Mar 293 minK-drama ● Review: A Shop for KillersSolid action-mystery-thriller drama with decent pacing and signposting. Moderately intriguing. Entertaining.
Mar 222 minK-drama ● Review: The School Nurse FilesModerately intriguing but unfocused. Offbeat but lacks comedy. Not bad but can be better executed.
Feb 265 minK-drama ● Review: Strong Girl Nam-soonComedy tries too hard, mostly failing. Autopilot plotting. Characters are too simply written initially but are fuller in the second half.
Jan 63 minK-drama ● Review: Sweet Home 2Tries too hard with the action and gore. Lacks atmosphere and focus given the multiple plotlines and is presumably a setup for Season 3.
Nov 12, 20236 minK-drama ● Review: The Uncanny CounterNothing brilliant, nor does it need to be. Tries to be cool. Season 1 is not bad. Season 2’s plotting and pacing issues are more apparent.
Nov 9, 20233 minFilm ● Mini-Reviews: Taken Clones and DerivativesThere are quite a few clones and derivatives of Taken since its release in 2008. Here are 35 mini-reviews.
Nov 1, 20233 minFilm ● Review: Kill Bok SoonIt is not an action fest but rather a character-driven film. Looks good and well-produced. Korean film or not, can be tightened a bit.
Oct 16, 20233 minFilm ● Review: Jung_EIt is not a poorly made film but it is unfocused in both its themes and tone as ideas are just thrown out there but not elaborated on.
Oct 9, 20234 minFilm Review: BallerinaDespite needing more action and attention to a few details, it is still a sufficiently satisfying revenge action-thriller.