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First Reactions to 'Toy Story 5': Cineplay Critics' Star Ratings

First Reactions to 'Toy Story 5': Cineplay Critics' Star Ratings

[Press screening reactions]Opening today, 〈Toy Story 5〉 follows Jessie, Woody, Buzz and the rest of the toys as they reunite for an unpredictable journey after Bonnie's new friend, the smart tablet LilyPad, throws them into a crisis unlike any they have faced before.
Review: 'Toy Story 5' Shows Pixar Still Operates on Another Level

Review: 'Toy Story 5' Shows Pixar Still Operates on Another Level

Pixar pulls it off again with a sequel seven years after 〈Toy Story 4〉. Released June 17, 〈Toy Story 5〉 is the latest entry in Pixar Animation Studio’s flagship series 〈Toy Story〉. This review is based on a press screening held June 11.
First Reactions: Cineplay Editor Rates 〈THE EYES〉

First Reactions: Cineplay Editor Rates 〈THE EYES〉

[First reactions]Shin Min-a takes on two roles in the suspense thriller 〈THE EYES〉, which opens June 24. 〈THE EYES〉 follows Seo-jin (Shin Min-a), who is gradually losing her sight to a hereditary disease, as she probes the suspicions surrounding the death of her younger twin sibling and comes face...
A Great Failure: What Kore-eda Hirokazu Wants to Convey in 〈The Sheep in the Box〉 ②

A Great Failure: What Kore-eda Hirokazu Wants to Convey in 〈The Sheep in the Box〉 ②

▶ This article on Kore-eda Hirokazu's 〈The Sheep in the Box〉 continues from Part 1.Recovery of an animistic sensibilityThe willingness to believe in the unseen connects directly to Japan's traditional animism, which holds that natural objects and phenomena are inhabited by spirits or invisible...
A Great Failure: What Kore-eda Hirokazu Tries to Say in 'The Sheep in the Box' — Part 1

A Great Failure: What Kore-eda Hirokazu Tries to Say in 'The Sheep in the Box' — Part 1

〈The Sheep in the Box〉 may be Kore-eda Hirokazu’s most ambitious film, but its reach exceeds its grasp. Revisiting his long-running interest in alternative-family narratives while returning to science fiction after 〈Air Doll〉 (2009), Kore-eda attempts to expand his themes beyond the human realm to...
Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ Starts With Conspiracy, Ends With Humanity

Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ Starts With Conspiracy, Ends With Humanity

Released four years after Steven Spielberg turned to an autobiographical story with The Fabelmans, 〈Disclosure Day〉 marks his return to science fiction. Given Spielberg's earlier alien-centered classics Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E. T.
Review: In 'The Shrine,' the Human Abyss Is Scarier Than Any Demon

Review: In 'The Shrine,' the Human Abyss Is Scarier Than Any Demon

In 〈The Shrine: Whisper of the Demon〉, opening June 17, demons may stalk the screen, but the film argues that the human psyche is more terrifying still.Billed as a meeting of K-shamanism and J-horror, 〈The Shrine: Whisper of the Demon〉 is a Korea–Japan co-production directed by Japanese filmmaker...
‘Disclosure Day’ First Reactions: Cineplay Reporters’ Star Ratings

‘Disclosure Day’ First Reactions: Cineplay Reporters’ Star Ratings

[First Reactions]Today is Disclosure Day: Steven Spielberg’s new sci-fi film 〈Disclosure Day〉 opens in theaters, and Cineplay reporters Sung Chan-eol and Kim Ji-yeon share their first impressions after a press screening.
First Reactions: Cineplay’s Rating for 〈The Shrine: Whisper of the Evil Spirit〉

First Reactions: Cineplay’s Rating for 〈The Shrine: Whisper of the Evil Spirit〉

[First Reactions]Opening on the 17th, 〈The Shrine: Whisper of the Evil Spirit〉 is a Korean-Japanese shamanic occult horror film about three college students who vanish after visiting an abandoned shrine in Kobe, Japan, and a shaman named Myeong-jin (Kim Jae-joong) who investigates the case and...
Is Something Lurking in the Infinite Maze of A24's Horror Film 'Backroom'?

Is Something Lurking in the Infinite Maze of A24's Horror Film 'Backroom'?

The creepypasta known as "Backroom"—an online urban legend that has already spawned countless fan creations and become a cultural phenomenon—has finally been made into a film. Director Kane Parsons drew inspiration from a single image and its original text posted on the U. S.