Tag Archives: Alzheimer’s disease

Cassiopeia (2022) ☆☆(2/4): A disappointingly sappy Alzheimer drama

Posted on June 4, 2022 by kaist455

I do not mind those “disease of the week” flicks as long as they are engaging enough for me, but South Korean film “Cassiopeia” does not do its job that well as your average disease of the week movie. While … Continue reading →

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What They Had (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): As they are losing her

Posted on January 19, 2019 by kaist455

Calmly observing one family struggling with their difficult personal matter, “What They Had” gives us an intimate drama packed with small but effective emotional moments which let us understand and emphasize with its main characters. As one of them is … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Sleep (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): A romance before she is faded away

Posted on September 8, 2018 by kaist455

To be frank with you, I could not help but envy the heroine of South Korean-Japanese film “Butterfly Sleep”. As watching her cozy modern house filled with various books, I became curious about those books even though they are written … Continue reading →

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Marjorie Prime (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): An somber, intelligent SF chamber drama

Posted on October 19, 2017 by kaist455

“Marjorie Prime” is a somber, intelligent SF chamber drama which turns out to be more intriguing and thoughtful than I expected. While it shows its theatrical origin at times, the movie is an engaging intellectual experience nonetheless, and it is … Continue reading →

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Overman (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): A genuine feel-good coming-of-age drama with books

Posted on May 14, 2016 by kaist455

South Korean film “Overman” is a rare type which I and other South Korean audiences do not come across often in these gloomy days: a genuine feel-good coming-of-age drama. Sure, there are several gray moments as its two adolescent characters … Continue reading →

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Mr. Holmes (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): The Detective’s Last Case

Posted on October 26, 2015 by kaist455

Since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “A Study in Scarlet” was published in 1887, Sherlock Holmes has been one of the immortal literary characters along with Tarzan and James Bond. He has been portrayed by many plays, movies and TV series … Continue reading →

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Still Alice (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Fading away from others – and herself

Posted on January 13, 2015 by kaist455

 When we meet the heroine of “Still Alice” at first, she looks satisfied with her life which has been fairly good to her. She is an academic researcher on the top of her field, and she has a husband who … Continue reading →

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : It’s a good new start

Posted on August 20, 2011 by kaist455

 Because of two things, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” exceeds our low expectations. First, as a summer blockbuster movie, the movie is the technical improvement which shows us how far CGI technology has been advanced in these years. … Continue reading →

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