Tag Archives: Husband and Wife

The Poet and the Boy (2017) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Poetry and sexual confusion

Posted on October 5, 2017 by kaist455

South Korean film “The Poet and the Boy” is a familiar story to the bone. Here is an artist struggling with his lack of inspiration, but then there comes an unexpected possibility of romance, and he is both confused and … Continue reading →

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Lady Macbeth (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): A chilly period drama about one wicked lady

Posted on August 14, 2017 by kaist455

Although it is not based on that Scottish play by William Shakespeare, “Lady Macbeth” is as mean, dark, chilly, and vicious as you can expect from its title. Based on Russian writer Nikolai Leskov’s 1865 novella “Lady Macbeth of the … Continue reading →

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Maudie (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Her artistry and their life

Posted on July 16, 2017 by kaist455

Besides illuminating the undeniable artistry of its real-life artist heroine, “Maudie” focuses on small intimate moments from her plain, shabby life with a man she came to live with for many years. While it is interesting to get the occasional … Continue reading →

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Paterson (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A bus driver poet in Paterson

Posted on May 27, 2017 by kaist455

Several days ago, I went to the Iksan campus of Chonbuk National University for meeting several colleagues of my previous workplace. After meeting them and then having a little chat with them, I waited outside for a bus to the … Continue reading →

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A Woman’s Life (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Ups and downs in her life

Posted on April 23, 2017 by kaist455

Life can be pretty disappointing at times, and the heroine of French film “A Woman’s Life” faces that painful truth again and again throughout the movie. It is quite depressing at times to watch her youthful ideals and dreams being … Continue reading →

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The Light Between Oceans (2016) ☆☆(2/4): A tepid melodrama between love and guilt

Posted on March 21, 2017 by kaist455

While it is filled with melodramatic elements ready to be utilized, “The Light Between Oceans” feels tame and bland in its frustratingly low-key approach, and it remains inane and tedious even as it doles out several plot turns one by … Continue reading →

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The Salesman (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The trouble with their new place

Posted on February 27, 2017 by kaist455

At first, Iranian film “The Salesman”, which recently won Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, intrigues us with a fascinating case of cultural juxtaposition. Its main title sequence shows us a theater stage in preparation, and we soon come to see … Continue reading →

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Maggie’s Plan (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): That was her plan, but…

Posted on January 28, 2017 by kaist455

“Maggie’s Plan” is full of lightweight comic touches to delight and tickle you. As smart, witty, and charming as you can expect from your average sassy New Yorker comedy movie, it serves us with a number of hilarious moments to … Continue reading →

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Fences (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): At the backyard of his house

Posted on January 21, 2017 by kaist455

“Fences” trusts its performers, and we gladly go along with that. Even if you are not that familiar with August Wilson’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, you can easily notice a number of theatrical aspects on the screen, but this … Continue reading →

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Certain Women (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): A trio of haunting human dramas set in Montana

Posted on December 20, 2016 by kaist455

Looking over a train passing by a vast, remote landscape, the main title sequence of “Certain Women” hauntingly sets the tone for three stories to be unfolded one by one in a rural area of Montana. While not all of … Continue reading →

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