Tag Archives: Mother and daughter

My Mother (2015) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): This is where her mother is going to leave

Posted on August 23, 2015 by kaist455

It is always sad and painful to see your loved one going away from you forever, and Nanni Moretti’s new film “My Mother” calmly and sensitively depicts the emotional matters its heroine and her family members have to deal with after they … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Family, Filmmaking, Mother and daughter, Movie Director, Terminal Illness | 3 Comments

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them (2014) ☆☆☆ : After the separation

Posted on April 19, 2015 by kaist455

Although it has nice moments of insights and emotions, “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them” may leave you some impression of being incomplete and underdeveloped, and, as some of you already know, there is a good reason for that. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Father and daughter, Father and son, Husband and Wife, Mother and daughter, Separaion | Leave a comment

Beyond the Lights (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A Star is Reborn

Posted on January 31, 2015 by kaist455

“Beyond the Lights” gave me two things to remember. First, while reminding me again of my serious lack of knowledge on pop songs, it enlightened me a bit on Nina Simone, an African American singer I was not so familiar … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Entertainer, Mother and daughter, Music, Romance | Leave a comment

Wild (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Hiking into the Wild

Posted on January 25, 2015 by kaist455

As a tale of healing process and self-discovery, “Wild” looks plain and conventional from the very beginning, but it is entertaining to watch mainly because of several strong points which considerably enliven its conventions. Although there is nothing new … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Hike, Mother and daughter, Real-life figure, Real-life incident | Leave a comment

Still Alice (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Fading away from others – and herself

Posted on January 13, 2015 by kaist455

When we meet the heroine of “Still Alice” at first, she looks satisfied with her life which has been fairly good to her. She is an academic researcher on the top of her field, and she has a husband who … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Alzheimer's disease, Family, Husband and Wife, Mother and daughter | 3 Comments

Ginger & Rosa (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4): A turning point in their relationship and their world

Posted on May 13, 2014 by kaist455

While we still have more than enough atomic bombs to wipe out the whole civilization of ours, there has not been any moment as fearful as the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Not long after seeing how destructive a small … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Coming-of-age drama, Familly, Father and daughter, Friendship, Mother and daughter | Leave a comment

Elegant Lies (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Tears within its cool restraint

Posted on March 31, 2014 by kaist455

South Korean film “Elegant Lies” has a fair share of tears to shed inside its story, but it holds them with admirable restraint while rarely resorting to cheap melodrama overflowing with tears. This is a sad story about how … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Alienation, Mother and daughter, School, Sisters, South Korean Film, Suicide | Leave a comment

August: Osage County (2013) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : An average chocolate box movie

Posted on January 18, 2014 by kaist455

I have several personal terms/nicknames defining certain types of movies, and one of them is ‘chocolate box movie’. In my definition, chocolate box film is usually packed with a bunch of good actors who respectively have each own scene to … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Family, Funeral, Mother and daughter, Sisters | Leave a comment

The Flu (2013) ☆☆(2/4) : Its symptoms are depressing rather than alarming

Posted on August 14, 2013 by kaist455

The symptoms shown at the beginning of South Korean action thriller film “The Flu” are depressing rather than alarming. The symptoms are 1) flat characterization full of bland or annoying characters we do not give a damn about, and 2) … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Disaster, Doctor, Mother and daughter, South Korean Film, Thriller, Virus | 1 Comment

Stoker (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Uncle Charlie visits home

Posted on March 1, 2013 by kaist455

Although its interesting but flawed story does not make sense at times, Park Chan-wook’s first English-language film “Stoker” is wonderfully tense and creepy enough to hold our attention at least during its running time. Starting from a conventional thriller premise, … Continue reading →