Tag Archives: Romance

Mr. Malcolm’s List (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little romantic scheme against his list

Posted on February 17, 2023 by kaist455

“Mr. Malcolm’s List” is a witty and charming variation of Jane Austen novels with some modern touches a la recent Netflix TV series “Bridgerton”. While often reminiscent of Austen’s several novels including, yes, “Pride and Prejudice”, the movie has a … Continue reading →

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Empire of Light (2022) ☆☆(2/4): Sincere but muddled

Posted on February 9, 2023 by kaist455

Sam Mendes’s new film “Empire of Light” is rather indecisive and muddled in its sincere love letter to movie theaters. On one hand, it attempts to emphasize the wonder of cinema, but nothing much sticks on the wall even though … Continue reading →

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Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): An intimate female drama by Martin Scorsese (No kidding)

Posted on January 13, 2023 by kaist455

“Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” occupies a curiously odd spot in Martin Scorsese’s legendary filmmaking career. While sandwiched right between “Mean Streets” (1973) and “Taxi Driver” (1976), this little film is quite different from either of his two gritty urban … Continue reading →

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Fragrance of the First Flower (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Still attracted to each other

Posted on January 9, 2023 by kaist455

Taiwanese film “Fragrance of the First Flower” is a familiar but engaging melodrama about two women who still cannot help but attracted to each other despite several years of separation between them. As alternating between their past and present, the … Continue reading →

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Lady Chatterley’s Lover (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): She simply wants him…

Posted on December 23, 2022 by kaist455

Netflix film “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”, which was released early in this month, is more sensitive and thoughtful than you might expect. Based on that famous classic novel of the same name by D. H. Lawrence, the movie surely provides enough … Continue reading →

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When Winter Comes (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A bus driver still not through with his past

Posted on December 11, 2022 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “When Winter Comes” is about one plain guy still not through with his past. Leisurely moving from one episodic moment to another, the movie gradually develops his quiet emotional struggle along the story, and that is … Continue reading →

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Compartment No. 6 (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Her accidental travel companion

Posted on December 10, 2022 by kaist455

“Compartment No. 6”, which was selected as the Finnish submission for Best International Film Oscar in last year, is a modest but intimate character drama between two accidental travel companions. They are quite different from each other in many aspects, … Continue reading →

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Bones and All (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Love and Cannibalism

Posted on December 5, 2022 by kaist455

Luca Guadagnino’s latest film “Bones and All” is an odd mix of two very different things which somehow work together fairy well despite lots of disparity between them. On one hand, we have a gory and disturbing coming-of-age tale associated … Continue reading →

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Nobody’s Lover (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Messy and Lonely

Posted on December 4, 2022 by kaist455

South Korean independent film “Nobody’s Lover” is about one adolescent girl who is often lonely and desperate in her messy private life. While you may shake your head more than once due to her several unwise choices along the story, … Continue reading →

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Falling for Christmas (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): An average Christmas product from Netflix

Posted on November 21, 2022 by kaist455

I am old enough to remember how Lindsay Lohan was a promising actress around the early 2000s. After “Mean Girls” (2004), it looked like she was ready to move onto the next step of her burgeoning acting career as shown … Continue reading →

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