Tag Archives: South Korean Film

Good News (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A South Korean disaster black comedy from Netflix

South Korean Netflix film “Good News”, which was released two days ago, is a disaster black comedy film loosely inspired by a real-life hijacking incident in March 1970. While it is clear from the beginning that most of its story … Continue reading

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Journeys in Math and Genetics (2025) ☆☆(2/4): Looking for his biological father

South Korean film “Journeys in Math and Genetics” is so formulaic from the beginning to the end that I hardly cared about its story and characters during my viewing. While this is certainly intended to be an earnest coming-of-age drama, … Continue reading

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Home Behind Bars (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Meeting the daughter of an inmate

South Korean film “Home Behind Bars” is a somber but touching human drama about one seasoned female prison guard gradually discovering that she does have a heart to feel. Leisurely following her emotional journey involved with one particular inmate and … Continue reading

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The Nature Man (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Two YouTubers stuck in a remote place

To be frank with you, the most impressive part of South Korean independent film “The Nature Man” is its end credits. You will instantly see that its director did a lot of stuffs during the production of the film, and … Continue reading

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Your Letter (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Searching for his letters

South Korean animation feature film “Your Letter” is a simple but engaging coming-of-age drama about friendship and solidarity. Often reminiscent of the mood and style of Japanese animation films, the movie has several lovely visual moments to remember, and that … Continue reading

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Red Nails (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Mother and daughter stuck with each other again

South Korean independent film “Red Nails” calmly but sensitively observes the strained mother and daughter relationship between its two deeply flawed human characters. Although we do not like these two people much even at the end of the story, the … Continue reading

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No Other Choice (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Killing for employment

Park Chan-wook’s latest film “No Other Choice” is another dark and twisted genre piece you can expect from its director. Following its plain ordinary family guy’s murderous struggle for getting employed, the movie provides a series of morbidly humorous moments … Continue reading

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The Ugly (2025) ☆☆(2/4): That face, that face, that face…

South Korean film “The Ugly” is willing to explorer the very, very, very ugly sides of the South Korean society during the 1970s, and I appreciate that to some degree even though I am not that sure about whether it … Continue reading

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Homeward Bound (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Guess who’s coming to her home…

South Korean independent film “Homeward Bound” is a little family movie with secrets to be revealed in one way or another. As each of its main characters struggles to handle their rather tricky circumstance while hiding each own secret, the … Continue reading

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3670 (2025) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A double minority

Good movies can be a vivid window to the lives of others different from us in one way or another, and South Korean independent film “3670” is one of such excellent examples. Closely and sensitively following the personal drama of … Continue reading

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