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★★★☆☆
King the Land is a glossy K-drama office romance between a hotel heir and a relentlessly smiling employee, carried by its leads rather than its thin plotting.
It depends. Fans of Lee Jun-ho, Im Yoon-ah and classic chaebol romcoms will have a good time; viewers who want fresh storytelling will find little here.
★★★★½
Kingdom sets a zombie plague in Korea's Joseon era and fuses palace intrigue with relentless horror, a lavish, politically sharp series that reinvents the undead.
Yes. It is one of the best zombie series ever made, ideal for horror fans and history buffs alike, with two tight seasons that never waste an episode.
★★★★☆
KinnPorsche is the Thai BL mafia series that became a global event, a violent, sexy crime romance powered by Mile and Apo's chemistry, if sprawling in its plotting.
Yes. It is the most ambitious Thai BL crime romance of its era, ideal for adult viewers who want heat and action together; expect a sprawling, uneven plot.
★★★½☆
Klondike is Maryna Er Gorbach's stark Ukrainian war drama about a pregnant woman who refuses to leave her Donbas home in July 2014. Rigorous, bleak and haunting.
Yes, with patience. It is a powerful, unsparing drama about civilians trapped by war, best for viewers ready for slow, static filmmaking and a very bleak mood.
★★★★½
Kung Fu Hustle is Stephen Chow's anarchic martial-arts comedy, a live-action cartoon set in a 1940s slum that doubles as a loving tribute to kung fu cinema.
Yes. It is one of the funniest and most inventive action comedies ever made, a joy for martial-arts fans and a perfect first Stephen Chow film for newcomers.
★★★☆☆
Kung Fu Jungle pits Donnie Yen against a killer who hunts martial-arts masters. The duels are superb; the police thriller wrapped around them is routine.
It depends. Martial-arts fans will enjoy its inventive duels and genre tributes, but viewers after a gripping crime thriller will find the story thin.
★★★½☆
Kupu Malam is a short, adult Indonesian drama about a student secretly working as an escort, frank and well acted even when its melodrama runs hot.
Mostly yes. It is a bold, mature Indonesian series with a committed lead in Michelle Ziudith, best for adults who can take dark themes and heightened melodrama.
★★★★½
La Dolce Vita is Federico Fellini's Palme d'Or-winning portrait of a Roman gossip columnist adrift among celebrities and parties, still dazzling and unsettling.
Yes. It is one of the essential films of modern cinema, best for patient viewers ready to drift with an episodic, nearly three-hour tour of glamour and despair.
★★★★½
La Haine follows three young friends through one tense day in a Paris banlieue after a riot. Mathieu Kassovitz's black-and-white drama has lost none of its charge.
Yes. It is one of the most urgent films of the 1990s, gripping, funny and furious, and essential for anyone interested in police violence and exclusion in modern cities.
★★★★☆
Laapataa Ladies is Kiran Rao's gentle Hindi comedy about two veiled brides swapped on a train in rural India, and a quietly sharp satire of how women are seen.
Yes. It is a warm, funny and thoughtful crowd-pleaser for almost any audience, even if its message is delivered a little neatly by the end.
★★★★☆
Lady Vengeance closes Park Chan-wook's Vengeance Trilogy with Lee Young-ae as a woman freed after 13 years in prison. It is his coolest and most morally searching.
Yes. It is an essential, strikingly controlled revenge drama for anyone following Park's trilogy, though it trades Oldboy's visceral punch for colder reflection.
★★★★½
Lagaan is Ashutosh Gowariker's Oscar-nominated epic in which Aamir Khan leads a drought-hit village against its British rulers in a cricket match. Grand and rousing.
Yes. It is one of the great Indian popular films, a rousing sports epic for anyone willing to give it a long evening, songs and all, even if its villains are drawn broadly.
★★★½☆
LaRoy, Texas is Shane Atkinson's darkly comic crime thriller about a hapless man mistaken for a hitman, lifted by John Magaro and Steve Zahn's sharp performances.
Yes, with modest expectations. It is an entertaining, well-acted indie noir for fans of dark crime comedy, even if its Coen-style template is very familiar.
★★★★½
Laskar Pelangi karya Riri Riza mengangkat novel Andrea Hirata tentang sepuluh murid dan guru mereka di Belitung: drama sekolah yang hangat, lucu, dan mengharukan.
Ya. Drama yang hangat dan jujur, cocok ditonton bersama keluarga maupun oleh penonton dewasa yang ingin mengenal salah satu film Indonesia paling dicintai.
★★★★☆
Late Night with the Devil stages a possession story as a lost 1977 talk-show broadcast, with David Dastmalchian superb as a host desperate for ratings.
Yes. It is one of the smartest horror films of recent years, a treat for fans of retro and found-footage scares, even if its wild finale divides viewers.
★★★★½
Lawrence of Arabia is David Lean's Oscar-winning desert epic about T. E. Lawrence in the First World War, a spectacle that doubles as a study of a troubled hero.
Yes. It is one of the greatest epics ever made, essential for anyone who loves cinema at its grandest, provided you can commit to nearly four hours.
★★★½☆
Layangan Putus is the Indonesian infidelity drama that became a national talking point, uneven as television but gripping thanks to Putri Marino and Reza Rahadian.
Mostly yes. It is a compulsive, well-acted marriage drama that captured a national mood, best for viewers who enjoy big emotions and can forgive soap-opera excess.
★★★☆☆
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen casts Donnie Yen as Bruce Lee's famous hero, now a masked vigilante in Shanghai. Stylish fights, flimsy story.
It depends. Donnie Yen fans and lovers of the Chen Zhen legend will enjoy the fights and homages, but the thin, heavy-handed plot makes it a patchy watch.
★★★½☆
Leo is Lokesh Kanagaraj's Tamil crime thriller starring Vijay as a Himachal café owner whose peaceful life is shattered by a drug cartel. Stylish but uneven.
Yes, with reservations. Vijay fans and followers of Lokesh Kanagaraj's crime universe will enjoy its stylish first half, though the second half is weaker.
★★★★½
Léon: The Professional is Luc Besson's stylish New York thriller about a lonely hitman and the orphaned girl he takes in, starring Jean Reno and Natalie Portman.
Yes. It is a gripping, beautifully performed action thriller that still holds up, though its central relationship has uncomfortable undertones some viewers will find hard to ignore.
★★★½☆
Lesbian Space Princess is a scrappy Australian animated comedy in which a sheltered princess sets out to rescue her bounty-hunter ex. Silly, raunchy and sincere.
Yes, for the right audience. It is a funny, big-hearted queer space comedy, best for viewers who enjoy raunchy, lo-fi humour and can forgive uneven jokes.
★★★★★
Life Is Beautiful is Roberto Benigni's Oscar-winning fable of a Jewish Italian father who shields his son from a Nazi camp through humour. Daring and devastating.
Yes. It is a unique, deeply moving film that pairs comedy with tragedy to unforgettable effect, essential for almost any adult or older teenage viewer.
★★★★☆
Life on Mars sends a 2006 Manchester detective back to 1973, a witty, inventive BBC police drama that uses time travel to ask what good policing really means.
Yes. It is one of the most original British crime dramas of its era, ideal for fans of police shows and mysteries, and short enough to finish in a fortnight.
★★★★☆
Like Water for Chocolate is Alfonso Arau's magical-realist Mexican romance about a woman forbidden to marry, whose cooking carries her feelings to all who eat it.
Yes. It is a sensual, enchanting romance and a landmark of Mexican cinema, best for viewers who enjoy magical realism and can embrace generous helpings of melodrama.