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Tag Archives: Family
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A tense Iranian family/political drama
Iranian film “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”, which was recently selected as the German submission to Best International Film Oscar, is a masterful work which will hold your attention from the beginning to the end. Deftly balancing itself between … Continue reading
Blitz (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A boy and his mother under the Blitz
Steve McQueen’s latest film “Blitz”, which is currently available on Apple TV+, tries to bring some new and interesting elements into its familiar genre territory. Although it does not always work, the movie often distinguishes itself with a number of … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Air bombing, Family, Mother and Son, Real-life incident, World War II
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The Piano Lesson (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): The family trouble with a piano
Netflix film “The Piano Lesson”, which was released on last Friday, is about a little but complex family issue surrounding one old piano. Although it feels rather contrived during its second half as veering off a bit from what has … Continue reading
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Tagged African American, Family, Ghost, Period draa, Period drama, Piano, Slavery
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The Voices of the Silenced (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The chronicles of Zainichi Koreans
Documentary film “The Voices of the Silences”, which won the Mecenat Award for Best Documentary when it was shown at the Busan International Film Festival in last year, is about one defiant old Korean Japanese woman and her old but … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Family, Filmmaker, Korean Japanese, Mother and daughter
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Times Still Turns the Pages (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A young boy’s diary
Hong Kong film “Time Still Turns the Page” is a sad, harrowing character drama which mainly follows the story of a young boy under lots of emotional pressure and torment. He simply wanted to be loved and recognized, but there … Continue reading
Lucky, Apartment (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): That smell of fear and anxiety in their apartment
South Korean independent film “Lucky, Apartment” is a quiet but tense drama about one lesbian couple who happen to be under a lot of pressure and conflict. All they simply want is a stable living environment where they can happily … Continue reading
Peafowl (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): She just wants to be herself…
South Korean film “Peafowl” is a flawed but interesting queer family melodrama mainly distinguished by the strong lead performance at its center. Even when the movie unfortunately stumbles in one way or another due to its blatant plot contrivance, it … Continue reading
Tokyo Twilight (1957) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A bleak family melodrama from Ozu
Yasujirō Ozu’s final black and white film “Tokyo Twilight” is quite bleak compared to many of his gentler movies. Yes, as I observed in my recent review on “Tokyo Story” (1953), there is always a subtle sense of sadness and … Continue reading
A Normal Family (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): They need to talk about their kids
South Korean film “A Normal Family” is a darkly tense drama about the two different couples facing a serious moral issue involved with their respective kids. As they become conflicted more over their shared matter, the movie coldly exposes more … Continue reading
Worlds Apart (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): As life goes on for her and her aunt
Japanese film “Worlds Apart” simply strolls along with its two very different main characters who somehow find a way to get along with each other as respecting each own boundary. While the movie itself is mostly mild and gentle on … Continue reading
