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Tag Archives: Adoption
Broker (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Bringing Up Baby
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
Found (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Finding themselves
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
Ema (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Odd, opaque, but fascinating anyway
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
One Child Nation (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Memories of Policy
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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Tagged Abortion, Adoption, Documentary, Government policy, Real-life story
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Luce (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): They need to talk about their adopted son…
“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
Woman at War (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her comically defiant activism
“Woman at War”, which was selected as the Icelandic entry for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in last year, is a dry black comedy film packed with whimsical touches to delight us. While steadily and seriously maintaining its deadpan attitude … Continue reading
Three Identical Strangers (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Far stranger than fiction
Documentary film “Three Identical Strangers” starts with an incredible real-life story and then reveals a far more unbelievable thing which remains shrouded in questions even at present. I will try not to reveal too much here in this review, but, … Continue reading
Lion (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A long way to his hometown
Based on one remarkable real-life story, “Lion” tries to tug at our heartstrings, and it succeeds with several powerful moments during its first half. Although it stumbles a bit during the second half which is more conventional in comparison, the … Continue reading
Twinsters (2015) ☆☆☆ (3/4): Twin sisters’ reunion after 25 years
Documentary film “Twinsters” starts its story with one unbelievable encounter which can happen only in our digital era. Two young women suddenly came to learn of each other’s presence through online communication, and they were naturally surprised by their uncanny … Continue reading
Approved for Adoption (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : An outsider between two countries
Some animation films try different things outside the usual territory for young audiences, and little Belgian animation feature film “Approved for Adoption”, which was released as “Couleur de peau: Miel” in Europe, is one of such works. It is not … Continue reading
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Tagged Adoption, Animation, Autobiography, Coming-of-age drama, Family, Race
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