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Category Archives: Movies
Ricki and the Flash (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : An aging rocker meets her family again
“Ricki and the Flash” is a conventional mix of two familiar movie genres. One is a musical drama about one aging rocker encountering what is probably the second chance for her messy life, and the other one is a family … Continue reading
Office (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Someone else is there in this late hour….
South Korean horror thriller film “Office” is scary when it deals with a ruthless corporate culture many South Korean people are familiar with. We frequently cringe at how the characters in the film often get themselves humiliated, and we are … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Corporate culture, Horror, Murder, Office, South Korean Film, Thriller
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Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Inside Curt Cobain
Since his tragic death in 1994, Curt Cobain has solidified his position as one of the legendary musicians during the 1990s. To be frank with you, I did not give much attention to his band Nirvana mainly because I was … Continue reading
10,000 km (2014) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Separated by long distance
Spanish film “10,000 km” is about one relationship put under a difficult situation. They believe they can love each other enough for sacrifice and compromise demanded to them, but they only come to realize that their relationship is not as … Continue reading
Top Five (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : An interview during one day in New York
“Top Five” works best when it is driven by a good chemistry between its two engaging lead performers. Whenever we see their characters walking together along the streets of New York, we can sense that they really enjoy each other’s … Continue reading
La famille Bélier (2014) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Her family cannot hear her singing…
French film “La famille Bélier”, also known as “The Bélier Family”, is a mild crowd-pleaser which will give you as much as you can guess from its synopsis. Here, we have a young adolescent girl who happens to discover her … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Family, Father and daughter, Mother and daughter, Music, Sibling, Singing
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My Mother (2015) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): This is where her mother is going to leave
It is always sad and painful to see your loved one going away from you forever, and Nanni Moretti’s new film “My Mother” calmly and sensitively depicts the emotional matters its heroine and her family members have to deal with after they … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, Filmmaking, Mother and daughter, Movie Director, Terminal Illness
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Boulevard (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Goodbye, Mr. Williams
Mainly because of Robin Williams’s death in last year, “Boulevard” comes to us as a bittersweet experience. Although this somber melancholic character drama will be likely remembered as a minor work in his long career, it is nice to see … Continue reading
Factory Complex (2014) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4) : The ongoing struggle of female workers
It happened before, and it is still happening around here and other places. As South Korean documentary “Factory Complex” simply listens to various female workers, their individual stories draw together a sad big picture of many female workers who deserve … Continue reading
Alice in Earnestland (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Sympathy for Lady Earnest
South Korean film “Alice in Earnestland” is a dark comedy about one woman who has reached for a good life but instead finds herself being pushed down to more despair waiting for her. While occasionally violent and bloody, the movie … Continue reading
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