Fund manager and workaholic Seo Seok-woo takes his daughter, Su-an travel to Busan to celebrate her birthday with her mother and Seok-woo’s estranged wife. Unbeknownst to them, a zombie apocalypse is rapidly spreading throughout Korea.
Movies like this one usually have a simple story that anchors you to a few…
After leaving active service, Janes Bond is brought back into the fold by an old acquaintance who leads him to a new enemy with a dangerous new weapon
The interesting thing about the story is that it feels old and new at the same time. Given that this is not…
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings tells the story of Chang-Chi who has to confront the mysterious Ten Rings organization that he once left behind.
There is so much more to the story than what the synopsis tells you. And while I am not going to spoil the…
While on the run for violating the Sokovia Accords, Natasha Romanoff gets a mysterious package from another Widow, Yelena Belova, her surrogate sister. The two end up on a mission that sees Natasha revisiting her past and correcting some of her mistakes.
What I like about the story is that…
Minari tells the story of the Yi family, a family of South Korean immigrants who move to rural Arkansas with the intention of growing a farm in the 1980s.
While writing this review, I found out that the story is semi-autobiographical as is it loosely based on the director, Lee…
Ponyo tells the story of Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who wishes to become human after meeting Sōsuke.
The story is a fairly simple one, Ponyo and Sōsuke meet, and they go on this epic adventure after where Ponyo wants to become human.
Unlike other Studio Ghibli movies, there isn’t…
Coming to America the story of Akeem Joffer, a prince from the fictional African country of Zamunda who travels to America in the hope of finding a woman who will love him for who he is rather than the title he holds.
The performances in this movie are not that…
Palm Springs follows Nyles and Sarah, two strangers who meet at Sarah’s sister’s wedding and end up in a time loop, reliving the same day over and over.
The premise of the movie is very simple and that’s why it works. The premise allows the writers to build on it…
Ocean Waves is a departure from the Studio Ghibli I’ve come to recognise.
Ocean Waves follows a love triangle between two good friends, Taku and Yukata and the new girl in their year Rikako.
While not as ambitious as the movies that came out before and after and before it…
Soul tells the story of Joe Gardener, a middle school music teacher who dreams of being a jazz musician. After a shocking accident, his soul and body are separated and he must try to reunite the two while going on a journey of self-discovery.
The story here is a lot…
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