Tag Archives: Husband and Wife

Black Bear (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A sharp and vicious comedy of two interconnected tales

Posted on December 8, 2020 by kaist455

“Black Bear” is a sharp and vicious comedy film which actively confronts you with a matter of fiction and reality. While the first half is an increasingly tense chamber drama of desire, jealousy, and manipulation amidst three believable characters, the … Continue reading →

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Let Him Go (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A western family drama

Posted on November 14, 2020 by kaist455

“Let Him Go” works best whenever it focuses on the strong and loving relationship of its two lead characters. Right from when they appear at the beginning of the story, we instantly come to sense the long history between them, … Continue reading →

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His House (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A refugee couple under insidious influence

Posted on November 2, 2020 by kaist455

Netflix film “His House” is a modest but undeniably effective horror flick which turns out to be more than your average haunted place tale. Gradually dialing up its level of creepiness along its story as required, the movie comes to … Continue reading →

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The Terrorizers (1986) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Coincidence followed by tension

Posted on September 19, 2020 by kaist455

Taiwanese filmmaker Edward Yang’s “The Terrorizers”, which is currently being in shown in South Korean theaters, is a haunting urban drama which is subtle and deceptive in its gradual accumulation of anxiety and tension around its main characters. Because I … Continue reading →

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Marriage Story (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Scenes from a divorce

Posted on November 30, 2019 by kaist455

Noah Baumbach’s latest film “Marriage Story”, which is released in South Korean theaters this week and will be available on Netflix on next Friday, is a sharp and intimate story about one difficult process of divorce. When its two main … Continue reading →

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Cat People (1942) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Beware, she may scratch

Posted on October 30, 2019 by kaist455

“Cat People” is a little classic B-horror film which creeps us out as demonstrating well the value of our fear and dread on whatever is lurking there in darkness. Although we do not see much of what scares its main … Continue reading →

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The Wind (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): A windy and creepy western horror film

Posted on April 26, 2019 by kaist455

“The Wind” is a windy and creepy mix of two different genres. Set in a typical western movie background, the movie attempts a disturbing supernatural horror drama mainly revolving around its increasingly unstable heroine, and it often captivates us with … Continue reading →

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American Splendor (2003) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Plain splendid

Posted on March 10, 2019 by kaist455

It somehow took quite a long time for me to get to Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s “American Splendor”, based on the acclaimed comic book series of the same name which was written by Harvey Pekar. When I came … Continue reading →

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Wildlife (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): A commendable directorial debut by Paul Dano

Posted on January 11, 2019 by kaist455

As a little period drama film about American middle-class suburbia during the 1960s, “Wildlife” is more distinctive and engaging than expected. While its specific sociocultural subject is not a particularly new territory considering many other previous films such as “Revolutionary … Continue reading →

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The Lion in Winter (1968) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): One bumpy Christmas family meeting in 1183

Posted on December 16, 2018 by kaist455

There have been countless movies about Christmas family meeting with issues, but not many of them can top the sharp wit and sheer ferocity of “The Lion in Winter”, which revolves around the risky battles of wills among the royal … Continue reading →

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