Episode 124 - Psychokinesis (2018) 05/04/2018 Today’s movie is “Psychokinesis” (2018), the Netflix Original South Korean superhero film written and directed by Sang-ho Yeon, the creative force behind “Train to Busan” (2016). The film follows Seok-hyeon (Seung-ryong Ryu), a bank security guard who drinks from a mountain spring and gains the power of psychokinesis, the ability to move objects with your mind. He uses that ability to defend his daughter Roo-mi (Eun-kyung Shim), and the rest of her shopping arcade business owners against a
Today’s movie is “Psychokinesis” (2018), the Netflix Original South Korean superhero film written and directed by Sang-ho Yeon, the creative force behind “Train to Busan” (2016). The film follows Seok-hyeon (Seung-ryong Ryu), a bank security guard who drinks from a mountain spring and gains the power of psychokinesis, the ability to move objects with your mind. He uses that ability to defend his daughter Roo-mi (Eun-kyung Shim), and the rest of her shopping arcade business owners against a
Episode 123 - The Rachel Divide (2018) 05/03/2018 Today’s movie is “The Rachel Divide” (2018), the Netflix documentary directed by Laura Brownson and written in collaboration with Jeff Seymann Gilbert. The documentary delves into the life of Rachel Dolezal, the infamous Spokane NAACP chapter leader outed by a reporter as white, causing a major scandal, a media roller coaster, and raising the idea of transracial identity. I remember when the Dolezal scandal broke, following the initial reactions across the spectrum and the social media backlash
Today’s movie is “The Rachel Divide” (2018), the Netflix documentary directed by Laura Brownson and written in collaboration with Jeff Seymann Gilbert. The documentary delves into the life of Rachel Dolezal, the infamous Spokane NAACP chapter leader outed by a reporter as white, causing a major scandal, a media roller coaster, and raising the idea of transracial identity. I remember when the Dolezal scandal broke, following the initial reactions across the spectrum and the social media backlash
Episode 122 - The Handmaiden (2016) 05/02/2018 Today’s movie is “The Handmaiden” (2016), the South Korean drama directed by Chan-wook Park and written in collaboration with Seo-kyeong Jeong, based on the novel Fingersmithby Sarah Waters. The film follows Lady Hideko (Min-hee Kim), who is convinced to hire Sook-Hee (Tae-ri Kim) as a handmaiden based on the advice of a conman known as Count Fujiwara (Jung-woo Ha), in an effort to deceive Lady Hideko out of her inheritance. Spoilers ahead. I didn’t realize just how sexual this film would be
Today’s movie is “The Handmaiden” (2016), the South Korean drama directed by Chan-wook Park and written in collaboration with Seo-kyeong Jeong, based on the novel Fingersmithby Sarah Waters. The film follows Lady Hideko (Min-hee Kim), who is convinced to hire Sook-Hee (Tae-ri Kim) as a handmaiden based on the advice of a conman known as Count Fujiwara (Jung-woo Ha), in an effort to deceive Lady Hideko out of her inheritance. Spoilers ahead. I didn’t realize just how sexual this film would be
Episode 121 - The Week Of (2018) 05/01/2018 Today’s movie is “The Week Of” (2018), the Netflix Original comedy directed by Robert Smigel and written in collaboration with Adam Sandler. The film follows Kenny Lustig (Adam Sandler), the father of the bride Sarah (Allison Strong), who is doing his best to pull together her wedding to Tyler (Roland Buck III). However, despite a few major setbacks, Kenny refuses any help from Kirby (Chris Rock), the father of the groom. Spoilers ahead. “The Week Of” is the last of the original four-picture
Today’s movie is “The Week Of” (2018), the Netflix Original comedy directed by Robert Smigel and written in collaboration with Adam Sandler. The film follows Kenny Lustig (Adam Sandler), the father of the bride Sarah (Allison Strong), who is doing his best to pull together her wedding to Tyler (Roland Buck III). However, despite a few major setbacks, Kenny refuses any help from Kirby (Chris Rock), the father of the groom. Spoilers ahead. “The Week Of” is the last of the original four-picture
