Tag Archives: Father and daughter

Father of the Bride (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A likable Cuban American remake

“Father of the Bride”, the third film based on the 1949 novel of the same name by Edward Streeter, is a likable remake which deserves its own little place besides the 1950 version and the 1991 version. Again, we see … Continue reading

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On the Sand House (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Now she is stuck with her family business…

South Korean independent film “On the Sand House” is a modest but sensitive character drama about one deeply frustrated young woman. It is clear that she has yearned to get out of her world for restarting her life as soon … Continue reading

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The Whale (2022) ☆☆(2/4): A hollow exercise in misery and obesity

Darren Aronofsky’s new film “The Whale” is a hollow exercise in misery and obesity. It surely draws our attention with the miserable life condition of its pitiful hero right from the beginning, but the movie simply dwells inside his small, … Continue reading

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Aftersun (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): That summer with her father

There is always some distance between parents and their children, and “Aftersun” sensitively illustrates the growing distance between the father and daughter at the center of its intimate character drama. Nothing much seems to happen on the surface, and they … Continue reading

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Beast (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Idris Elba vs. Lion

Baltasar Kormákur’s new film “Beast” is a simple but fairly competent survival thriller drama. Although I wish it had a bit more fun and excitement besides having more substance in terms of story and character, the movie has some tense … Continue reading

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Don’t Make Me Go (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A road trip with her dad

“Don’t Make Me Go”, which was released on Amazon Prime in last week, is predictably sappy but fairly engaging before taking a sudden distracting left turn in the last act. While I will not go into details here for not … Continue reading

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Cassiopeia (2022) ☆☆(2/4): A disappointingly sappy Alzheimer drama

I do not mind those “disease of the week” flicks as long as they are engaging enough for me, but South Korean film “Cassiopeia” does not do its job that well as your average disease of the week movie. While … Continue reading

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King Richard (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): A father behind two daughters

“King Richard” is your average feel-good drama film which mostly plays safe from the beginning to the end. Right from when I went through its first few minutes, I could clearly discern what I was going to get, and the … Continue reading

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Stillwater (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): An American dad stuck in Marseilles

Tom McCarthy’s latest film “Stillwater” is calm and patient in its story and character development, and I admire its thoughtful restraint to some degrees although I felt quite impatient as often noticing its weak aspects during my viewing. While it … Continue reading

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Fatherhood (2021) ☆☆1/2 (2.5/4): It is hard to be a single daddy….

Netflix film “Fatherhood”, which was released on last Friday, somehow feels like an artificial product instead of being a genuine realistic human tale about the difficulties of raising a kid alone. While there are some sincere moments to be appreciated … Continue reading

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