Near the beginning of Stream, 11-year Kevin Keenan (Wesley Holloway) gets angry at his father Roy (Charles Edwin Powell) for entering his bedroom while he is live-streaming a game online. “You can’t just pause a stream,” Kevin insists. Still, despite his show of irritation, the young boy is, even here, obliging, loving and good-natured. Roy is…
My Little Eye first published by Daily Info, 14 Oct 2002, here slightly altered Why do we watch reality entertainment? What is it about shows like Survivor, Temptation Island, and especially Big Brother, which makes them so appealing to the viewing public? Is it the greed and paranoia? The voyeurism and exhibitionism? The interpersonal drama…
The Guest at the London Korean Film Festival, 7 Nov 2024. My programme note (slightly expanded). Severely indebted Min Cheol (Lee Joo-seung) and Young Gyu (Han Min) manage a remote, dingy motel for violent loan shark Deuk-chan (Hyun Bong-sik), while reluctantly making hidden-camera videos of its guests’ private activities for him to sell on. Yet…