The Subversion of South Korean Society in The Pollen of Flowers
Class struggle is present in almost every society, but it seems that Korean culture is especially obsessed with this theme.Continue Reading
Tag: Francis Ford Coppola
Discussing Mikey and Nicky
Ben McDonald: In the second installment of our new Living Room Chats column – where we plan to talk about aContinue Reading
Neo Noirvember
It’s November 2019, and Blade Runner is now set in the present. What better reason is there than that to commemorateContinue Reading
Ad Astra ★★½
Outer space is so infinitely vast that it’s literally impossible for the human mind to fully conceptualize it. In manyContinue Reading
Thailand: The Legend of Suriyothai (2001)
Unlike many of the countries immediately surrounding it, Thailand had the resources to see its cinema blossom from the earlyContinue Reading
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (Blu-ray review) ★★★★
Paul Schrader‘s Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is a towering, unique, and absolutely gorgeous work that explores the life andContinue Reading
Annihilation ★★½
Alex Garland’s Ex Machina was a wonderful surprise when it premiered three years ago. Restrained, tense, and with just theContinue Reading
Dunkirk ★★★½
French director François Truffaut is often attributed with saying that an anti-war film is an impossible feat, that the actionContinue Reading
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