Tag Archives: Domestic Abuse

Soar (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): She simply wants to escape…

Posted on June 21, 2026 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “Soar” is an earnest coming-of-age tale about one desperate adolescent girl who wants to escape from her very unhappy environment. Calmly and sensitively observing how much she struggles to hold onto a rather unlikely opportunity for … Continue reading →

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Christy (2025) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): One messy real-life female boxer

Posted on April 3, 2026 by kaist455

What a messy life Christy Salters had before being true to herself. As trying to distinguish herself as a female professional boxer, she also tried to distance herself from her homosexuality, and then she only ended up being stuck with … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Boxer, Boxing, Domestic Abuse, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Sports | Leave a comment

Times Still Turns the Pages (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A young boy’s diary

Posted on November 18, 2024 by kaist455

Hong Kong film “Time Still Turns the Page” is a sad, harrowing character drama which mainly follows the story of a young boy under lots of emotional pressure and torment. He simply wanted to be loved and recognized, but there … Continue reading →

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The Color Purple (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A lighter song and dance version

Posted on February 13, 2024 by kaist455

“The Color Purple”, based on an acclaimed Broadway musical which was developed from Alice Walker’s Pulitzer-winning novel of the same name, cannot help but get itself compared with its predecessor. Although it is not totally without flaws, Steve Spielberg’s “The … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Domestic Abuse, Musical | 1 Comment

The Apartment with Two Women (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A mother and daughter stuck with each other

Posted on November 13, 2022 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “The Apartment with Two Women” is one hell of family drama to say the least. Mainly revolving around the toxic mother and daughter relationship between its two very different main characters, the movie often strikes us … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Domestic Abuse, Family, Mother and daughter, South Korean Film | 1 Comment

Three Sisters (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Desperate Sisters

Posted on January 30, 2021 by kaist455

South Korean film “Three Sisters” may make you feel wince or cringe a lot at first. As revolving around three very different sisters who are all quite problematic in each own way, the movie is often darkly humorous and uncomfortable … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Christianity, Domestic Abuse, Sisters, South Korean Film | 2 Comments

Minding the Gap (2018) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): Life and skateboarding in Rockford, Illinois

Posted on December 28, 2018 by kaist455

Documentary film “Minding the Gap” is a vivid, fascinating, and touching work you will not easily forget. While it initially interests us with a number of wonderful skateboarding scenes, the documentary looks closer at its struggling human subjects with considerable … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Documentary, Domestic Abuse, Skateboarding | 2 Comments

Miss Baek (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): She just wants to save this desperate girl…

Posted on October 13, 2018 by kaist455

South Korean film “Miss Baek” is a glum tale of a woman who simply wants to help a young little girl who is not so different from who she once was. While it is often uncomfortable to watch due to … Continue reading →

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Miss Violence (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A family secret oppressing them all

Posted on August 8, 2014 by kaist455

They look like a quiet, normal family at first, but there is something wrong about this family. Even after a terrible incident which would devastate any other normal families, they just move on with their daily life as if they … Continue reading →