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Tag Archives: Death
To Dust (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): A deadpan Jewish comedy on body decomposition
As watching “To Dust”, a little comedy film which won the Narrative Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival in last year, I was reminded of that memorable quote from Errol Morris’ great documentary “Gates of Heaven” (1978): “Death is … Continue reading
After Life (1998) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Before they go away
I remember well when I happened to watch Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “After Life” for the first time. I did not expect much when it was shown on TV during one hot Sunday afternoon of 2006, but I became intrigued by its … Continue reading
Louder than Bombs (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4) : They need to talk about her…
Her absence has been felt around them since she died, and they still struggle with themselves while barely connected with each other. As a somber drama about one problematic family dealing with the void left by their loved one, “Louder … Continue reading
Amour (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Scenes from their dying marriage
Our life is bound to be sad and depressing because of aging and subsequent death, and Michael Haneke’s new movie “Amour” shows that undeniable truth to us through an unsentimental but deeply harrowing observation of an aging couple who begin … Continue reading
The Trouble with Harry (1955) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Shovelling on one fine autumn day
While he has been called “the Master of Suspense”, Alfred Hitchcock has also been called “the Master of the Macabre”, and that title is exemplified well by his delightful black comedy “The Trouble with Harry”(1955), On the surface, it looks … Continue reading
Frankenweenie (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : He’s alive!
Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie” is a dark, moody, and innocent animation inspired by old classic horror films such as “Frankenstein”(1931). True to its source of inspiration, it is a black-and-white stop motion animation decorated with quirky imagination and morbid but sweet … Continue reading
We Bought a Zoo (2011) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : They start over…. with a zoo
In Cameron Crowe’s new film “We bought a Zoo”, the hero says at one point that sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. I guess that is what he has when he makes an important decision for … Continue reading
Barney’s Version (2010) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Ups and downs in his life
Our life is filled with our mistakes and following regrets. Even though I live only for around 29 years, I look back at my 11-year-life at the campus and always feel regretful about several feel-bad moments in my past. It … Continue reading
Le Quattro Volte (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Charcoal, man, goat, tree… and charcoal
“Le Quattro Volte” does not explain anything to us. It does not even try to tell us the idea that inspired this beautiful, reticent film. But I am not complaining about it, because the movie does not have to explain … Continue reading
Beginners (2010) ☆☆☆(3/4) : It is never too late to come out
They say it is never too late to pursuit the happiness in our life. In Mike Mill’s “Beginners”, Hal makes a good example to his son Oliver. Hal has recently lost his wife and he is over 70, but he … Continue reading
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