Tag Archives: Family

To Kill a Tiger (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Standing by his daughter

Posted on February 22, 2024 by kaist455

Documentary film “To Kill a Tiger”, which recently received a Best Documentary Oscar nomination, is a calm but empathetic as following one Indian country farmer’s long and difficult personal journey for the justice for his young daughter who was brutally … Continue reading →

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American Fiction (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little mild satire to enjoy

Posted on February 17, 2024 by kaist455

“American Fiction”, which won the People’s Choice Award when it was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival in last year and then garnered five Oscar nominations including the one for Best Picture in last month, is a little mild … Continue reading →

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The Persian Version (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Her Persian family

Posted on January 17, 2024 by kaist455

“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 →

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Migration (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A Mallard Tale

Posted on January 12, 2024 by kaist455

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 →

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20,000 Species of Bees (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The rural summer story of a trans kid

Posted on January 1, 2024 by kaist455

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 →

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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nuggets (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): The chickens are back…

Posted on December 18, 2023 by kaist455

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 →

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Leave the World Behind (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Is this the end?

Posted on December 18, 2023 by kaist455

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 →

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Joyland (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A queer drama from Pakistan

Posted on December 17, 2023 by kaist455

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 →

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Anatomy of a Fall (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A rivetingly ambiguous courtroom drama

Posted on December 2, 2023 by kaist455

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 →

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Quiz Lady (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Two different sisters

Posted on November 7, 2023 by kaist455

“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 →

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