Tag Archives: War

1917 (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): An intense epic genre exercise

Posted on January 19, 2020 by kaist455

Sam Mendes’s new film “1917” is an intense epic genre exercise which will surely impresses you a lot with its astounding technical achievement on the screen. As continuously following a long, perilous journey across the battlefields of World War I, … Continue reading →

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The King (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): To be a king

Posted on October 26, 2019 by kaist455

Don’t expect romance or eloquence from David Michôd’s new film “The King”, which is released in South Korea this week before its upcoming online release on November 1st. This is a solemn and brooding reinterpretation of a series of plays … Continue reading →

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The Kill Team (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A conflicted young solider facing war crime

Posted on October 25, 2019 by kaist455

“The Kill Team” is a passable war drama film which does not show or tell me anything particularly new about what has been committed during War on Terror. Partially based on a shocking real-life case of war crime in 2010, … Continue reading →

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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Maleficent strikes again

Posted on October 20, 2019 by kaist455

Angelina Jolie is one of the most elegant and charismatic actresses working in Hollywood, and “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil”, the sequel of “Maleficent” (2014), works as a vehicle for her undeniable star quality to some degree. Although the movie is … Continue reading →

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Transit (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): An anachronistic period drama by Christian Petzold

Posted on October 6, 2019 by kaist455

Christian Petzold’s new film “Transit” is interesting to watch for a number of reasons. While initially intriguing us with its deliberately anachronistic period background, the movie gradually draws us into its melancholic human drama around one desperate guy, and we … Continue reading →

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Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (2016) ☆☆(2/4): A soldier’s long day

Posted on October 6, 2019 by kaist455

“Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” attempts to do many things together, but it seems as confused and distracted as its conflicted wartime hero. On one level, it aims to be a sincere war drama, but then it also wants to … Continue reading →

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Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of Comfort Women Issue (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A sobering guide to the disputes surrounding the comfort women issue

Posted on July 27, 2019 by kaist455

As a South Korean guy, I must say that I cannot look wholly impartial to the subject of documentary film “Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of Comfort Women Issue”, which, as reflected by its rather long subtitle, focuses on that sensitive … Continue reading →

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Donbass (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Scenes from the ongoing war in Donbass

Posted on July 20, 2019 by kaist455

“Donbass”, which was selected as the Ukrainian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in last year, gives us a series of vivid, realistic slices of absurdities and horrors of a war which is still being continued even at … Continue reading →

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Overlord (2018) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A gory and brutal war horror flick

Posted on February 5, 2019 by kaist455

“Overlord” is a gory and brutal war horror flick which may not be for everyone. There are numerous grisly moments of violence and mayhem throughout the film, and I was not entertained enough for recommendation probably because I have been … Continue reading →

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A Private War (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Driven to front line

Posted on January 28, 2019 by kaist455

“A Private War”, the first feature film directed by documentary filmmaker Matthew Heineman, looks into the life and career of Marie Colvin (1956-2012), an American journalist who devoted herself to her risky jobs till her unfortunate death in 2012. While … Continue reading →

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