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‘Exhuma’ (2024): Better Left Buried

Directed by: Jang Jae-hyun || Produced by: Park Hyeong-jin, Kwon Ji-yong Screenplay by: Jang Jae-hyun || Starring: Choi Min-sik, Kim Go-eun, Yoo Hae-jin, Lee Do-hyun, Kim Jae-cheol Music by: Kim Tae-seong || Cinematography: Lee Mo-gae || Edited by: Jung Byung-jin || Country: South Korea || Language: Korean, English, Japanese Running Time: 134 minutes I’ve stated before … Continue reading

Another Korean Genre Sampling: ‘Don’t Buy the Seller’ & ‘Phantom’ (2023)

Directed by: Park Hee-gon [1], Lee Hae-young [2] || Produced by: Shin Bum-soo [1], Jung Chang-hoon, Park Un-kyung [2] Screenplay by: Park Hee-gon, Kim Dong-hoo [1], Lee Hae-young [2] || Starring: Shin Hye-sun, Kim Sung-kyun [1], Sol Kyung-gu, Lee Hanee, Park So-dam, Park Hae-soo, Seo Hyun-woo [2] Music by: Jang Young-gyu [1], Dalpalan [2] || … Continue reading

‘Born to Fly’ (2023) & ‘Fighter’ (2024): ‘Top Gun’ Copycats

Directed by: Liu Xiaoshi [1], Siddharth Anand [2] || Produced by: Han Han [1], Mamta Anand, Ajit Andhare, Anku Pande, Ramon Chibb, Kevin Vaz [2] Screenplay by: Gui Gan [1], Ramon Chibb [2] || Starring: Wang Yibo, Hu Jun, Yu Shi, Zhou Dongyu [1], Anil Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone [2] Music by: Sida Guo, … Continue reading

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘The Third Murder’ (2017) & ‘Monster’ (2023)

Directed by: Hirokazu Kore-eda || Produced by: Matsuzaki Kaoru [1], Hijiri Taguchi [1, 2], Megumi Banse, Minami Ichikawa, Taichi Itô, Ryo Ota, Kiyoshi Taguchi, Hajime Ushioda, Kenji Yamada, Tasumi Yoda [2] Screenplay by: Hirokazu Kore-eda [1], Yuji Sakamoto [2] || Starring: Masaharu Fukuyama, Suzu Hirose, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Mikako Ichikawa, Izumi Matsuoka, Yuki Saito, Kōtarō Yoshida, Isao … Continue reading

‘The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil’ (2019): Old Ingredients with Fresh Execution

Directed by: Lee Won-tae || Produced by: Won-seok Jang, Seo Kang-ho Screenplay by: Lee Won tae || Starring: Ma Dong-seok, Kim Mu-yeol, Kim Sung-kyu, Choi Min-chul, Heo Dong-won Music by: Jo Yeong-wook || Cinematography: Park Se-seung || Edited by: Heo Sun-mi, Han Young-kyu || Country: South Korea || Language: Korean Running Time: 109 minutes I … Continue reading

‘The Bequeathed’ & ‘A Killer Paradox’ (2024): The Importance of Supporting Characters

Created by: Yeon Sang-ho [1], Son Seung-ae [2] || Written by: Yeon Sang-ho, Min Hong-nam, Hwang Eun-young [1], Kim Da-min [2] Directed by: Min Hong-nam [1], Lee Chang-hee [2] || Starring: Kim Hyun-joo, Park Hee-soon, Park Byung-eun, Ryu Kyung-soo [1], Choi Woo-shik, Son Suk-ku, Lee Hee-joon, Kim Yo-han [2] No. of Episodes: 6 (~270 minutes … Continue reading

‘Bucket List of the Dead’ (2023): The Difference between Ordeal & Adventure

Directed by: Yûsuke Ishida || Produced by: Akira Morri Screenplay by: Tatsuro Mishima || Starring: Eiji Akaso, Mai Shiraishi, Shuntarô Yanagi, Yui Ichikawa, Kazuki Kitamura, Mayo Kawasaki, Akari Hayami Music by: Yoshiaki Dewa || Cinematography: Taro Kawazu || Edited by: Eri Usuki || Country: Japan || Language: Japanese Running Time: 128 minutes As a doctoral … Continue reading

Offshoot Sequels: ‘Concrete Utopia’ (2023) & ‘Badland Hunters’ (2024)

Directed by: Um Tae-hwa [1], Heo Myung-haeng [2] || Produced by: Byun Seung-min [1, 2] Screenplay by: Um Tae-hwa, Lee Shin-ji [1], Kim Bo-tong, Kwak Jae-min [2] || Starring: Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon, Park Bo-young [1], Ma Dong-seok, Lee Hee-joon, Lee Jun-young, Roh Jeong-eui [2] Music by: Kim Hae-won [1], Kim Dong-wook [2] || Cinematography: … Continue reading

‘Godzilla Minus One’ (2023): Death is the Enemy

Directed by: Takashi Yamazaki || Produced by: Minami Ichikawa, Shūji Abe, Kenji Yamada, Kazuaki Kishida, Gō Abe, Keichirō Moriya Screenplay by: Takashi Yamazaki || Starring: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, Kuranosuke Sasaki Music by: Naoki Satō || Cinematography: Kōzō Shibasaki || Edited by: Ryōji Miyajima || Country: Japan … Continue reading

‘The Big Four’ (2022): Hilarity Does Not Ensue

Directed by: Tim Tjahjanto || Produced by: Timo Tjahjanto, Wicky V. Olindo Screenplay by: Timo Tjahjanto, Johanna Wattimena || Starring: Abimana Aryasatya, Putri Marino, Lutesha Sadhewa, Arie Kriting, Kristo Immanuel Music by: Rooftopsound || Cinematography: Batara Goempar || Edited by: Dinda Amanda || Country: Indonesia || Language: Indonesian Running Time: 141 minutes Contemporary (2010s-2020s) Indonesian … Continue reading

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