Tag Archives: Addiction

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Inside her extraordinary art and life

Posted on March 5, 2023 by kaist455

Laura Poitras’ latest documentary film “All the Bloody and the Bloodshed”, which received the Golden Lion award at the Venice International Film Festival in last year and then garnered an Oscar nomination early in this year, looks into the art … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

To Leslie (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Can she really start over?

Posted on February 1, 2023 by kaist455

“To Leslie” is about the hard and difficult struggles of one messy human being to observe. She once felt like being on the top of the world, but she has hit one bottom after another due to her serious personal … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Malcolm and Marie (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): One bad night between them

Posted on February 11, 2021 by kaist455

“Malcolm and Marie”, which was released on Netflix shortly after having a limited theatrical release in US around the end of last month, trusts its two main performers but only ends up having them stuck in its frustratingly repetitive narrative. … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Hillbilly Elegy (2020) ☆☆(2/4): Looking back at his messy hillbilly upbringing

Posted on November 26, 2020 by kaist455

Netflix film “Hillbilly Elegy”, which was released on Netflix on this Tuesday after being released in theaters a few weeks ago, is so mild and bland that you may feel sorry for its several main cast members whose efforts are … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , | 2 Comments

DOSED (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Going through alternative addiction therapies

Posted on July 4, 2020 by kaist455

Documentary film “DOSED” observes a bumpy and difficult personal quest to sobriety via alternative addiction therapies. While some of you probably have some reasonable doubt on those alternative addiction therapies, the documentary still engages us as glimpsing into a series … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Rachel Getting Married (2008) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): As her sister is about to marry

Posted on April 8, 2020 by kaist455

To be frank with you, I usually get bored whenever I attend a wedding ceremony. Usually held at those big halls, weddings in South Korea are pretty much same in terms of routines and procedures, and I must confess that … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Pain and Glory (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): As he strolls in his creative crisis

Posted on January 13, 2020 by kaist455

Pedro Almodóvar’s latest work “Pain and Glory”, which was Spain’s official submission to Best International Film Oscar in last year, is a somber but undeniably poignant exploration of that fascinating interaction between life and art. I must confess that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Judy (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Her last hurrah

Posted on December 13, 2019 by kaist455

As many of you know, Judy Garland was a tragically messy and damaged person throughout her life and career. While she quickly rose as a new talented child performer in Hollywood thanks to the enormous success of “The Wizard of … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Cat and the Moon (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A solid directorial debut by Alex Wolff

Posted on November 2, 2019 by kaist455

“The Cat and the Moon” is your typical coming-of-age drama about a troubled adolescent hero wandering and struggling a lot in his unstable life, but it is a bit better than I expected. Sure, there are some rough spots here … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Diane (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): As she takes care of others

Posted on May 11, 2019 by kaist455

“Diane”, which won three awards including the one for Best Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival in last year and was recently shown at the Jeonju International Film Festival in this week, is a little character drama about one … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , | 1 Comment