Tag Archives: South Korean Film

A Distant Place (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): All the woolly sheep

Posted on March 21, 2021 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “A Distant Place” is a quiet but intimate drama which slowly engages us as gradually revealing the emotional undercurrents below its calm surface. Although its slow narrative pacing surely requires some patience from us during the … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Homosexuality, Ranch, Sheep, South Korean Film | 1 Comment

Black Light (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A truth beyond their reach

Posted on February 21, 2021 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “Black Light” is a seemingly plain but undeniably compelling mystery melodrama, which revolves around the truth beyond the reach of everyone involved with a very complicated circumstance in one way or another. As its three different … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Accident, Melodrama, Mystery, South Korean Film | 2 Comments

Three Sisters (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Desperate Sisters

Posted on January 30, 2021 by kaist455

South Korean film “Three Sisters” may make you feel wince or cringe a lot at first. As revolving around three very different sisters who are all quite problematic in each own way, the movie is often darkly humorous and uncomfortable … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Christianity, Domestic Abuse, Sisters, South Korean Film | 2 Comments

I Don’t Fire Myself (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5.4): As she tries not to give up

Posted on January 30, 2021 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “I Don’t Fire Myself” is a plain but sobering social drama about one woman’s desperate struggle for her life and existence. Reminiscent of the comparable works of the Dardenne brothers and Ken Loach, the movie sharply … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged South Korean Film, Subcontractor, Transmission Tower | 2 Comments

The Man Standing Next (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): It’s really hard for him to stand next to his big boss…

Posted on January 5, 2021 by kaist455

South Korean film “The Man Standing Next” is a slick and competent period drama film which does not go further than what I and many other South Korean audiences already know. Based on one of the major historical incidents in … Continue reading →

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Voice of Silence (2020) ☆☆(2/4): Voice of incompetence

Posted on January 5, 2021 by kaist455

What an inane and messy bore South Korean film “Voice of Silence” is. Often dreary and unpleasant in its casual depiction of human evil and violence, the movie attempts to be not only an absurd crime noir drama but also … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Crime, Kidnapping, South Korean Film | 1 Comment

Me and Me (2019) ☆☆(2/4): A lazy and pointless labyrinth of nightmare (or whatever)

Posted on January 5, 2021 by kaist455

South Korean film “Me and Me” gave me one of the most boring experiences I have had during last several years. While it throws one strange moment after another throughout its convoluted plot, none of these odd moments sticks to … Continue reading →

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More Than Family (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her matter of pregnancy and paternity

Posted on December 25, 2020 by kaist455

South Korean comedy film “More Than Family” surprised me more than expected. At first, it seems to be merely depending on one absurd comic story premise, but then it comes to show more depth in terms of story and characters, … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Comedy, Family, Pregnancy, South Korean Film | 1 Comment

Call (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Sorry, Right Number

Posted on November 29, 2020 by kaist455

South Korean film “Call”, which was initially supposed be to be released in South Korean theaters early in this year but eventually got released on Netflix two days ago, is an increasingly tense and chilling thriller film coupled with a … Continue reading →