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Monthly Archives: May 2017
Come, Together (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): A South Korean family in social/personal crisis
I experienced growing uncomfortable feelings as watching South Korean film “Come, Together”. This is another gloomy drama about the harsh reality of the South Korean society, and it is often difficult to watch its main characters struggling with each own … Continue reading
The Unknown Girl (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Who was that girl?
In their new film “The Unknown Girl”, the Dardenne brothers tries a more conventional plot than usual while maintaining their typical dry realistic approach, but this mix is not entirely successful on the whole. While we get the vivid, authentic … Continue reading
Alien: Covenant (2017) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Same old monster horror
“Alien: Covenant” gives us exactly what we can expect from another entry from the franchise which has lasted for more than 35 years since “Alien” (1979) burst upon us. Again, a group of characters in a big spaceship go to … Continue reading
My Life as a Zucchini (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Meet Courgette and his friends
It is always delightful to watch simple, sweet animation films like “My Life as a Zucchini”, which was selected as the Official submission of Switzerland for the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 2017 Academy awards in last year … Continue reading
Denial (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): History on Trial
As far as I can see from “Denial”, David Irving is a vile piece of work. He is a bullying propagandist who has no qualms about humiliating and discrediting others through lies and falsification, and any decent person cannot help … Continue reading
Menashe (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): A slice of Hasidic life from Brooklyn
Sometimes movies can transport you to worlds unfamiliar to us, and “Menashe”, which was shown at the Sundance Film Festival early in this year and was recently screened at the Jeonju International Film Festival, is one of such cases. While … Continue reading
The Student (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A fanatic boy in the classroom
Darkly absurd and compelling, Russian film “The Student” disturbs us during its many fierce rhetorical scenes, which will grip your attention regardless of your opinion on religion. Here is an adolescent boy who suddenly starts to drive himself into religious … Continue reading
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little less awesome this time
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” is alternatively exhilarating and exhausting in its overstuffed mix of SF fantasy, action, and comedy. Like the previous film, the movie works best when it focuses on its colorful rogue characters, and there are … Continue reading
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