derekwkim

derekwkim

I make fan-edits and write about movies. My letterboxd account is filled with horny movie reviews. You've been warned.

Favorite films

  • Paris, Texas
  • Hoop Dreams
  • Yi Yi
  • Ratcatcher

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  • Control Freak

    ★★★

  • The Electric State

    ★★

  • Black Bag

    ★★★½

  • Only the River Flows

    ★★★½

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  • Control Freak

    Control Freak

    ★★★

    Creepy. The ants were thoroughly distressing. Good creature design. Apt metaphor on generational traumas being pass down. And I'm all for a Kelly Marie Tran masterclass showcase. There was this scene where she mulls over whether to cut her own hand or not. I honestly had no idea where it was going, and I was on the edge of my seat. Good movie.

  • The Electric State

    The Electric State

    ★★

    Ok, so hear me out. Look, I give the Russos and writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely a lot of leeway. They made the best Captain America movies and the best Avengers movies. They know how to do this. When I heard that this movie was going to be awful, I was prepared for it to be abysmal. And it was that. At least at the beginning it was abysmal. But dare I say it got better as it went…

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  • Last Breath

    Last Breath

    ★★½

    Feels hollow. I thought the claustrophobia and tension in the middle portion of the story while they were underwater before the inevitable separation were the best parts. I did get bored quite often in this showing. In general, I appreciate showing the process of professions being portrayed on screen so in that regard it was worth watching. But the drama and contrived instances between the bell and the boat did nothing for me to keep my attention. I haven't seen the documentary this was based on but I think that would've been a better watch. Maybe next time.

  • The Monkey

    The Monkey

    ★★½

    This is silly. I caught myself laughing only a few times: Theo James pulling himself apart and saying “Let’s make like eggs and SCRAMBLE.” That weird dude who shows up in a police officer outfit knocking on the motel door, “Open up MOTHERFUCKERS.” And the “too slow” handshake fake out at the end of the movie which happens twice by the way lol I think those were the only memorable moments for me. I also appreciated the color grading and the…

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