Tag: teacher
Toronto 2025 Review: BAD APPLES, A Bombastic Satirical Fantasy of The Modern Classroom
The apple is such a loaded metaphor. It is the fruit of knowledge. It is the original sin. It is usually the first thing that comes to mind when associating words and images to the individual letters of the alphabet....
Toronto 2024 Review: BY THE STREAM (Suyoocheon), Hong Sang-Soo's Primer On How To Watch His Work
I have not seen all of Hong Sang-Soo's feature films, but I have seen many of them. Starting somewhere in the late 1990s, it took me years to figure out how to watch them. Had this one been made earlier...
BiFan 2022 Review: A GOOD BOY, Layered Korean Indie Explores a Teacher's Worst Nightmare
Teachers often go beyond their remit to educate, especially if they notice something wrong with the children they've been charged with. In Son Kyoungwon's debut film A Good Boy, a well-meaning teacher learns just how dangerous it can be to...
