Tag Archives: Funeral

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A family funeral

Posted on April 29, 2025 by kaist455

Runagno Nyoni’s second feature film “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” is about a family funeral of one middle-class Zambian family. Mainly following one of the younger family members, the movie gradually reveals the secrets and traumas suppressed inside this family, … Continue reading →

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Moving On (2022) ☆☆1/2 (2.5/4): Fonda, Tomlin, and a bit more

Posted on April 17, 2024 by kaist455

“Moving On”, which is currently available on Netflix in South Korea, is enjoyable whenever it is driven by the good chemistry between two legendary actresses at the center of the film. They are more than 80 at present, but these … Continue reading →

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Raymond & Ray (2022) ☆☆(2/4): As they bury their father

Posted on November 15, 2022 by kaist455

“Raymond & Ray”, which was released on Apple TV+ in last month, merely trudges along its very familiar plot with its two ever-reliable lead performers who deserve better than this disappointing mush. While there are some good moments whenever they … Continue reading →

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December Spring (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): At his father’s funeral

Posted on April 27, 2022 by kaist455

In my inconsequential opinion, South Korean film “December Spring” is a bit too generous to its rather unlikable hero. While it is often amusing to observe how awkward he looks under a very serious family situation during its first two … Continue reading →

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Festival (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): He cannot afford to be sad…

Posted on March 23, 2021 by kaist455

South Korean independent drama “Festival” mainly revolves around one impossible situation which pressures its plain young hero a lot. While we are occasionally amused by how things keep going wrong for him, we also come to sense more of how … Continue reading →

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Departures (2008) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): His new occupation

Posted on January 3, 2021 by kaist455

Japanese film “Departures”, which was re-released in South Korean theaters around the end of last year, touched me to laughs and tears more than once. When I watched it for the first time not long after it won the Best … Continue reading →

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Tom at the Farm (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : His lover, His brother, and His mother

Posted on December 20, 2014 by kaist455

 It just looked like a simple visit at first – but then it is gradually turned into something which is very twisted to say the least. Xavier Dolan’s “Tom at the Farm” is a darkly fascinating psychological thriller with quiet … Continue reading →

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God’s Pocket (2014) ☆☆(2/4) : Before the Funeral

Posted on December 14, 2014 by kaist455

 Some movies can be interesting as simply showing talented actors doing what they can do their roles, but that is not the case with “God’s Pocket”, which strangely feels tedious and lifeless in spite of its talented performers assembled on … Continue reading →

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August: Osage County (2013) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : An average chocolate box movie

Posted on January 18, 2014 by kaist455

 I have several personal terms/nicknames defining certain types of movies, and one of them is ‘chocolate box movie’. In my definition, chocolate box film is usually packed with a bunch of good actors who respectively have each own scene to … Continue reading →

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Bernie (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : He’s the guy for your funeral

Posted on April 10, 2013 by kaist455

What a nice guy Bernie Tiede is. He is so nice and sincere that you cannot possibly imagine him doing something bad to you. Based on a weird real-life crime story which was quite stranger than fiction, Richard Linklator’s quirky … Continue reading →

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