Tag Archives: Divorce

The Past (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : They’re not through with the past yet

Posted on December 25, 2013 by kaist455

 Sharply observing the troubles and dilemmas between its reserved characters we do not know entirely even in the end, Asghar Farhadi’s new film “The Past”, a quiet but compelling domestic melodrama, shows us how the present and future can be … Continue reading →

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For Ellen (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A burned-out rocker attempting to be a dad

Posted on August 18, 2013 by kaist455

Although we get little information about the current state of his career or his life, it is apparent that Joby Taylor, the sad and lonely hero of “For Ellen”, is a man stuck in the dead end. He looks blank, … Continue reading →

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The Woman in the Fifth (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A writer blocked in ambiguous melancholy

Posted on April 30, 2013 by kaist455

 If you appreciate that subtly unsettling mood of “The Woman in the Fifth”, you may forgive the baffling conclusion of its mystery plot. I do not think I understand or discern everything in this puzzling film, but I did not … Continue reading →

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Everything Must Go (2010) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A man stuck in his front lawn

Posted on June 22, 2012 by kaist455

“Everything Must Go” is a story with the simple premise both absurd and sad. He does not exactly hit the bottom, but his life, which has been stuck with lots of things while going nowhere, hits the spot near the … Continue reading →

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I Wish (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Two little brothers reaching for miracle

Posted on June 16, 2012 by kaist455

“I Wish” is a gentle, funny, poignant, sensitive, insightful and optimistic story about two little brothers reaching for miracle. Although I missed the chance to watch it when it was released at South Korean theaters around the end of the … Continue reading →

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A Separation (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A complex human conflict unfolded from one separation

Posted on October 16, 2011 by kaist455

 None of the characters is a villain in their complex human conflict in an Iranian domestic drama film “A Separation”. Each of them has each own priority among the moral/ethical/religious values in their world, and the difference between their views causes … Continue reading →

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