In a very strange coincidence — or a concerted act of counterprogramming — the smallest superhero movie in recent memory hit Netflix on the same day that the biggest superhero movie ever made exploded into theaters. And while “Psychokinesis” was inevitably subsumed into the endless shadow of “Avengers: Infinity War” (the most ambitious crossover event of all time!), this exuberant Korean import is convincing proof that the genre doesn’t always have to be about saving the world, or guarding the galaxy, or stopping a purple space Brolin from snapping his fingers and erasing half of humanity.

When enough spandex is involved, high stakes can be Kryptonite for good storytelling. Even in the monolithic Marvel Cinematic Universe, many of the best…

Psychokinesis is director Sang-ho Yeon's follow up to his masterful Train to Busan, and seeing him take on a superhero movie was an exciting prospect. Such as the film is it's ok, it probably had the huge weight of expectation on it, not just a director following a tremendous film, but also because of the nation putting out some of the freshest film making today taking on a stale genre. There will be an amazing South Korean capeshit film one day, but this one marks a decent first step.

It's a really slight and charming film and explores the typical concept of great power and great responsibility from an interesting lens. Superheroes are often born of either vengeance, or an…

Though director Sang-ho Yeoh has been working for years in the format of animation, he truly made a remarkable splash with Train to Busan, taking on the walking dead genre with biting social commentary and an interesting blend with Korean melodrama. Of course with such success, one would be curious on his next project, on whether he would continue under the live-action medium or return to the less restrictive animation genre. With his recent collaboration with Netflix in producing and releasing Psychokinesis, such a curiosity is answered.

A partnership for the director and the streaming titan seems like a perfect fit in that Yeoh has proven himself to be an imaginative filmmaker, witnessed through the details and choices he has…

Psychokinesis is the sort of genre mashup that Korean cinema so loves to produce. It's a superhero movie, but also a family drama, broad comedy, and social satire. This eclectic blend provides a lot of nice ideas but it unfortunately leaves them all underdeveloped. It's also very heavy-handed and too uneven to ever really make a point. Unlike director Yeon Sang-ho's fantastic Train to Busan, there just isn't a neat central concept which holds it all together. Most of the characters are unmemorable, but there is a really great female villain played by Jung Yu-mi who shows up halfway through. Psychokinesis is pretty much a mess through and through, it has nice ideas and I didn't not enjoy it but I…

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Psychokinesis may not quite be the level of someone like Bong Joon-Ho but Yeon Sang-Ho sure knows how to put some serious social commentary into an actually entertaining narrative. From one day to the next a scruffy man who develops telekinetic superpowers after drinking some contaminated water. While he’s busy finding out all the things he is capable of, his estranged daughter is battling a local group of gangsters who try to obtain the block where her store is placed. The man decides to use his powers for the good of the neighborhood and helps his daughter, simultaneously trying to regain her confidence. What follows is an intimate, little superhero-tale that puts the human relationships in…

🎬 Movie : Psychokinesis ( Korean )
🎬 Director : Yeon Sang-ho

#Imdb rating : 5.9/10
#Livewithcinema rating : 3.5 / 5
🎬 Psychokinesis is different superhero story with some good fun and emotional connects about father and daughter relationship. The directors previous work was train to busan (before Psychokinesis) which was a Masterpiece but this one was totally different whick lacks the strong , emotional punch of train to busan, but the film still had a fun balance with humor, fun, thrill and fantasy at its core also the story was quite believable and unique. The major positive was the stunt sequences which was high in action which is fun and enjoyable. Although the story was predictable you can…