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Tag Archives: Orphan
Annabelle: Creation (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): That damn possessed doll
“Annabelle: Creation” is as scary as predicted while a bit better than expected. While we are surely served with many things you can expect from a horror flick featuring a malicious possessed doll and a creaky old house, the movie … Continue reading
My Life as a Zucchini (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Meet Courgette and his friends
It is always delightful to watch simple, sweet animation films like “My Life as a Zucchini”, which was selected as the Official submission of Switzerland for the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 2017 Academy awards in last year … Continue reading
The BFG (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little girl and her big friendly giant
“The BFG” is a flawed but pleasant fairy tale with a number of good elements to admire. Although you may become impatient with its rather thin plot and loose narrative pace, the movie is not entirely without charm and wonder … Continue reading
Pete’s Dragon (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): A boy and his big, furry green friend
“Pete’s Dragon”, the remake of the 1977 Disney film of the same name, is admirable for many reasons. It takes its time to establish fantasy elements inside its ordinary background, and its simple but thoughtful fairy tale comes to grow … Continue reading
The Boy and The Beast (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): A boy and his beast master
Around the middle of the early morning screening of Mamoru Hosoda’s new animation feature film “The Boy and the Beast”, I became more conscious of its narrative flaws, but I was entertained in spite of that. While its plot is … Continue reading
Trash (2014) ☆☆(2/4) : Brazilian Slumdogs, so to speak
Somewhere between “City of God” (2002) and “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008), “Trash” has right elements required for its story to tell, but it somehow feels flaccid and uneven in its execution. The movie wants to take us to the bottom of … Continue reading
The Good Lie (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : From Sudan to America
“The Good Lie” approaches to its simple story with not only good intention but also honest attitude, and that is a good thing. While it is partially about the kindness of strangers, it is mainly about how its outsider characters … Continue reading
Ernest & Célestine (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Of a mouse and a bear
“Ernest & Célestine” is a simple tale of unlikely friendship told in a lovely animation style. While its story is a familiar fable equipped with nice little lessons for young kids, this sweet animation feature film is decorated with … Continue reading
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Their little deadpan romance
“Moonrise Kingdom” is as charming and innocent as Wes Anderson’s film can be. As a picturesque tale about a little romantic elopement, the movie has that sweet aspect we have seen from such films as “Melody”(1971) and “Small Change”(1976) along … Continue reading
Wuthering Heights (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A boy meets a girl in the gloomy wilderness
While we had another adaptation of “Jane Eyre” in the last year, there was also another adaptation of “Wuthering Heights”, a brooding romance tale of wild, passionate, and destructive lovers in the gloomy wilderness. Like her sister’s classic novel, Emily … Continue reading
