Then Playing — Green Fish; Eephus; Secret Honor
Reviews of films directed by Lee Chang-Dong, Carson Lund, and Robert Altman Continue reading Then Playing — Green Fish; Eephus; Secret Honor
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Top Fifty Films of the 10s — Number Eight
#8 — Burning (Lee Chang-dong, 2018) Burning, directed be Lee Chang-dong, has the pulse of a thriller and the aura of an aching, soulful meditation on life. Like the best thrillers — or at least the most honest ones — it … Continue reading Top Fifty Films of the 10s — Number Eight
Top Ten Movies of 2018 — Number One
In the simplest summary, Burning is a thriller. It mingles mystery and menace in tracing the shifting, fraught relationships of three central characters. Motivations are elusive, mistrust swells, base human emotions emit low, ominous rumbles. Supposedly casual conversations gain greater … Continue reading Top Ten Movies of 2018 — Number One
Now Playing — Burning
Burning begins as a young man name Jongsu (Ah-in Yoo) makes his way through a busy Seoul street. Outside of one of the storefronts, two women are hyping the business to the crowd, and one of them, Haemi (Jong-seo Jun), … Continue reading Now Playing — Burning
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