Tag: South Korea
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Cinema: South Korea
South Korea is not without a colorful film history, one that has survived countless hands from oppression by the Japanese, who sought to make propaganda through film, and to the censoring of content by the Korean government in later years. South Korea is relatively a newcomer to cinema, as political turmoil from the occupation of […]
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Parasite
The Host (2006) is one of my favorite films. On the outside, it’s a monster film, but it’s actually about family. The Host is laugh-out-loud funny at times, and then it will leave you holding your breath as fear replaces the laughter. Now, I haven’t seen Joon-ho Boon’s other films, but Parasite is without a […]
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The Host (2006)
Monster movies don’t usually work for me because they are missing the human element, that’s not the case for this one. The Host surrounds a dysfunctional family that love and care for one another, and while it is a monster movie, the monster creates suspense and plays an important part as the antagonist to the […]
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Oldboy
I thought this was going to be a good movie, but I had no idea it was going to be a great movie. The film begins with what appears to be a drunken jackass of a man, who within a short amount of time is kidnapped and held prisoner within a windowless apartment. Fifteen years […]
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