Films: July 21 - 27

Seuwingkizeu (Swing Kids) (2018)

Masquerade (1988)

Yooyeolui Eumakaelbum (Tune In For Love) (2019)

Take One False Step (1949) 

This Beautiful Fantastic (2016)

Your Sister's Sister (2011)

Love, Cheat & Steal (1993) ///

Seuwingkizeu (Swing Kids) (2018) Immensely and intensely enjoyable, dynamically paced musical sees diverse tap-dancing troupe in Korean prison camp provoke tragic change. Wild tonal diversions, yet visceral energy carries emotion, sharply choreographed characters provide depth.

Masquerade (1988) Suitably sleazy and sweaty melodrama, young heiress Meg Tilly falls for smooth yachtsman Rob Lowe and soon find herself lost in murder and lies. Twisting narrative and character shifts creak and strain, Kim Cattrall and John Glover provide vengeful spite, end pleasingly cruel.

Yooyeolui Eumakaelbum (Tune In For Love) (2019) Riding on cultural and economic shifts tied to popular radio show, hesitant relationship between Kim Go-eun and Jung Hae-in is built on subtleties and mood over the years. Emotion never quite grips, though Kim Gook-hee sparks energy as close friend.

Take One False Step (1949) Though title sequence and coda accentuate light-hearted view of fate's dangers, otherwise mundane noir-lite with professor William Powell on the run after disappearance of Shelley Winters. Stakes barely raised, only moderately engaging as plot mechanics creak.

This Beautiful Fantastic (2016) Enticingly quirky and playful, embodied by charm of Jessica Brown Findlay, who finds inspiration through gruff neighbour Tom Wilkinson and wonders of nature. Fine balance of metaphor and feeling, aided by humour, tends to flag by third act with a hurried conclusion.

Your Sister's Sister (2011) Sisters Emily Blunt and Rosemarie DeWitt confuse love and family with Mark Duplass to create an appealing, studied three-hander, as relationships and hopes are strained. Attractively realized locations wrap snappily constructed scenes. Emotions dry, resolution unconvincing.

Love, Cheat & Steal (1993) Violent Eric Roberts breaks out of jail, determined to take revenge on duplicitous wife Mädchen Amick, until deciding to also rob new husband John Lithgow's bank. Scope for dark thrills involving corrupt characters squandered, lacking style and signposting twists.