"What the caterpillar calls the end the rest of the word calls a butterfly."
Utterly captivating, Kogonada is the modern director that makes me feel more than any other through his movies — subtle and meticulous, After Yang meditates on death, grief, memory, and mindfulness in such a devastatingly uplifting way; I haven't stopped thinking about this since I saw it a week ago.
"When my father passed I wanted nothing more than my mother’s happiness. For what kind of man would I be if I did not help my mother. If I did not save her."
An incredible movie, so well acted and thoughtfully told, it's so slow going I thought about turning it off half-way through — the last 10 minutes raise the entire movie from an indulgent slow-burn to a masterpiece; simply unmissable.
"God, your presence graces the air, and soon everyone will see."
Fantastic little psychological thriller, where you're never quite sure what's real — a tortured woman has a breakdown and finds meaning in piety, a commentary on religion and mental health perhaps?
"It's the shomer's duty."
An interesting horror movie with its roots in Jewish folklore, with the lead role mostly alone for the entire running time, a few good jumps, and some creepy scenes, but wraps up too quickly to validate the threat.
"Those men left me with nothing. I'm gonna leave them with less."
A self-aware B-movie that completely understands it's audience, is wonderfully violent, amusing, and in one surprising moment laugh out loud funny — a great time.