Review of Manok (Iban-ri Jang Man-ok): The Subversive Occupation of a Middle-Aged Queer Woman Breaking Isolated Boundaries
The world always imposes a “fitting place” upon us. Amidst the weight of our birthplace, the environment we were raised in, and the numbers that signify our age, we often learn how to…
I Care a Lot: A Chilling Interpretation of Predatory Desire and Systemic Fractures
When human dignity is reduced to mere digits by the logic of capital, we call it a tragedy. However, the story shifts when the architect of that tragedy is a captivating predator devoid…
Twenty Five Twenty One: Youth Looted by an Era, an Interpretation of Growth Born from Radiant Deficiency
We all pass through our own respective “eras.” For some, an era is an opportunity; for others, it reigns as a predator that plunders dreams. Set in 1998, amidst the colossal waves of…
Couple of Mirrors (双镜) Analysis: A Duet of Desire and Salvation, Solidarity Beyond the Broken Mirror
Deception in the name of love wields its blade from the closest of quarters. In the wake of a world shattered into pieces, the encounter between one woman standing precariously upon those sharp…
The Handmaiden (2016) Analysis: Park Chan-wook’s Aesthetic Liberation and the Solidarity of Destructive Desire
Love sometimes blooms atop the most sophisticated deception. In a garden designed to destroy others, a twisted salvation wrought by two women who recognized each other’s deficiencies poses a question: do you have…
Thelma & Louise: A Breakneck Sprint Beyond Oppression and the Destructive Liberation Named Freedom
The desire to escape a sequestered daily life sometimes accompanies a destructive beauty. Defying the gravity of an oppressive reality and taking only each other’s existence as their sole gravitational field, the journey…
