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Tag Archives: Father and son
A Bronx Tale (1993) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A Bronx boy between two father figures
Any good coming-of-age tale is bound to be evaluated by two questions. What happens to our young lead character in the end besides looking older on the surface? And what happens to us as observing that inevitable process of maturation? … Continue reading
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Tagged Coming-of-age drama, Father and son, Friendship, Mafia, Romance
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Affliction (1997) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A cold but harrowing mediation on domestic violence
The hero of “Affliction” knows how messy his life has been, but he tragically lacks the perspective of what has made him so miserable and pathetic throughout his meager life. He wants to believes that he is a good man … Continue reading
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Tagged Domestic Violence, Family, Father and daughter, Father and son
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Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): There will be more pandas
“Kung Fu Panda 3”, the third entry of the popular animated film franchise from Dreamwork, faithfully follows its plot formula which has been established through its two predecessors. Again, its bumbling hero must rise to the challenge when another big … Continue reading
The Good Dinosaur (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : My Boy Spot
While it is a slick animated feature film on the technical level, “The Good Dinosaur” is not wholly satisfying in terms of story and characters, and that is a surprise considering that it is made by none other than Pixar … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Animation Film, Dinosaur, Family, Fantasy, Father and son, Friendship
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The Tiger: An Old Hunter’s Tale (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): One last hunt
While some of its parts are good enough to interest us, South Korean film “The Tiger: An Old Hunter’s Tale” is ultimately hampered by its incoherent and disjointed plot. At first, it seems to focus on its weary hero and … Continue reading
Danny Collins (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): A turning point belatedly coming to him
“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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Tagged Family, Father and daughter, Father and son, Husband and Wife, Musician
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Manglehorn (2014) ☆☆(2/4) : Pacino stuck in an uneventful dud
“Manglehorn” is an uneventful dud which is all the more disappointing when you consider the talents behind it. The movie is intended as a low-key character drama driven by small moments, but it is hopelessly uneven and tedious in its … Continue reading
The Throne (2015) ☆☆1/2 (2.5/4) : A royal domestic problem beyond control
What drove them to such an extreme circumstance like that? South Korean period drama “The Throne”, which was recently chosen as South Korea’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards in the next year, attempts to … Continue reading
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Tagged Father and son, Real-life figure, Real-life story, South Korean Film
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Big Game (2014) ☆☆1/2 (2.5/4) : No game is too big for this kid
One of many entertaining parts in late Roger Ebert’s memoir “Life Itself” is the story about how he participated in the production of Russ Meyer’s “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls” (1970) as its screenplay writer. While Ebert’s screenplay was … Continue reading
The Guest (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A piper comes to the village
On one day during my miserable graduate school years, one of the seniors in my advisor professor’s biology laboratory told me about his personal aversion to rodents. As a guy who grew up in a farming village, he had vivid … Continue reading
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