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Tag Archives: Solider
Saving Private Ryan (1998) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Just for one private
Steven Spielberg’s 1998 film “Saving Private Ryan”, which happens to be re-released in South Korean on this Wednesday, definitely earns its own place in the pantheon of war movies via its stupefyingly stunning opening battle sequence, but it is much … Continue reading
Carmen (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): As they run away together
I am not sure whether I understood everything in “Carmen”, but that did not bother me at all during my viewing. Mainly driven by a series of musical dance sequences, the movie presents a very familiar type of story with … Continue reading
Escape (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): An old-fashioned South Korean thriller
South Korean film “Escape” is something I might enjoy more around, say, 30 years ago. During that time, I was an avid consumer of those grim horror stories about North Korea, and I must say that the movie is curiously … Continue reading
Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Another very serious work from Guy Ritchie
“Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant” is something I have expected to come sooner or later after the fall of Kabul in Afghanistan in 2021, though I did not expect it to come from its director. While he deserves to be recognized … Continue reading
Wildcat (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A troubled vet and his ocelots in Amazonian jungle
Documentary film “Wildcat”, which is currently available on Amazon Prime, left me with mixed feelings. On one hand, it is supposed to be about how one troubled vet reached for his mental healing via fostering ocelots in the middle of … Continue reading
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Dog (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): His journey with a military dog
“Dog” is a simple road movie which handles its story and characters with enough care and sensitivity. Right from when its two main characters begin their journey, you can instantly discern how much they will be changed via their rather … Continue reading
Foxhole (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Three different wars
“Foxhole” is a modest war movie which presents three different wars and then clumsily tries to make some universal statements from them. Although I do not think it works as well as intended, there are several effective moments to be … Continue reading
The Last Full Measure (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Honoring a hero
“The Last Full Measure” attempts to pay a tribute to one brave young soldier who did an exceptional act of valor and devotion in the Vietnam War, but it somehow feels rather hollow while not presenting well who he really … Continue reading
The Kill Team (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A conflicted young solider facing war crime
“The Kill Team” is a passable war drama film which does not show or tell me anything particularly new about what has been committed during War on Terror. Partially based on a shocking real-life case of war crime in 2010, … Continue reading
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (2016) ☆☆(2/4): A soldier’s long day
“Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” attempts to do many things together, but it seems as confused and distracted as its conflicted wartime hero. On one level, it aims to be a sincere war drama, but then it also wants to … Continue reading
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