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Tag Archives: South Korean Film
The Match (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The competition between a mentor and his pupil
There are several factors preventing me from being really entertained by South Korean film “The Match”. While it did a fairly good job of presenting a series of intense Go matches on the screen, the movie feels rather unbalanced as … Continue reading
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Tagged Go, Mentor and Pupil, Real-life figure, Real-life story, South Korean Film
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It’s Okay! (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): You will like this girl in the end
South Korean film “It’s Okay!” amused and then touched me with its plucky young heroine. You may wince from time to time as watching how irrepressibly spirited and optimistic she really is, but you will come to root for her … Continue reading
Persona a Strange Girl (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): That elusive girl
South Korean independent film “Persona a Strange Girl” reminds me again of how the works of Hong Sang-soo have considerable influence over South Korean independent cinema for many years. Just like the works of Woody Allen have been followed by … Continue reading
Silver Apricot (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Dealing with her dysfunctional family
South Korean independent film “Silver Apricot” is about one young woman who must deal with several flawed family members who have been estranged from her for many years. This is surely a familiar story setting, but the movie did a … Continue reading
Heritage (2023) ☆☆(2/4): Two different young people in desperation
South Korean independent film “Heritage” is often frustratingly slow and opaque in my humble opinion. Mainly revolving around two different young persons in each own desperation, the movie attempts to make some point on the generational/social divides in the South … Continue reading
Dark Nuns (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): It’s the time to bring nuns…
South Korean horror film “Dark Nuns”, which is a spin-off of “The Priests” (2015), is another typical exorcism flick with a bit of refreshing element. Again, the Catholic Church comes forward for fighting with the supernatural force of evil, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic Church, Demon, Exorcism, Horror, Nun, Possession, South Korean Film
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My Best, Your Least (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her pregnant student
South Korean film “My Best, Your Least” handles its rather sensitive social subject with more sensitivity and thoughtfulness than I expected, and I appreciate that. Mainly revolving around a complex teacher and student relationship, the movie powerfully delivers its important … Continue reading
Harbin (2024) ☆☆(2/4): A piece of dry and mediocre seriousness
South Korean film “Harbin” is so serious and ponderous that it often forgets engaging or entertaining its audiences. I do understand that it attempts to be a grim and gritty period drama about one famous real-life national hero and his … Continue reading
Time to Be Strong (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Their aimless little trip in Jeju Island
South Korean independent film “Time to Be Strong”, which is incidentally the 15th movie project of the National Human Rights Commission in South Korea, is a somber but haunting character drama about three young people feeling lost and desperate in … Continue reading
Hidden Face (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A twisted erotic triangle
South Korean film “Hidden Face”, which is the remake of the 2011 Colombian film “The Hidden Face”, an erotic mystery thriller which turns out to be naughtier than it seems at first. Like many thriller films, the movie surely depends … Continue reading
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