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Tag Archives: South Korean Film
1980 Sabuk (2025) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): It’s still painful for them…
South Korean documentary film “1980 Sabuk” is about one large-scale labor uprising which happened in one little rural coal mine town in April 1980. Although the incident is almost forgotten at present, there are still many people who remember well … Continue reading
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Tagged Coal mine, Coal miner, Documentary, Real-life incident, Real-life people, South Korean Film, Uprising
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Isle of Snakes (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): On a strange and beautiful isle
South Korean independent film “Isle of Snakes”, which was released in local theaters a few years after it was premiered at the 2023 Busan International Film Festival, alternatively baffled and intrigued me. While simply starting with three broad characters stuck … Continue reading
404 Still Remain (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): As they share their favorite Japanese pop songs
South Korean independent film “404 Still Remain” made me feel a bit nostalgic for good reasons. Set in early 2000s, this little coming-of-age drama movie is filled with the period details to notice here and there, and I can tell … Continue reading
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Tagged Coming-of-age drama, High School, High school student, Homosexaulity, South Korean Film
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Esper’s Light (2024) ☆☆(2/4): Their little online fantasy world
In my inconsequential opinion, I am not an ideal audience for South Korean independent film “Esper’s Light”. While it is probably one of the most singular South Korean films of this year, I often felt distant and confused for more … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolescence, Fantasy, Internet, SF, South Korean Film, Storytelling
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The Woman in the White Car (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little chilly female mystery thriller
South Korean film “The Woman in the White Car” is a little female mystery thriller with chilly sensitivity to be savored. While you may easily guess what it is about right from the very beginning, the movie will gradually engage … Continue reading
Save the Green Planet! (2003) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): An odd South Korean mixed bag
South Korean filmmaker Jang Joon-hwan’s 2003 debut feature film “Save the Green Planet”, which recently received more attention thank to the recent American remake version directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, is probably one of the weirdest mixed bags I have even … Continue reading
My Missing Aunt (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her erased aunt
South Korean independent documentary film “My Missing Aunt” presents a modest but intimate personal story to tell. Looking into how one promising young woman was unjustly erased by her own family, it makes some sharp point on the sexist influence … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Family, Real-life figure, Real-life story, South Korean Film
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The World of Love (2025) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): How she is
South Korean film “The World of Love” is simply extraordinary for how it is about as well as what it is about. As gradually and sensitively conveying to us its heroine’s inner struggle along the story, the movie will make … Continue reading
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Tagged Coming-of-age drama, High School, High school student, South Korean Film
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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
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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Tagged Coming-of-age drama, Family, Mathematics, Prodigy, South Korean Film
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