Tag Archives: Apartment

Gagarine (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): His little fight against the demolition to come

Posted on December 23, 2022 by kaist455

French film “Gagarine” is a little but interesting drama which alternates between reality and fantasy as observing its plain young hero’s defiant stand against the change to come. Although its overall result is uneven at times, the movie compensates for … Continue reading →

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Watcher (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Is somebody watching her?

Posted on June 23, 2022 by kaist455

“Watcher” is a modest but effective psychological thriller film driven by one little insidious possibility. Although you will not be surprised much by what it will serve you along the plot, the movie did a fairly competent job of maintaining … Continue reading →

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Cats’ Apartment (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): They need more than care…

Posted on March 20, 2022 by kaist455

South Korean documentary film “Cats’ Apartment” observes a bunch of cats inhabiting in a big old apartment complex located at the eastern end of Seoul. While it is often amusing to watch how these cute cats live day by day, … Continue reading →

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The Humans (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): A chilly chamber family drama

Posted on November 29, 2021 by kaist455

“The Humans” is a chilly chamber drama about one increasingly stark situation among several miserable family members who happen to gather together for their little Thanksgiving dinner. This is certainly not something you cannot casually watch on Sunday afternoon, but … Continue reading →

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A Long Farewell (2017) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): Farewell to one old apartment complex area

Posted on November 11, 2018 by kaist455

Apartment complexes were an important part of my childhood life during the 1980-90s. As I and my family often moved from one apartment complex to another one, I always looked at those big buildings with wonder and curiosity, and I … Continue reading →

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Rosemary’s Baby (1968) ☆☆☆☆(4/4) : Pray for her baby…

Posted on June 10, 2012 by kaist455

You may find disturbing to see the audiences laughing while watching “The Exorcist”(1973), but you will probably not see any problem in having some laugh with “Rosemary’s Baby”(1968). It goes without saying that they are two of the most chilling … Continue reading →

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Bound (1996) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A steamy film noir with two lesbian partners in crime

Posted on July 10, 2011 by kaist455

Is it love at first sight? At least, it is lust at first sight between them in the beginning. Something clicks inside them when we see them together at first. They soon begin their secret affair, and then, motivated by … Continue reading →

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