Tag Archives: South Korean Film

Sanctuary (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A sanctuary for wildlife animals

Posted on June 17, 2024 by kaist455

South Korean documentary film “Sanctuary” focuses on the activists of a bunch of people dedicated to providing a sanctuary for wildlife animals in South Korea. While they care a lot about saving and taking care of those unfortunate animals out … Continue reading →

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Star of Ulsan (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her gloomy daily life in Ulsan

Posted on June 10, 2024 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “Star of Ulsan” is a tough stuff to watch for good reasons. As following the gloomy daily life of one strong-willed woman and several others around her, the movie presents a daunting slice of life to … Continue reading →

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A Lonely Island in the Distant Sea (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): As his life goes on…

Posted on June 10, 2024 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “A Lonely Island in the Distant Sea”, which I belatedly watched only after it unexpectedly won the Grand Prize at the Wildflower Film Awards in South Korea, simply and leisurely rolls along with its plain hero’s … Continue reading →

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Following (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): And then she dies…

Posted on May 25, 2024 by kaist455

South Korean film “Following” is a darkly amusing thriller about one creepy dude suddenly finding himself framed for what he did not commit just like many Hitchcockian heroes. While it is rather hard to care about its deeply unlikable hero, … Continue reading →

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The Hand (2023) ☆1/2(1.5/4): Stuck with an evil hand in the toilet

Posted on May 11, 2024 by kaist455

South Korean film “The Hand”, which is incidentally the last movie I happened to watch as a judge for one certain minor category of the upcoming Wildflower Film Awards ceremony of this year, starts with a supposedly intriguing horror story … Continue reading →

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Jango: Uncharged (2023) ☆☆(2/4): A merely goofy B-spoof

Posted on May 11, 2024 by kaist455

South Korean “Jango: Uncharged” is a merely goofy B-spoof which mildly amused me from time to time. While it is thoroughly silly and outrageous from the beginning to the end, the movie eventually goes nowhere as showing its many limits … Continue reading →

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Unknown Narrative (2023) ☆☆(2/4): A jumbled dream movie

Posted on April 28, 2024 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “Unknown Narrative” could be named “Unfathomable Narrative” instead. It is supposed to be your average dream movie reminiscent of many other similar films such as David Lynch’s “Mulholland Drive” (2001), but any of its variously confusing … Continue reading →

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A Traveler’s Needs (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Hong and Huppert meet again

Posted on April 28, 2024 by kaist455

Isabelle Huppert, who recently had her 71st birthday in last month, is one of the most interesting movie actresses I have ever seen. With that consistently distinctive persona of hers, she has steadily fascinated and impressed us for more than … Continue reading →

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Poetry on Land (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A master landscape architect

Posted on April 21, 2024 by kaist455

South Korean documentary “Poetry on Land” is a soothing experience to be cherished for good reasons. While it is lovely to see all those tranquilly beautiful nature landscapes in the documentary, it is also fascinating to observe an old female … Continue reading →

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Jeong-sun (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): After she is exposed

Posted on April 20, 2024 by kaist455

South Korean film “Jeong-sun”, which was belatedly released in South Korea in this week (It was premiered at the Jeonju International Film Festival in May 2022, where it received the Grand Prize award), is a dry but intense character drama … Continue reading →

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