Ian PaukenA Way Too Late Love Letter to Jun Ji-hyunThere’s an undeniable comfort in the Korean melodrama. The same comfort you get in watching the films by Ozu or Itami. Why exactly is there…May 21May 21
Ian Pauken‘Evil Does Not Exist’: A World Without EmotionPlots or summaries aren’t things I generally try to look up or figure out when expecting an upcoming movie by any certain directors I like…May 17May 17
Ian PaukenA Summer’s Tale: Cynicism and the IncelEric Rohmer is a film auteur I have been wanting to admire ever since my discovery of him through the references of him through current-day…May 15May 15
Ian PaukenThe In-laws‘The In-laws’ is a film directed by Arthur Hiller but feels more attributed to the great acting duo of Peter Falk and Alan Arkin speaking…May 11May 11
Ian PaukenPoint Blank (1967)1967 is an odd year in American cinema to recall upon. Caught midst between America’s national identity implosion due to the traumas and…May 10May 10
Ian PaukenEnd Credits and The Tale of Princess KaguyaThe first time I had seen Isao Takahata’s swan song, The Tale of Princess Kaguya. It forced me to break a common habit of mine, which is to…Mar 30Mar 30
Ian PaukenDelving Down the Rabbit-Hole of Kim Min-heeSo, it is about the end of February. I had just seen ‘The Handmaiden’ a day or two prior. A movie stuck in my mind, it struck a chord with…Dec 16, 2023Dec 16, 2023
Ian PaukenThe Boy and the HeronGrappling with the saddening inevitability of death, especially in the posthumous stage of one of Studio Ghibli’s grand creators and…Dec 10, 2023Dec 10, 2023
Ian PaukenNotes on ‘May December’-This movie works like two lies and one truth. You hear multiple perspectives but nothing directly from Gracie until the very end. The film…Dec 2, 2023Dec 2, 2023