a gay man and a heterosexual woman is not exactly an unconventional story material these days, but the movie has its … Continue reading →

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Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Joker in Love – and Repentance

Posted on October 2, 2024 by kaist455

Todd Phillips’ new film “Joker: Folie à Deux” is something bound to happen after all the controversies caused by his previous film “Joker” (2019). Like Martin Scorsese made a sort of apology in “The King of Comedy” (1982) after “Taxi … Continue reading →

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Band of Outsiders (1964) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): When Godard was really cool

Posted on September 29, 2024 by kaist455

Jean-Luc Godard was at the height of his artistic creativity when he was young and bold in the 1960s. After making a huge milestone spot in the cinema history with his great film “Breathless” (1960), he gave us a number … Continue reading →

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The Nature of Love (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her messy pursuit of romance

Posted on September 18, 2024 by kaist455

Canadian French film “The Nature of Love” is about one intelligent adult woman’s messy pursuit of romance. As following the ups and downs in its heroine’s romance story, the movie makes some sharp points on love and relationship, and the … Continue reading →

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Before Sunset (2004) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): When they meet again

Posted on August 25, 2024 by kaist455

Richard Linklater’s “Before Sunset”, the second chapter of his Before Trilogy which happened to be re-released in South Korean theaters not long after “Before Sunrise” was re-released there, made me a little nostalgic during my viewing. When the movie came … Continue reading →

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Skywalkers: A Love Story (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A couple of thrill-seekers

Posted on August 17, 2024 by kaist455

Good documentaries engage us and then let us get to know more their subjects, but Netflix documentary film “Skywalkers: A Love Story”, which was released in last month, feels rather and hollow in my trivial opinion. Sure, there are a … Continue reading →

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Before Sunrise (1995) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): When Jesse and Céline Met

Posted on July 28, 2024 by kaist455

Richard Linklater’s “Before Sunrise”, the first movie of his Before trilogy which was incidentally re-released in South Korea in a few weeks ago, is charming and delightful as before. While it surely feels all the more poignant now thanks to … Continue reading →

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Love Lies Bleeding (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A lesbian crime noir film on steroid

Posted on July 20, 2024 by kaist455

“Love Lies Bleeding” is a little crime noir film which tries some interesting variation on its genre elements. As its two different female main characters pull or push each other in their dangerous erotic liaison, the movie occasionally jolts us … Continue reading →

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