Tag Archives: Adoption

Waterdrop (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): They don’t want to be left alone…

Posted on August 17, 2025 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “Waterdrop” is a somber but sad story about two different kids who simply do not want to be left alone. As closely and sensitively observing their respective emotional struggles along the story, the movie often becomes … Continue reading →

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The Wild Robot (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A robot in the wild

Posted on October 2, 2024 by kaist455

Animation feature film “The Wild Robot” may feel quite familiar in case of what it is about, but it will surprise you a lot for how it is about. Here is an animation film which is not just merely well-made … Continue reading →

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The Quiet Migration (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The somber conflict of a Korean adoptee

Posted on April 6, 2024 by kaist455

To be frank with you, Danish film “The Quiet Migration” is alternatively interesting and frustrating to me. On one hand, the movie phlegmatically examines the inner conflict of its Korean adoptee hero who has always felt like an outsider in … Continue reading →

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Earth Mama (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Desperate Motherhood

Posted on December 4, 2023 by kaist455

I admire good movies which can function as the window of empathy and understanding to people a lot different from me or you, and “Earth Mama” is a prime example of that. As following the daily struggles of one young … Continue reading →

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Joy Ride (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Asian Girls Trip

Posted on September 5, 2023 by kaist455

The arrival of “Joy Ride” is sort of inevitable in my trivial opinion. After boys had all those raunchy funs in numerous R-rated comedy films such as “Superbad” (2007) and “The Hangover” (2009) during last two decades, girls also went … Continue reading →

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Broker (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Bringing Up Baby

Posted on June 9, 2022 by kaist455

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film “Broker” is an interesting trial to admire. Like his previous film “The Truth” (2019), the movie attempts to transplant his own style and storytelling to a country outside Japan, and it is mildly engaging to observe … Continue reading →

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Found (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Finding themselves

Posted on October 25, 2021 by kaist455

Netflix documentary film “Found”, which was released on Netflix on last Wednesday after having a limited theatrical released in US, presents a heartfelt story of three different Chinese American adoptees who came to search for their biological mothers. As observing … Continue reading →

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Ema (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Odd, opaque, but fascinating anyway

Posted on May 2, 2020 by kaist455

Pablo Larraín’s latest work “Ema”, which is going to be released on MUBI in UK, Ireland, and India this week, is often odd and opaque in its clinical character study, but it is still a fascinating experience I will probably … Continue reading →

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One Child Nation (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Memories of Policy

Posted on November 16, 2019 by kaist455

Documentary film “One Child Nation”, which won the Grand Jury Prize when it was shown at the Sundance Film Festival early in this year, is often powerful and heart-wrenching in its sobering but intimate presentation of one brutal family policy … Continue reading →

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Luce (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): They need to talk about their adopted son…

Posted on November 7, 2019 by kaist455

“Luce” is supposed to be a complex and compelling drama on race and identity, but it somehow left me with considerable dissatisfaction. While raising several interesting questions to reflect on, the movie often feels contrived and heavy-handed in terms of … Continue reading →

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