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1987: When the Day Comes (2017)

The Gwangju Uprising occurred on 18 May 1980 and was a focal point of Korea’s democratization; A Taxi Driver was set during that day. 1987: When the Day Comes takes place during the lead up to the June Struggle, which lasted from 10 June 1987 to 29 June 1987, and resulted in the end ofContinue reading “1987: When the Day Comes (2017)”

A Taxi Driver (2017)

Based on the true story of an unknown taxi driver who drove ARD reporter Jürgen Hinzpeter into Gwangju so that he could cover the Gwangju Uprising in 1980, A Taxi Driver is a historical drama about the nobility of sacrifice and our shared humanity. So, this Korean film A Taxi Driver. I have a lotContinue reading “A Taxi Driver (2017)”

Ikarie XB-1 (1963)

Having finally acquired the blu-ray of this restored Czechoslovak science fiction masterpiece, obviously it was a no-brainer to review this film, which I have only previously seen in its edited form as the American English dub titled, Voyage to the End of the Universe. Exciting! Charged with investigating the possible existence of lifeforms on theContinue reading “Ikarie XB-1 (1963)”

Favorite Music of 2019

I’ve been watching a lot of movies over the last week to try and whittle down the pile of movies I’ve bought since Black Friday, and I couldn’t really settle on which one to write about, so I decided to list instead my top albums of the year (and the labels they were released on).Continue reading “Favorite Music of 2019”

An Elephant Sitting Still (2018)

This review contains spoilers and references to suicide.Photos courtesy of US distributor KimStim. It is impossible to talk about An Elephant Sitting Still without discussing the subsequent suicide of its writer/director, Hu Bo, at age 29. His first and last feature-length film, An Elephant Sitting Still represents a remarkable artistic achievement and an overwhelming tragicContinue reading “An Elephant Sitting Still (2018)”

Top 100 Films of 2010-2019

Still the Water, dir. by Kawase Naomi (2014, Japan) Ten Years, dir. by Kwok Zune, Wong Fei Pang, Jevons Au, Chow Kwun Wai, Ng Ka Leung (2015, Hong Kong) Capernaum, dir. by Nadine Labaki (2018, Lebanon) Mysteries of Lisbon, dir. by Raúl Ruiz (2010, Portugal) The Great Buddha+, dir. by Huang Hsin Yao (2017, Taiwan)Continue reading “Top 100 Films of 2010-2019”

Diamantino (2019)

This review contains slight spoilers. [When big-hearted but dimwitted Portuguese soccer hunk Diamantino blows it in the World Cup finals, he goes from superstar to laughing stock overnight. His sheltered worldview is further shattered after learning about the European refugee crisis and he resolves to make amends by adopting an African refugee – only toContinue reading “Diamantino (2019)”

Nuevo Cinema Paraíso

You see, what had happened was… a couple months ago I was told once again by a superior that I should “monetize” my love of film and branch out towards greater things. Move onto greener pastures, as it were. How green was my pasture that day, too, green and bright in the sun. Well, IContinue reading “Nuevo Cinema Paraíso”