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Tag Archives: Romance
Our Souls at Night (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): Redford and Fonda in a twilight romance tale
“Our Souls at Night” is your typical twilight romance tale with a touch of class. While its drama is predictable to the core, the movie is filled with enough warmth and sensitivity to engage us, and it surely helps that … Continue reading
Columbus (2017) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): Of Architecture and Romance
During the two weeks of April 2010, I went around here and there in Chicago for getting to know more of the city, and one particular thing I still vividly remember is the various architectural styles observed from numerous buildings … Continue reading
The Big Sick (2017) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): While she is in coma…
Not only smart and thoughtful but also funny and heartfelt, “The Big Sick” brings some fresh air to its genre. Yes, it is basically another story of two different people getting romantically involved with each other, but this small but … Continue reading
Tramps (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Looking for a briefcase
As a little film about two young strangers who happen to get involved with each other, “Tramps” seems pretty conventional at first, but then it turns out to be a little more distinctive than expected. Although I must confess that … Continue reading
Blue Jay (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): When they meet again
The premise of “Blue Jay” is quite simple. Two people happen to meet each other, and their old feelings are gradually revived as they talk more with each other. While the movie mainly consists of their private conversation scenes, its … Continue reading
Song to Song (2017) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Moment to Moment
Terrence Malick’s latest work “Song to Song” will surely confound many of you for good reasons. Like any other films by Malick, it reaches for something sublime and transcendent as gliding along a series of beautiful stream-of-consciousness moments, but it … Continue reading
Frantz (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Secrets, Lies, and Life
Sometimes lie is less inconvenient than truth, and François Ozon’s new movie “Frantz” presents that tricky fact of life via its somber period melodrama. Although it is not wholly successful in making its points especially during the second half and … Continue reading
Much Ado About Nothing (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little charming Shakespeare comedy
When I was young and wild, I vaguely knew about William Shakespeare. To me, he was just a famous British playwright who wrote several classic tragedies including “Hamlet”, and I only read the Korean translation version of “Hamlet” and his … Continue reading
Lost in Paris (2016) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A whimsical slapstick comedy set in Paris
French film “Lost in Paris” is a whimsical comedy mainly driven by various amusing moments of slapstick comedy. It surely has its own offbeat charm and the audiences around me frequently giggled during the screening I attended, but the movie … Continue reading
The Light Between Oceans (2016) ☆☆(2/4): A tepid melodrama between love and guilt
While it is filled with melodramatic elements ready to be utilized, “The Light Between Oceans” feels tame and bland in its frustratingly low-key approach, and it remains inane and tedious even as it doles out several plot turns one by … Continue reading
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