Tag Archives: Husband and Wife

Nebraska (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A fading man reaching for his delusion

 Nine years ago, I visited an apartment complex area in Seoul simply because of a sentimental reason of my own. I used to live there only during 1989-91, but the memories of that time are remained vividly in my mind, … Continue reading

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The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their life can be a nice bluegrass song

 Although I am not so familiar with country songs or its cousin bluegrass songs, I enjoyed the soundtrack of “The Broken Circle Breakdown”, and I am listening to it while writing this review. Starting with its main song “Will the … Continue reading

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The Attack (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : She suddenly looks different to him

  With its thought-provoking subject, “The Attack” hits its hero hard while giving no easy answer to his devastated personal circumstance or the political situation surrounding him and his world. After his life is suddenly turned upside down by a … Continue reading

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The Past (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : They’re not through with the past yet

 Sharply observing the troubles and dilemmas between its reserved characters we do not know entirely even in the end, Asghar Farhadi’s new film “The Past”, a quiet but compelling domestic melodrama, shows us how the present and future can be … Continue reading

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Laurence Anyways (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : As he goes through a change

 A funny thing about “Laurence Anyways” is that it takes quite a long trip to arrive at a simple answer to the problems and following struggles in its story. I guess that is what would happen when 1) your dear … Continue reading

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Like Father, Like Son (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Two couples, two switched sons

 Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new film “Like Father, Like Son” serenely observes its characters with deep sympathy toward their hard, difficult circumstance. Slowly and delicately immersing itself in the rhythm of daily life, the movie never overplays the accumulating emotions inside the … Continue reading

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The Butler (2013) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : The modern American history seen through a butler

While not as bad as I feared, “The Butler” is not as good as I hoped. The movie attempts to mix its personal drama the modern American history for presenting an interesting perspective to us, but it feels too blatant … Continue reading

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Disconnect (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Only connect…

  I am sometimes amazed by how much our society has been changed by the rapid advance of Internet technology during recent years. Thanks to the development of various Internet services for communication, we can contact far more easily with … Continue reading

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The Conjuring (2013) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : A usual business in the ominous haunted house

Maybe I am too jaded as a seasoned audience and amateur critic, but I could not help but be sarcastic about the prologue of “The Conjuring”, which kindly emphasizes to us that everything depicted in the movie is based on … Continue reading

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A Late Quartet (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A quartet at its late turning point

 “A Late Quartet” plays a familiar life drama in a deep, somber tone with its reliable instruments. Using one famous classic piece as the metaphor of life, the movie observes the harmony and disharmony between the human characters who have … Continue reading

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