Tag Archives: Family

Fast Color (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): The superpower running in her family

Posted on June 30, 2019 by

“Fast Color” is a little film which tries something different with its familiar premise. Revolving around the dynamic interactions among its three main characters who are connected with each other via not only blood and but also their inherited superhuman … Continue reading →

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Birds of Passage (2018) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A criminal family drama set in Colombia

Posted on June 16, 2019 by

“Birds of Passage”, which was selected as Colombia’s entry for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in last year, is a compelling mix of crime drama and anthropological interest. While it is another drug crime story set in a South American … Continue reading →

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Gloria Bell (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): As she reaches for more love and happiness

Posted on June 8, 2019 by

They say you should not try to fix it if it is not broken, and that saying is applied well to Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio’s new film “Gloria Bell”, which is the American version of his previous film “Gloria” (2013). … Continue reading →

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Parasite (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): An absurd family comedy by Bong Joon-ho

Posted on June 1, 2019 by

Bong Joon-ho’s latest film “Parasite’, which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in last month while also incidentally distinguishing itself as the first South Korean film to receive the award, is a funny and enthralling genre piece … Continue reading →

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Rosie (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Homeless with her family

Posted on May 22, 2019 by

“Rosie”, a small Irish independent film which was shown at the Jeonju International Film Festival early in this month and then was released in South Korean theaters in last week, looks into one ordinary woman’s hard struggle for herself and … Continue reading →

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See You Yesterday (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little time travel adventure in Brooklyn

Posted on May 20, 2019 by

“See You Yesterday”, which was released on Netflix last Friday, is a little smart movie which puts its own distinctive touches on one of the most time-honored science fiction subjects. While it takes a familiar route packed with predictable narrative … Continue reading →

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Fighting with My Family (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A wrestler and her family

Posted on May 13, 2019 by

“Fighting with My Family” often made me cringe for good reasons, but I enjoyed its sweet funny moments nonetheless. As the story about a young female wrestler reaching for her dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), the movie gives … Continue reading →

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