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Tag Archives: Family
The Persian Version (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Her Persian family
“The Persian Version”, which won the Audience Award when it was premiered at the US Dramatic Competition of the Sundance Film Festival early in last year (It also received the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, by the way), is funny, charming, … Continue reading
Migration (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A Mallard Tale
Animation feature film “Migration” is not as bad as I feared, but it is also not as good as I wished. As many of reviewers have pointed out, last year was a curiously weak year for animation films without much … Continue reading
20,000 Species of Bees (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The rural summer story of a trans kid
Spanish film “20,000 Species of Bees” is a little but intimate coming-of-age tale of one trans kid who becomes more serious and conflicted about her sexual identity during one summer. As gradually immersing us in her confused emotional state, the … Continue reading
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nuggets (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): The chickens are back…
Netflix animation film “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nuggets”, which was released a few days ago, is the latest work from Aardman Animations, which has given us a series of charming and entertaining animation films ranging from “Wallace & Gromit: … Continue reading
Leave the World Behind (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Is this the end?
Netflix film “Leave the World Behind”, which was released a few week ago, is a very familiar type of thriller which does not bring anything new or fresh into its genre territory. This is a fairly competent product on the … Continue reading
Joyland (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A queer drama from Pakistan
Pakistani film “Joyland”, which was selected as the Pakistani submission to Best International Film Oscar in last year (It was subsequently included in the shortlist, by the way), is a sensitive mix between family drama and queer story. Although the … Continue reading
Anatomy of a Fall (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A rivetingly ambiguous courtroom drama
French film “Anatomy of a Fall”, which won the Palme d’Or award at the Cannes Film Festival early in this year, is a compelling courtroom drama film which keeps us guessing for good reasons. Mainly revolving around one seemingly simple … Continue reading
Quiz Lady (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Two different sisters
“Quiz Lady”, which came to Disney+ in South Korea in last week, is a predictable but delightful comedy often buoyed by the undeniable comic talent of its two wonderful lead actresses. Although we can clearly see where its story and … Continue reading
Promise (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A boy missing his departed mother
South Korean documentary film “Promise” is a seemingly simple but undeniably poignant personal diary from a filmmaker father and his sensitive 9-year-old boy still missing his departed mother a lot. While wisely avoiding any cheap sentimentalism via its calm and … Continue reading
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Silver Dollar Road (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): This is indeed their land
Documentary film “Silver Dollar Road”, which was released on Amazon Prime in a few weeks ago, tells the story of how one ordinary African American family has fought for their little precious land in South Carolina for many years. While … Continue reading
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