Tag Archives: Husband and Wife

The Amateur (2025) ☆☆(2/4): Amateurish to say the least

“The Amateur” will not surprise or entertain you much for many bad reasons. Compared to all those countless spy thriller films during last several decades, the movie does not have any ounce of style and substance to distinguish itself at … Continue reading

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Black Bag (2025) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Between marriage and espionage

Steven Soderbergh’s new film “Black Bag” is a slick and efficient genre piece to be savored for many good reasons. Although it may feel a bit too murky for you as you try to discern its rather twisty plot, the … Continue reading

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Ripples (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): The ripples in her mind

Japanese film “Ripples”, which happens to be released in South Korean theaters in this week, is a distant but occasionally amusing character study to observe. Although you may not like its rather neurotic heroine that much, you will also observe … Continue reading

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A Normal Family (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): They need to talk about their kids

South Korean film “A Normal Family” is a darkly tense drama about the two different couples facing a serious moral issue involved with their respective kids. As they become conflicted more over their shared matter, the movie coldly exposes more … Continue reading

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Ghostlight (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A personal healing via art

“Ghostlight” is a modest but extraordinary human drama about the surprising healing power of art. Mainly revolving around one plain man’s struggle to understand and process his anger and grief via one unlikely artistic opportunity, the movie comes to show … Continue reading

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For Love and Life: No Ordinary Campaign (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): So they step forward…

Documentary film “For Love and Life: No Ordinary Campaign”, which was released in Amazon Prime in last week, presents an extraordinary story about a bunch of people trying to make some change in the American healthcare system for themselves as … Continue reading

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Tchaikovsky’s Wife (2022) ☆☆(2/4): The Passion of Tchaikovsky’s Wife

They say misery loves company, but, after watching Kirill Serebrennikov’s “Tchaikovsky’s Wife”, I am wondering whether Russians love misery more than it wants. Here is a relentlessly grim, solemn, and miserable film which does not have much sense of human … Continue reading

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Petrov’s Flu (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A baffling Russian flu fantasia

Kirill Serebrennikov’s “Petrov’s Flu” is a boldly self-indulgent mess you may admire for good reasons. Mainly revolving around one plain hero who happens to have a serious case of flu, the movie freely and whimsically goes back and forth between … Continue reading

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Spaceman (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Sandler and a Spider

I admire how Adam Sandler has developed his potential as a performer during last three decades. While his entire career has been riddled with a heap of disposable comedy films such as “The Waterboy” (1998) and “Jack and Jill” (2011), … Continue reading

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Priscilla (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Lost in Graceland

Since her first two feature films “The Virgin Suicides” (1999) and “Lost in Translation” (2003), Sofia Coppola has consistently adhered on her artistic territory. Her subsequent notable works such as “Marie Antoinette” (2006), “Somewhere” (2010), and “The Beguiled” (2017) are … Continue reading

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