Tag Archives: South Korean Film

Merely Known as Something Else (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Deliberately distant and elusive

Posted on May 21, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “Merely Known as Something Else” is deliberately distant and elusive. As freely juggling several different characters on its non-linear narrative gradually revolving around a certain vague figure, the movie frequently confuses and baffles us from the … Continue reading →

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Teaching Practice: Idiot Girls and School Ghost 2 (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): Another outrageous high school horror satire

Posted on May 17, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “Teaching Practice: Idiot Girls and School Ghost 2”, which is a standalone sequel to “Idiot Girls and School Ghost: School anniversary” (2024), tickled and amused me a lot. While deliberately silly and exaggerated in its cheerfully … Continue reading →

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Commission (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Drawing for murder

Posted on May 12, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “Commission” wants to explore the dark sides of artistic creation, and it succeeds to some degree. I must say that I have no idea on how realistic it actually is in the depiction of the professional … Continue reading →

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The Nonsense (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Can she believe?

Posted on May 12, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “The Nonsense” is a little but effective mix between character drama and psychological thriller which will often unnerve you with its disturbingly ambiguous moments. Even in the end, you may not be entirely sure about everything … Continue reading →

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So Far So Close (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The bar looks wonderful at least

Posted on May 11, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean film “So Far So Close” is filled with plenty of atmosphere from the very beginning, and I appreciate that to some degree. Mainly set in an old bar decorated with a lot of old stuffs, the movie attempts … Continue reading →

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2035: The Green Light (2025) ☆☆(2/4): An uneven mix between mockumentary and found footage horror

Posted on May 11, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “2035: The Green Light” intrigued me at first and then frustrated me a lot later. At first, it comes to us as a rather amusing mockumentary comedy about the sudden unification of South and North Korea … Continue reading →

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The Day She Returns (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): Three interviews and one acting class

Posted on May 10, 2026 by kaist455

Hong Sang-soo’s new film “The Day She Returns” is interesting for how it tries some playful variation in its repetitive narrative structure. As phlegmatically observing three interviews and one acting class of its actress heroine, the movie has its several … Continue reading →

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Murder Report (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A dangerous exclusive interview

Posted on May 6, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean film “Murder Report” is a taut and efficient thriller about one female journalist having an exclusive interview with a serial killer. Now you will instantly get a pretty good idea about what you will get, and the movie … Continue reading →

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Ran 12.3 (2026) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The day when South Korean democracy was ambushed

Posted on April 28, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean documentary film “Ran 12.3” has a number of raw moments which still disturb me and many other South Korean citizens a lot even at this point. On December 3rd, 2024, President Yoon Seok-yeol suddenly declared the martial law … Continue reading →

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My Name (2026) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): As her painful past returns

Posted on April 25, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “My Name” tries two different things together. On one hand, it is about an old woman who comes to face the repressed pain and sorrow from her hidden past. On the other hand, it is about … Continue reading →

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