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Busan 2019: Hirokazu Kore-eda discusses “The Truth”
14 October 2019 3:02 PM | No CommentsHirokazu Kore-eda’s latest work, “The Truth,” made its Asian Premiere in Busan and is his first film made outside of his native country.
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“Heavy Craving” – 2019 Busan Film Review
14 October 2019 12:59 AM | No CommentsThe plot of an overweight woman seeking happiness through weight loss has been done many a time in cinema, but “Heavy Craving” takes a more arduous route.
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Busan 2019: Eric Khoo reflects on “Mee Pok Man” 24 years later
10 October 2019 7:18 PM | No CommentsKhoo shared his thoughts on his debut film, his upcoming HBO series on food and other topics at the Busan International Film Festival.
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Director Lee Sang-geun, actor Jo Jung-suk discuss “Exit” in Busan
10 October 2019 1:53 AM | No CommentsAt the Busan International Film Festival, Lee and Jo discussed “Exit” (엑시트) which made a big splash in the Korean box office this past summer.
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Bang Sangjun’s “Hamba” (함바) – 2019 Busan Film Review
07 October 2019 11:13 AM | No CommentsThe documentary “Hamba” (함바) could have taken and run with one of several angles, but instead spreads its plot too thin.
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About Author: Paul Kazee
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2017 Capitolfest: Fay Wray, short films and much more
Paul KazeePosted on August 27, 2017 | No CommentsFay Wray was the featured star at this year's Capitolfest. Audiences were delighted to learn that her daughter would be the festival's very special guest. -
“Train to Busan” (부산행) – 2016 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on August 2, 2016 | No CommentsCritics have been nearly unanimous in calling "Train to Busan" one of the best zombie flicks in years, and while it is that, it also has glaring flaws. -
“Under the Shadow” – 2016 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 29, 2016 | No CommentsWhile "Under the Shadow" may work better as political allegory than as horror, it is not without its effective supernatural scares. -
Spoken Word: Grady Hendrix’s “Summerland Lost: A Ghost Story in Progress” – 2016 Fantasia Film Festival
Paul KazeePosted on July 27, 2016 | No CommentsAmong the author's latest creations is a spoken word piece detailing the history of Spiritualism in the U.S., starting with the Fox sisters in 1848. -
“I, Olga Hepnarová” – 2016 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 23, 2016 | No CommentsNeither justifying or condemning her, "I, Olga Hepnarová" simply observes a lonely, alienated woman - the last woman to be executed in Czechoslovakia. -
Agnieszka Smoczynska’s “The Lure” – 2016 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 20, 2016 | No CommentsIf you watch only one mermaid musical in your lifetime, please let it be "The Lure," which is pretty much the best movie in the world for its first half. -
Marcin Wrona’s “Demon” – 2016 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 17, 2016 | No CommentsWith roots in the Jewish myth of the Dybbuk, the ghost who clings to a human victim in "Demon" is of a young Jewish woman who vanished during World War II. -
Guillermo del Toro talks about his love for Fantasia
Paul KazeePosted on July 16, 2016 | No CommentsDirector Guillermo del Toro ("Pan's Labyrinth," "Pacific Rim") arrived at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal to a packed schedule. -
Fantasia 2016: “Antibirth,” “A Conspiracy of Faith,” “Rupture”
Paul KazeePosted on July 16, 2016 | No CommentsNatasha Lyonne and Chloë Sevigny are spot on "Antibirth;" "A Conspiracy of Faith" can't quite find the truth; and Noomi Rapace shines in a flawed "Rupture." -
“King Dave” – 2016 Fantasia International Film Festival Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 15, 2016 | No CommentsWhat makes "King Dave" truly amazing is not just that it's a single take, but rather, it's what director Podz manages to fit into the frame.
