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Tag Archives: Mother and Son
Ben Is Back (2018) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): When her addict son is back
“Ben Is Back” works best when it focuses on the troubled family relationship between its two main characters. As they struggle to do their best despite their longtime problem which will not be easily solved, the movie handles their circumstance … Continue reading
Stella’s Last Weekend (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Two Brothers and a Girl
“Stella’s Last Weekend” is a modest but enjoyable mix between family comedy and romance drama. While sometimes predictable and contrived, the movie is funny and engaging mainly thanks to the unaffected chemistry among its main cast members, and I had … Continue reading
In Between Seasons (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): With her son’s boyfriend
South Korean “In Between Seasons” is a mild but sensitive drama which respects and cares about its two main characters who have been close to each other but then suddenly come to confront an invisible gap between them. As carefully … Continue reading
Mothers (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): As they become a family
South Korean film “Mothers”, which is released as “Your Request” in South Korea, is an intimate character drama about the emotional journey of two different characters who happen to live together by accident. While calmly establishing the emotional distance between … Continue reading
James White (2015) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): He is a mess – and his mother is sick
Patiently following and observing its flawed young hero, “James White” shows us a painful but inevitable process of late maturation. He has looked away from what he does not want to deal with for years, but then something happens to … Continue reading
A Monster Calls (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): A typical but solid fairy tale of grief and anger
“A Monster Calls” is a fairy tale which knows how to engage and enchant its audiences. While its story may be typical and predictable in terms of narrative and characterization, it impresses us with a number of nice fantasy elements … Continue reading
Other People (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): As his mother is dying
If you are a seasoned moviegoer like me, you will instantly see that “Other People” is filled with many typical elements you can expect from a bittersweet family comedy drama involved with terminal illness, but, fortunately, the movie is better … Continue reading
20th Century Women (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Three interesting women in his adolescent life
“20th Century Women” is a warm, sensitive, and humorous film about one adolescent boy who grows up with several colorful people around him during a notable social/cultural transition point in the 20th century American society. Now it sounds like your … Continue reading
A Woman’s Life (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Ups and downs in her life
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
Little Men (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): As their little life becomes more complicated
Intimate and sensitive in its low-key approach, “Little Men” quietly shines with small precious moments to be appreciated for the keen depiction of the emotional undercurrents flowing around and between its two young heroes. The movie maintains its gentle, thoughtful … Continue reading
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