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‘Kingdom’ & ‘Ashin of the North’ (2019-2021): Unique Genre-Blending Joseon Drama

Created by: Kim Eun-hee || Written by: Kim Eun-hee Directed by: Kim Seong-hun, Park In-je || Starring: Ju Ji-hoon, Bae Doona, Ryu Seung-ryong, Kim Sung-kyu, Jeon Seok-ho, Kim Hye-jun, Kim Sang-ho, Huh Joon-ho, Jun Ji-hyun, Kim Si-a, Park Byung-eun, Koo Kyo-hwan, Kim Roi-ha No. of Seasons: 2 || No. of Episodes: 12 + 1 Special … Continue reading

‘Outside’ (2024): Stage Plays Should Stay on Stage

Directed by: Carlo Ledesma || Produced by: Paul Soriano, Mark Victor Screenplay by: Carlo Ledesma || Starring: Sid Lucero, Beauty Gonzalez, Marco Masa, Aiden Tyler Patdu Music by: Paul Sigua, Myka Magsaysay-Sigua|| Cinematography: Shing-Fung Cheung || Edited by: Mark Victor || Country: Philippines || Language: Filipino Running Time: 142 minutes Certain movies, particularly those limited to one or … 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

‘I Am a Hero’ (2015): The Meek Become the Mighty

Directed by: Shinsuke Sato || Produced by: Akihiro Yamauchi Screenplay by: Akiko Nogi || Starring: Yo Oizumi, Kasumi Arimura, Masami Nagasawa, Hisashi Yoshizawa, Yoshinori Okada Music by: Nima Fakhara || Cinematography: Roger Campredon, Taro Kawazu || Edited by: Tsuyoshi Imai || Country: Japan || Language: Japanese Running Time: 126 minutes Revisiting Japanese cinema after years … Continue reading

‘One Cut of the Dead’ (2017): The Cure for Both Found-Footage and Zombie Films

Directed by: Shin’ichirō Ueda || Produced by: Koji Ichihashi Screenplay by: Shin’ichirō Ueda || Starring:  Takayuki Hamatsu, Yuzuki Akiyama,  Kazuaki Nagaya,  Harumi Syuhama, Hasoi Manabu, Hiroshi Ichihara, Shuntaro Yamazaki, Shinichiro Osawa Music by: Nobuhiro Suzuki, Kailu Nagai || Cinematography: Tsuyoshi Sone || Edited by: Shin’ichirō Ueda || Country: Japan || Language: Japanese Running Time: 97 minutes By the time I graduated from college in 2015, filmmaking … Continue reading

‘The Sadness’ (2021): The Lesser Version of ‘The Crazies’ (2010)

Directed by: Rob Jabbaz || Produced by: Jeffrey Huang, David Barker, Wei-Chun Lu Screenplay by: Rob Jabbaz || Starring: Berant Zhu, Regina Lei, Tzu-Chiang Wang, Emerson Tsai, Wei-Hua Lan Music by: TZECHAR || Cinematography: Jie-Li Bai || Edited by: Rob Jabbaz || Country: Taiwan || Language: Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien Running Time: 100 minutes My preferences … Continue reading

‘REC’ (2007, 2009): Tao of the Found-Footage Technique

Directed by: Jaume Balaguero, Paco Plaza || Produced by: Julio Fernandez, Carlos Fernandez Screenplay by: Paco Plaza, Luis A. Berdejo, Jaume Balaguero || Starring: Manuela Velasco, Pablo Rosso, Ferran Terraza, Jorge-Yamam Serrano, David Vert, Vicente Gil, Martha Carbonell, Carlos Vicente, Jonathan Mellor, Oscar Sanchez Zafra, Ariel Casas, Alejandro Casaseca, Claudia Silva  Music by: N/A || … Continue reading

‘Army of the Dead’ (2021): Zack Snyder Unleashed

Directed by: Zack Snyder || Produced by: Deborah Snyder, Wesley Coller, Zack Snyder Screenplay by: Zack Snyder, Shay Hatten, Joby Harold || Starring: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi, Matthias Schweighöfer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tig Notaro, Raúl Castillo, Huma Qureshi, Garret Dillahunt Music by: Tom Holkenborg || Cinematography: … Continue reading

Another Korean Genre Sampling: ‘The Call’ & ‘#Alive’ (2020)

Directed by: Lee Chung-hyun [1], Cho Il-hyung [2] || Produced by: Syd Lim, Jeong Hui-sun [1], Eugene Lee, Saemi Kim, Saerom Kim [2] Screenplay by: Lee Chung-hyun [1], Cho Il-hyung, Matt Naylor [2] || Starring: Jeon Jong-seo [1], Yoo Ah-in [2], Park Shin-hye1-2 Music by: Dalpalan [1], Tae-seong Kim [2] || Cinematography: Jo Young-jik [1], … Continue reading

‘Betaal’ (2020): The Most Incompetent Zombie Drama Not by AMC

Created by: Patrick Graham || Written by: Patrick Graham, Suhani Kumar Directed by: Patrick Graham, Nikhil Mahajan || Starring: Vineet Kumar Singh, Aahana Kumra, Suchitra Pillai, Jatin Goswami, Jitendra Joshi, Siddharth Menon No. of Episodes: 4 (~180 minutes total) My selective tastes in movies and especially television series have served me well on Netflix, my … Continue reading

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