Tag Archives: Family

Black Mass (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): An Unholy Alliance in Boston Underworld

Posted on December 12, 2015 by kaist455

“Black Mass” is a chilly crime drama which is also weirdly disjointed at times. While it feels uttermost solemn and serious as a dark, insidious crime tale revolving around one of the notorious real-life criminal figures in Boston, it is … Continue reading →

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Man Up (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): Predictable but lovable

Posted on December 11, 2015 by kaist455

“Man Up” is so predictable that you will probably guess at least half of what will happen next after its Meet Cute scene. Yes, they meet each other by accident as total strangers. Yes, they will see how much they … Continue reading →

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The Second Mother (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): When her daughter comes to the town

Posted on November 25, 2015 by kaist455

Can they possibly connect with each other after those long years of separation between them? “The Second Mother”, Brazil’s official submission to Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in the next year, is a calm, gentle family drama revolving around a … Continue reading →

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Dheepan (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4) : New identity, new place, and new family

Posted on November 3, 2015 by kaist455

Can they adapt themselves to their new identities? Can they settle together in a world new and alien to them? And, above all, can they accept each other as someone more than an accomplice? Through three strangers who happen to … Continue reading →

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The Visit (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4) : An odd, creepy week with grandparents

Posted on October 17, 2015 by kaist455

“The Visit” is as good as its two main characters wish. They hope to shoot something special with their cameras, and then they sort of get their wish as they become more aware of a certain sinister undertone around their … Continue reading →

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Danny Collins (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): A turning point belatedly coming to him

Posted on October 2, 2015 by kaist455

“Danny Collins” is the third Al Pacino movie I watched in this year, and it is easily the best of the bunch. While other two films “The Humbling” (2014) and “Manglehorn” (2014) were disappointing misfires despite his efforts, Pacino gives … Continue reading →

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Ricki and the Flash (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : An aging rocker meets her family again

Posted on September 6, 2015 by kaist455

“Ricki and the Flash” is a conventional mix of two familiar movie genres. One is a musical drama about one aging rocker encountering what is probably the second chance for her messy life, and the other one is a family … Continue reading →

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La famille Bélier (2014) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Her family cannot hear her singing…

Posted on August 27, 2015 by kaist455

French film “La famille Bélier”, also known as “The Bélier Family”, is a mild crowd-pleaser which will give you as much as you can guess from its synopsis. Here, we have a young adolescent girl who happens to discover her … Continue reading →

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My Mother (2015) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): This is where her mother is going to leave

Posted on August 23, 2015 by kaist455

It is always sad and painful to see your loved one going away from you forever, and Nanni Moretti’s new film “My Mother” calmly and sensitively depicts the emotional matters its heroine and her family members have to deal with after they … Continue reading →

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Inside Out (2015) ☆☆☆☆(4/4) : Inside the state of mind

Posted on July 12, 2015 by kaist455

Pixar has done it again. Their new animation film “Inside Out” is a simple but sublime work which not only delights us with its boundless imagination but also touches us with its dexterous storytelling. At first, you will be amazed … Continue reading →

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