Tag Archives: SF

Spaceman (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Sandler and a Spider

Posted on March 25, 2024 by kaist455

I admire how Adam Sandler has developed his potential as a performer during last three decades. While his entire career has been riddled with a heap of disposable comedy films such as “The Waterboy” (1998) and “Jack and Jill” (2011), … Continue reading →

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Dune: Part 2 (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): …and a prophecy is fulfilled

Posted on February 28, 2024 by kaist455

Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part 2” gives us much of what its predecessor promised to us a few years ago. Yes, his previous film “Dune” felt to me like an exercise rather than an entertainment, but I still admired many of … Continue reading →

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Poor Things (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The odd adventure of one wild creature

Posted on February 26, 2024 by kaist455

Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film “Poor Things” is another idiosyncratic fun to be savored. While it is as darkly absurd as his recent films such as “The Lobster” (2015) and “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” (2017), it is also as … Continue reading →

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Robot Dreams (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A dog and one robot

Posted on February 25, 2024 by kaist455

Animation feature film “Robot Dreams”, which recently got nominated for Best Animation Film Oscar, is sweet and touching with its charming style and heartfelt storytelling. While drawing your attention for its colorful background at first, the movie simply follows its … Continue reading →

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The Kitchen (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The Boy Who Follows Him

Posted on January 23, 2024 by kaist455

Netflix film “The Kitchen”, which was released in last week, takes some time for building its shabby dystopian world, and I admire that to some degree. Although it often feels like a warm-up for whatever will come next from its … Continue reading →

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Alienoid: The Return to the Future (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): An obligatory finale

Posted on January 19, 2024 by kaist455

South Korean film “Alienoid: The Return to the Future” is not as boring as I feared, and that is the only consolation for me. Thanks to the sprawling narrative of “Alienoid” (2021), the movie has lots of things to gather … Continue reading →

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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): How he came to rise

Posted on November 21, 2023 by kaist455

“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” is totally unnecessary but fairly watchable at least. As a redundant prequel to The Hunger Games trilogy in the early 2010s, it will not give you much substance in terms of … Continue reading →

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Fingernails (2023) ☆☆(2/4): Can true love be measured?

Posted on November 7, 2023 by kaist455

“Fingernails”, which was released on Apple TV+ on last Friday, starts with an intriguing story promise. What if being truly in love can be actually measured? What if the result of such a measurement is different form what one is … Continue reading →

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Vesper (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): One defiant girl in the middle of a post-apocalyptic world

Posted on October 14, 2023 by kaist455

Post-apocalyptic science fiction tales are dime a dozen, but “Vesper” distinguishes itself via its vividly barren and strange background. Although it is rather modest in terms of scope and production budget, the movie did a fairly good job of filling … Continue reading →

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The Creator (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A knockout SF film from Gareth Edwards

Posted on September 23, 2023 by kaist455

Gareth Edwards’ latest film “The Creator” intrigued me and then engaged me much more than expected, and that is quite an achievement. Yes, its story premise and ideas are quite familiar to say the least, but the movie handles its … Continue reading →

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