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Tag Archives: Children
It (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): It finally comes….
Stephen King has been known well for creating compelling horror stories from seemingly ordinary backgrounds, and “It” is surely one of his prime examples. As the story and characters are vividly and realistically established in this big, ambitious modern horror … Continue reading
Annabelle: Creation (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): That damn possessed doll
“Annabelle: Creation” is as scary as predicted while a bit better than expected. While we are surely served with many things you can expect from a horror flick featuring a malicious possessed doll and a creaky old house, the movie … Continue reading
My Life as a Zucchini (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Meet Courgette and his friends
It is always delightful to watch simple, sweet animation films like “My Life as a Zucchini”, which was selected as the Official submission of Switzerland for the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 2017 Academy awards in last year … Continue reading
Tomboy (2011) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4) : Summer days of a tomboy
If you do not have any information about “Tomboy”, you may mistake its young main character for a boy during its opening scene. With short hair style and boyish attire, this young girl nearly at the end of her pre-adolescence … Continue reading
How to Steal a Dog (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A little innocent kidnapping plan
Stealing is a wrong deed, but South Korean comedy film “How to Steal a Dog” is pleasant enough to make you to forget that for a while. Its little heroine simply wants to be a little happier, so she comes … Continue reading
The Boxtrolls (2014) ☆☆☆ (3/4) : A boy and little boxes below the city
“The Boxtrolls” is a charming stop-motion animation film which fascinates adult audiences with its technical efforts while exciting young audiences through the resulting wonder on the screen. While its story is a familiar fable of good and evil, its offbeat … Continue reading
Everyday (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Life goes on as they wait for his release
As a movie observing how life goes on for its main characters over the period of five years, “Everyday” feels vivid and authentic. As watching one ordinary family dealing with a specific hardship imposed on them, you can feel the … Continue reading
The Hunt (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : An unjust ordeal caused by an innocent lie
It was just one small innocent lie, but, once people start to believe it, it topples one man’s life upside down, and his life becomes a living purgatory as a result. Through the unjust ordeal of its ordinary hero, Danish … Continue reading
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Mama (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : It’s a tough supernatural custody battle
“Mama” is a little scary horror movie ready to scare you and then shock you from the very beginning, and it does its job well even when we can instantly see through its shock and awe tactics. There are many … Continue reading
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Their little deadpan romance
“Moonrise Kingdom” is as charming and innocent as Wes Anderson’s film can be. As a picturesque tale about a little romantic elopement, the movie has that sweet aspect we have seen from such films as “Melody”(1971) and “Small Change”(1976) along … Continue reading
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