-
Recent Posts
- Leaving Las Vegas (1995) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A harrowing alcoholic love story in Las Vegas
- Stranger Than Paradise (1984) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The early breakthrough work in Jim Jarmusch’s career
- Baka’s Identity (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Three lads struggling in a criminal underworld
- Breathless (1960) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): Still bold and spirited
- My Sunshine (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A coming-of-age drama on ice
- Poppoya (1999) ☆☆☆(3/4): The life of a station master
- Good Fortune (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The trouble with an angel
- Super Happy Forever (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Not much beyond his self-pity
- Father Mother Sister Brother (2025) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A trio of sublime family dramas from Jim Jarmusch
- The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) ☆☆☆(3/4): Michael Caine as Scrooge – with the Muppets
Blogroll
Interesting Windows
Movies
Categories
Meta
Archives
My Photos
-
Join 837 other subscribers
Blog Stats
- 1,205,882 hits
Seongyong’s Twitter
Tweets by kaist455
Tag Archives: South Korean Film
Spiritwalker (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A slick and efficient fantasy action flick
South Korean film “Spiritwalker” is a slick and efficient genre piece which handles its familiar genre elements much better than I thought when I came across its trailer in last month. Once it sets the rules around its utterly preposterous … Continue reading
Chun Tae-il (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): One plain lad who fought for other workers out there
South Korean animation film “Chun Tae-il” is a plain but sincere presentation of one young real-life laborer who came to bring more public attention to workers’ rights via his tragic early death. As a guy who does not know that … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Animation Film, Laborer, Real-life figure, Real-life story, South Korean Film, Workers' rights
Leave a comment
The Shaman Sorceress (2018) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A shaman sorceress’ story
South Korean animation feature film “The Shaman Sorceress” does not seem to be confident about its story and characters. While it works to some degree as a harrowing melodramatic fable of cultural clash, the movie, which is based on the … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Animation Film, Family, Shaman, Shamanism, South Korean Film
Leave a comment
Nothing Serious (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): No string attached, right?
As your average seasoned moviegoer, I usually find myself getting bored while watching romantic comedy films. Unless they are equipped with enough charm and appeal to hold my attention, many of romantic comedy films do not engage me that much … Continue reading
Coming to You (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): As they stand by their sexual minority kids
I often could not help but become a bit emotional as watching South Korean documentary film “Coming to You”. Mainly focusing on two different mothers willingly standing by their respective sexual minority kids, the documentary lets the audiences have more … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Documentary, Gay, Mother and Son, Mothers, Sexual minority, South Korean Film, Transgender
1 Comment
Perhaps Love (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): It’s complicated among them
South Korean comedy film “Perhaps Love” caught me off guard for several solid moments for laughs and chuckles. Cheerfully hopping among a number of different colorful comic characters, the movie frequently shines with considerable wit and humor, and then it … Continue reading
Kim Jong-boon of Wangshimni (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): As she keeps living
South Korean documentary film “Kim Jong-boon of Wangshimni” is a plain but intimate portrayal of one ordinary old lady who has some interesting life stories to tell. While she is the mother of a young activist who tragically died during … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Documentary, Real-life figure, Real-life story, South Korean Film
Leave a comment
Our Midnight (2020) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Their midnight stroll
South Korean independent film “Our Midnight” gives one of the most haunting visual presentations of Seoul I have ever encountered during last several years. Although many of those locations shown in the film are not that familiar to me, they … Continue reading
Mom’s Song (2020) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): About his mother
South Korean independent film “Mom’s Song” tries to present and then develop its heroine no less than three times, and that is alternatively intriguing and frustrating. While there is some satisfaction from how it comes to focus more on the … Continue reading
In Front of Your Face (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): One day of hers
Hong Sang-soo’s latest film “In Front of Your Face” is another interesting attempt in his long and steady career. While merely observing one day of its middle-aged heroine on the surface, the movie gradually gets rather melodramatic as she becomes … Continue reading
Seongyong's Private Place 