Tag Archives: Husband and Wife

Bone Tomahawk (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): Gritty and Gruesome

Posted on March 6, 2016 by kaist455

“Bone Tomahawk” is a freakish mix of two pulpy genres. On one side, it is a gritty modern western film packed with colorful goodies to be enjoyed along its ride. On the other side, it is a gruesome horror flick … Continue reading →

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A War (2015) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Inside and outside the war

Posted on February 6, 2016 by kaist455

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 →

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45 Years (2015) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Sobering ruminations on their long relationship

Posted on January 28, 2016 by kaist455

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 →

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The Danish Girl (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Which girl, you mean?

Posted on January 15, 2016 by kaist455

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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Another Woman (1988) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): And then she listens to the voice…

Posted on December 19, 2015 by kaist455

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 →

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Macbeth (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): Full of grim sound and fury

Posted on December 7, 2015 by kaist455

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 →

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The Gift (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4) : He wants to give them something…

Posted on November 6, 2015 by kaist455

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 →

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Mr. Holmes (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): The Detective’s Last Case

Posted on October 26, 2015 by kaist455

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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Southpaw (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): A predictable sports melodrama galvanized by Gyllenhaal

Posted on October 11, 2015 by kaist455

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 →

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Danny Collins (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): A turning point belatedly coming to him

Posted on October 2, 2015 by kaist455

“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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