Movie Review: Escape 탈주 (2024)
One of my most anticipated movies of 2024, I am so happy and elated to report back that Lee Jong Pil’s Escape (2024) absolutely did not disappoint and I have so much to unpack. I was very surprised at how fast-paced this movie was. There’s a break with a couple long shots between Koo Kyo…
Movie Review: Ghostlight (2024)
I had the pleasure of watching Ghostlight (2024) directed by Alex Thompson and Kelly O’Sullivan last weekend, and I must say, I was absolutely blown away (to tears)!!! Ghostlight’s premise is around a family of trio, a father, who is a construction worker, a daughter, who is having trouble at school, and a hard-working mother…
Movie Review – Thelma (2024)
So realistic in the most unrealistic way, but that’s just how I want my superhero movies to be 🙂 the most charismatic and bad-ass heroine and a very trustworthy keychain sidekick w/ a crazy nice voice coupled with the most malleable grandson ever, Thelma is such a feel-good, wholehearted, wholesome time. June Squibb at 93/94,…
Movie Review – Samsara (2023)
Going into this knowing that the movie was influenced by Buddhism and the religion’s values, I was expecting a very peaceful and serene takeover of my body and soul. I was so content to find just that, and so much more. Shot on beautiful beautiful beautiful 16mm film, the movie delves between two distinct storylines,…
Book Review: Greek Lessons – Han Kang
It’s not often that I wish a book would be made into a movie, but this book. Every page I flipped I was envisioning a scene in the movie like no other. Although the poetry aspects and the beauty of the words on the page wouldn’t be replicated, this complicated fuzzy heartfelt indescribable feeling.. I…
5 Days in Victoria (Cinema Review)
I was gratefully taking part in the Digitial Humanities Summer Institute at the University of Victoria last week (June 10-14) and taking classes to learn more about being a librarian in the digital scholarship space. It was such a meaningful and intellectually nurturing experience, however, this post is more on my awe at the amazing…
My Telluride Student Symposium Essay
I am so elated to announce that I was accepted to the Telluride Film Festival’s Student Symposium this year. Telluride is honestly such a dream as it brings literally the biggest titles but occurs in such an idyllic mountain town, reminding me of my hometown in Calgary and Banff. Watching movies for days over labour…
Drama Review: Stove League
I must admit, I do not know baseball at all and was a bit hesitant on watching this drama since it was about running a professional baseball team. Surprisingly, alike medical dramas, information subtitles appeared frequently and some characters who lacked baseball knowledge were able to help me understand the show’s premise a bit better. …
K-Drama Review: Because This is my First Life
This has got to be one of my favourite dramas of all time. Everything from the cinematography, camera angles, plot, acting, were so so perfect and more than I could ever ask for. First of all, the chemistry between all 3 main couples were over the top and because of the fact I had cried,…
Lisa Shin 