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Tag Archives: Mother
The Talent Show (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Performing for their lost children
South Korean documentary film “The Talent Show” follows the story of several mothers who happen to try a bit on acting as a part of their personal process of dealing with immense loss and heartbreak. While that shocking tragedy involved … Continue reading
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First Child (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): As she is cornered into motherhood
South Korean independent film “First Child” often feels like a social horror film. As calmly observing its heroine desperately struggling to balance herself between her career and motherhood, the movie makes some sharp points on how harsh and insensitive the … Continue reading
The Lost Daughter (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): What makes this woman tick?
“The Lost Daughter”, which was released on Netflix in US at the very end of last year, is an ambiguously fascinating character study revolving around one woman who seems to have some lasting personal issues behind her seemingly monotonous façade. … Continue reading
Bring Me Home (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Desperately looking for her missing son
Watching South Korean film “Bring Me Home” is an experience not only unpleasant but also stressful in many aspects. Relentlessly pushing the story and its increasingly desperate heroine into sheer cruelty and brutality from the beginning to the end, the … Continue reading
Angel of Mine (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A disturbing maternal thriller starring Noomi Rapace
“Angel of Mine” is a disturbing maternal thriller which constantly unnerves us through a number of dark, intense moments of grief and obsession. Although there are several deficient spots including its rather contrived finale, the movie mostly works thanks to … Continue reading
Tully (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): A mother and her odd nanny
Raising kids is often quite a demanding task, and “Tully” honestly and incisively illuminates that undeniable fact via its sharp wit and thoughtful sensitivity. As we are frequently amused by its many humorous moments which are both funny and truthful, … Continue reading
Animal Kingdom (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : “Have you worked out where you fit?”
While revisiting David Michôd’s “Animal Kingdom”(2010), I wondered what it was like for its passive teenager hero to live with his heroin addict mother at their small home. We can only assume that she definitely could not get the Mother … Continue reading
Incendies (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : She was a woman full of Han
“Incendies” has a familiar plot used in many mystery fictions. The odd instructions are delivered to the characters with no explanation. The journey begins eventually, and the mystery is peeled away step by step. While following their path, we begin … Continue reading
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