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Gleason (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): His life with ALS
Amazon Prime documentary film “Gleason” gives us an honest and intimate look into one former professional athlete’s daily life with his serious illness and the following complications. While never overlooking all those difficulties and frustrations experienced by him and several … Continue reading
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Tagged Athlete, Disability, Documentary, Family, Husband and Wife, Illness, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Father of the Bride (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A likable Cuban American remake
“Father of the Bride”, the third film based on the 1949 novel of the same name by Edward Streeter, is a likable remake which deserves its own little place besides the 1950 version and the 1991 version. Again, we see … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedy, Family, Father and daughter, Husband and Wife, Wedding
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Where’d You Go, Bernadette (2019) ☆☆(2/4): Where’d it go wrong, I wonder
Since he drew my attention via “School of Rock” (2003) and “Before Sunset” (2004) when I was young and wild, Richard Linklater has seldom disappointed me during next 20 years, and that is why it is really depressing to see … Continue reading
The Harvest (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A Hmong family with issues
Caylee So’s “The Harvest” is another recent American independent film intended as a modest but realistic slice of Asian American immigrant life. Although it is a bit too generic in terms of story and character, the movie mostly works as … Continue reading
Bruiser (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A young black man between two fathers
“Bruiser”, which is currently available on Disney+ in South Korea, is a familiar but engaging coming-of-age drama to be appreciated for good reasons. Although it stumbles a bit during its last act, the movie still holds our attention thanks to … Continue reading
On the Sand House (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Now she is stuck with her family business…
South Korean independent film “On the Sand House” is a modest but sensitive character drama about one deeply frustrated young woman. It is clear that she has yearned to get out of her world for restarting her life as soon … Continue reading
Knock at the Cabin (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): The Cabin at the End of the World
M. Night Shyamalan’s new film “Knock at the Cabin” is a modest but tense thriller surrounded by one grim possibility of apocalypse. While it sometimes feels like an extended episode of “The Twilight Zone”, that is what we usually expect … Continue reading
The Quiet Girl (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The Importance of Being Loved
“The Quiet Girl”, which was recently nominated for Best International Film Oscar as an Irish film, is a little but precious coming-of-age drama about the importance of being loved. Calmly and sensitively following one summer of a little quiet lonely … Continue reading
Mother Land (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A modest South Korean stop-motion animation film
South Korean animation film “Mother Land” is a precious work to be cherished. As a stop-motion animation film, it is rather modest compared to, say, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (2022) or many of the recent acclaimed works from Laika Studios, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Animation Film, Brother and Sister, Family, Fantasy, Tundra
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Pearl (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her colorfully disturbing origin story
Ti West’s “Pearl”, which came out not long after his previous film “X” (2022) in last year, presents the colorfully disturbing origin story of the villain character in “X”. In contrast to the dryly creepy atmosphere of “X”, “Pearl” cheerfully … Continue reading
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