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Tag Archives: South Korean Film
The Layover (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their one accidental night in Busan
South Korean independent film “The Layover” gives us three different two-handers unfolded within a limited background at one accidental night. Although it is rather plain and simple in terms of story and character, the movie is engaging mainly thanks to … Continue reading
Next Sohee (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): She won’t be the last one…
I got chilled and then saddened as watching South Korean film “Next Sohee”. If you are horrified and infuriated by what is so painfully presented during its first half, I guarantee you that you will be more exasperated and disgusted … Continue reading
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Tagged Detective, High School, High Schooler, Labor exploitation, South Korean Film
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Phantom (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Catch the Spy
South Korean film “Phantom” surprised me more than expected. At first, the movie presents itself as a taut mystery mainly unfolded within a limited background, but then it suddenly shifts itself onto a very different genre mode later in the … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Espionage, Japanese Occupation, Mystery, South Korean Film, Thriller
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The Point Men (2023) ☆☆(2/4): A hollow hostage thriller flick
It was hard for me to care that much about what was going on in South Korean film “The Point Men”, which is incidentally inspired by the true events of the 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan. Sure, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Diplomat, Hostage, Negotiation, Real-life incident, South Korean Film, Thriller
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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
Hero (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A passable musical film about one patriotic activist
I was ready to give a chance to South Korean musical film “Hero” even though it is not for me from the beginning. No, I have no problem with its genre at all, but, just like many of its director’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Musical, Real-life figure, Real-life incident, South Korean Film
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Life of Hae-Oak (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Will she ever make it through?
Watching South Korean film “Life of Hae-Oak” is not a comfortable experience at all. Closely observing its young heroine’s seemingly endless predicament, the movie palpably conveys us her growing conflict and frustration, and that will probably make you wince more … Continue reading
When Winter Comes (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A bus driver still not through with his past
South Korean independent film “When Winter Comes” is about one plain guy still not through with his past. Leisurely moving from one episodic moment to another, the movie gradually develops his quiet emotional struggle along the story, and that is … Continue reading
Nobody’s Lover (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Messy and Lonely
South Korean independent film “Nobody’s Lover” is about one adolescent girl who is often lonely and desperate in her messy private life. While you may shake your head more than once due to her several unwise choices along the story, … Continue reading
The Night Owl (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): He saw what he was not supposed to see…
South Korean film “The Night Owl” is a well-made period drama thriller which mixes fact and fiction a bit better than I expected. While its story and characters are inherently limited by the story from the beginning, the movie still … Continue reading
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Tagged Murder, Real-life figure, Real-life story, South Korean Film, Thriller
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