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Tag Archives: Family
Bori (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): She wants to be deaf…
South Korean independent film “Bori” is a sensitive and intimate coming-of-age tale about one girl who wants to be deaf just like her dear family. This surely sounds weird to many of you at first, but the movie gradually lets … Continue reading
The Willoughbys (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Funny, Colorful, and a bit naughty
Animation feature film “The Willoughbys”, which was released on Netflix a few weeks ago, is funny and colorful as cheerfully going all the way with its exaggerated animation style and naughty sense of humor. While you may wince a bit … Continue reading
Circus of Books (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Her parents’ unconventional business
Netflix documentary film “Circus of Books”, which was released on last Wednesday, tells an interesting personal story revolving around an old gay porn shop in California and its unlikely owners. As they admits to us at one point in the … Continue reading
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Tigertail (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A low-key immigrant drama from Netflix
Netflix film “Tigertail” is a modest but engaging immigrant drama to be appreciated for its subtle human moments. As delicately revolving around its immigrant hero’s life story, the movie slowly lets us understand what he has sacrificed and suppressed for … Continue reading
Rachel Getting Married (2008) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): As her sister is about to marry
To be frank with you, I usually get bored whenever I attend a wedding ceremony. Usually held at those big halls, weddings in South Korea are pretty much same in terms of routines and procedures, and I must confess that … Continue reading
Blow the Man Down (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little crime comedy drama in Maine
“Blow the Man Down”, which won the Best Screenplay award at the Tribeca Film Festival early in last year and then was recently released on Amazon Prime Video, is a little crime comedy drama packed with enough local mood and … Continue reading
Move the Grave (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Four sisters and their little family matter
South Korean independent film “Move the Grave” revolves around four different sisters and their little family matter. As humorously observing the rocky interactions among them, the movie also throws some sharp jabs at the main source of their frustration and … Continue reading
Standing Up, Falling Down (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Billy Crystal still has it
I could not help but become a bit nostalgic as watching Billy Crystal in “Standing Up, Falling Down”. While considerably dialing down his distinctive comic persona here in this small comedy film, he still knows how to engage and then … Continue reading
Color Out of Space (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A wild and crazy SF horror film
“Color Out of Space” is a science fiction horror film which is as wild and crazy as you can expect from its very title. Although it is not wholly without weak aspects, I will not deny that I was entertained … Continue reading
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