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Tag Archives: Husband and Wife
A War (2015) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Inside and outside the war
Danish film “A War”, which was recently nominated for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, observes difficult moral matters of action and consequence from inside and outside the war. While we come to understand an impossible circumstance its hero and others … Continue reading
45 Years (2015) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Sobering ruminations on their long relationship
They have known and lived with each other for many years, but now they start to feel anxious and uncertain about their relationship after a sudden news comes in from the old past. As its aging couple begin to ruminate … Continue reading
The Danish Girl (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Which girl, you mean?
Unlike most of us who are fine with our sexual identity, some people are not comfortable with their body, and many of them are willing to go outside our conventional definition of sexuality. Regardless of whether we approve of this … Continue reading
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Tagged Husband and Wife, Painter, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Transgender
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Another Woman (1988) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): And then she listens to the voice…
Among a bunch of books on movies I have kept at my family home for years, there is an old movie guidebook I bought in 1996. Some of its contents later turned out to be inaccurate or questionable, but that … Continue reading
Macbeth (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): Full of grim sound and fury
Justin Kurzel’s “Macbeth” is a relentlessly dark and brutal adaptation of that ‘Scottish Play’ by William Shakespeare, and that is a right storytelling approach for its grim savage tale of corruption and madness, which is “told by an idiot, full … Continue reading
The Gift (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4) : He wants to give them something…
Everything looks all right to them in the beginning, but then someone appears out of nowhere, and their life becomes threatened by the presence of this supposedly kind stranger, who begins to look more nefarious than before as time goes … Continue reading
Mr. Holmes (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): The Detective’s Last Case
Since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “A Study in Scarlet” was published in 1887, Sherlock Holmes has been one of the immortal literary characters along with Tarzan and James Bond. He has been portrayed by many plays, movies and TV series … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's disease, Detective, Husband and Wife, Mother and Son, Mystery
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Southpaw (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): A predictable sports melodrama galvanized by Gyllenhaal
To be frank with you, “Southpaw” brings nothing new to its genre as dutifully following many familiar conventions of its genre. First, we have a tough boxer riddled with personal demons, and we already know he must confront them sooner … 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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The Intern (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : An old intern and his young boss
“The Intern” is often warm and humorous, but I was constantly moving my judgement back and forth during my viewing. It goes without saying that its two talented lead performers are too good for the film, but I kept noticing … Continue reading
