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Tag Archives: Shaman
Girl Who Dreams About Time (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Dealing with her fateful vocation
South Korean documentary film “Girl Who Dreams About Time” follows the life story of one young female shaman who simply tries to live her own life. Although she was expected to follow the footsteps of her grandmother due to her … Continue reading
The Shaman Sorceress (2018) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A shaman sorceress’ story
South Korean animation feature film “The Shaman Sorceress” does not seem to be confident about its story and characters. While it works to some degree as a harrowing melodramatic fable of cultural clash, the movie, which is based on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation Film, Family, Shaman, Shamanism, South Korean Film
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The Medium (2021) ☆☆(2/4): A hollow and unpleasant geek show
Thai filmmaker Banjong Pisanthanakun’s new film “The Medium”, one of the most anticipated horror films of this year to me and many other South Korean audiences due to its South Korean co-producer Na Hong-jin (Remember “The Chaser” (2008) or “The … Continue reading
Spirits’ Homecoming (2015) ☆1/2(1.5/4): These women deserve better than this
I am angry about South Korean film “Spirits’ Homecoming” for two reasons. I was angered as thinking about those many women forced into sex slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army during the World War II. I was infuriated about how … Continue reading
The Guest (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A piper comes to the village
On one day during my miserable graduate school years, one of the seniors in my advisor professor’s biology laboratory told me about his personal aversion to rodents. As a guy who grew up in a farming village, he had vivid … Continue reading