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Monthly Archives: December 2016
Certain Women (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): A trio of haunting human dramas set in Montana
Looking over a train passing by a vast, remote landscape, the main title sequence of “Certain Women” hauntingly sets the tone for three stories to be unfolded one by one in a rural area of Montana. While not all of … Continue reading
Don’t Think Twice (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Comedy is hard….
I know it is a cliché to say “dying is easy, comedy is hard”, but I could not help but think of that phrase as watching the struggling improvisational comedy group members in “Don’t Think Twice”, which is both funny … Continue reading
Swiss Army Man (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A bromance with one multi-functional corpse
What a bizarre movie “Swiss Army Man” is. Its premise is so offbeat that you may have no particular desire to see the movie once you hear about its premise, and it is rather amazing that its two directors and … Continue reading
I, Daniel Blake (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Small daily struggles against an unfair system
Ken Roach’s new film “I, Daniel Blake”, which won the Palme d’Or award at the Cannes Film Festival early in this year, is angry about the maddening incompetence of a system which is supposed to help and support people. Watching … Continue reading
Zero Days (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Welcome to the era of cyber warfare
Documentary film “Zero Days” presents an inconvenient truth to chill and alarm us. While cyber-attack has been a familiar issue during recent years, the documentary shows us that cyber-attack technology has advanced far more than we think, and it is … Continue reading
Life, Animated (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Reaching out to life through Disney animations
As a guy diagnosed as having Asperger’s syndrome, I am not very good at communicating with others including my family members, but I found a way to reach to others through writing and talking about movies. Although I must admit … Continue reading
De Palma (2015) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): From the master of macabre
Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow’s documentary film “De Palma” is as informative and entertaining as you can expect from the illustrious career of Brian De Palma, who surely deserves to be called “the Master of the Macabre” for many of … Continue reading
Loving (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): On their quiet love and struggle
I admire the simple but profound storytelling of “Loving”. At first, the movie looks conventional on the surface, but then it slowly reveals itself as an intimate and sensitive portrayal of one plain relationship between two ordinary good people who … Continue reading
Southside with You (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): One day of Barack and Michelle in Chicago
“Southside with You” is a small, humble drama about one day experienced by two people who would become one of the most famous couples in the world. I had no idea on how much the movie is close to what … Continue reading
La La Land (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Lively, Colorful, and Sweet
Lively, colorful, and sweet, “La La Land” tries old and new things together to entertain us. While clearly influenced by numerous classic musical films such as “An American in Paris” (1951) and “Singin’ in the Rain” (1952), the movie is … Continue reading
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