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Downhill 2020
At the Golden Globes this year, director Bong Joon-Ho already gave the only review of this film that is necessary:
"Once you overcome the 1-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.”
Downhill is a totally inoffensive remake whose biggest crime is that it has virtually no reason to exist. The film on which it’s based, Ruben Ostlund’s Force Majeure, is easily accessible and unique in its premise and tone. Downhill adds nothing to…
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Mother 2009
Motherhood is a type of madness.
And when you put that madness in the midst of South Korea’s corrupt judicial system and its staggering inequality, tragedy will result.
Kim Hye-ja is brilliant and unstoppable. The opening and closing shots of this film are unbelievably haunting.
[Only downside of this movie: the Blu-ray video transfer is kind of terrible. Compression artifacts and moire patterns galore. Hoping the Bong-aissance gives us a new disc down the line that’s worthy of the film]
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Parasite 2019
Last night, I watched a group of beautiful Asian people get on stage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and accept the most prestigious award that the American entertainment industry can bestow on a piece of art.
It was an uplifting affirmation that the best stories, the best art, the best work can come from anywhere. And be recognized for it.
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The Gentlemen 2019
On the one hand, this is a fun romp with just a tiny, extremely heavy dash of anti-Asian racism thrown in for shits and giggles.
On the other hand, a neighbor from my local community responded to a Facebook post I made yesterday telling me to go “Go back to China.”
So, fuck this movie.
