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Tag Archives: War
Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little but defiant personal chronicle from Karabash, Russia
Documentary film “Mr. Nobody Against Putin”, which won the Special Jury Award when it was shown at the Sundance Film Festival early in last year and then received an Oscar nomination a few weeks ago (It was also the Danish … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Filmmaker, Real-life figure, Real-life story, School, Teacher, War
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2000 Meters to Andriivka (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): In the middle of a battle over one Ukrainian village
Ukrainian documentary filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov’ latest documentary film “2000 Meters to Andriivka”, which won the Directing Award when it was premiered at the World Cinema Documentary section of the Sundance Film Festival early in last year, is a pretty grim … Continue reading
A House of Dynamite (2025) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): Nobody can possibly be prepared for this
Kathryn Bigelow’s new film “A House of Dynamite”, which is being shown in South Korean theaters before being released on Netflix two weeks later, is quite tense and disturbing to say the least. Closely and vividly following how its many … Continue reading
Princess Mononoke (1997) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): An epic fantasy drama by Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki’s 1997 animation feature film “Princess Mononoke”, which happens to be re-released in South Korean theaters today, is an epic fantasy historical drama to behold and admire. While its story engages us as a complex drama of ideas, intrigues, … Continue reading
Saving Private Ryan (1998) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Just for one private
Steven Spielberg’s 1998 film “Saving Private Ryan”, which happens to be re-released in South Korean on this Wednesday, definitely earns its own place in the pantheon of war movies via its stupefyingly stunning opening battle sequence, but it is much … Continue reading
Porcelain War (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Artists in the middle of the ongoing war in Ukraine
Documentary film “Porcelain War”, which won the U.S. Documentary Competition Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival early in last year and then was recently nominated for Best Documentary Oscar, looks at the activities of several Ukrainian artists in … Continue reading
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Tagged Artist, Documentary, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Soldier, War
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Occupied City (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): The past and present of one European city
Steve McQueen’s documentary film “Occupied City” is an ambitious piece of work alternatively interesting and demanding. For more than 4 hours, the documentary simply shows and tells the old past of a heap of different spots in Amsterdam of the … Continue reading
Uprising (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A bitter and brutal period drama
South Korean Netflix film “Uprising”, which was released a few weeks ago, is a bitter and brutal period drama about an intense class conflict in the background of a big historical war in Korea during the 16th century. While it … Continue reading
Civil War (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): America Under Fire
Alex Garland’s latest film “Civil War” is a chillingly powerful dystopian war drama. Starting with a grim story promise which may not be that implausible considering the ongoing polarization inside the American society, the movie takes its time for immersing … Continue reading
Noryang: Deadly Sea (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Driven into the last battle
South Korean film “Noryang: Deadly Sea”, the third and (definitely) final film of the trilogy after “The Admiral: Roaring Currents” (2014) and “Hansan: Rising Dragon” (2022), is often relentlessly epic and loud in what it is expected to present on … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Admiral, Military, Real-life figure, Real-life fiture, Real-life incident, South Korean Film, War
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