Tag Archives: Romance

The Spectacular Now (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : That spectacular freshness

Posted on December 21, 2013 by kaist455

A boy meets a girl, and then something begins. Yes, this is a cliché indeed, but “The Spectacular Now” brings fresh air into that cliché we have encountered in countless movies about young teenager couples, and it grows on us … Continue reading →

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Fire gathering around her

Posted on November 23, 2013 by kaist455

While more or less than a bridge between the previous film and the next two films to come, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” goes into a more serious territory compared to the first film as its strong, independent, and distinctive … Continue reading →

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Mr. Nobody (2009) ☆☆(2/4) : I’m sorry, but which timeline is he talking about?

Posted on November 3, 2013 by kaist455

 “Mr. Nobody” juggles its balls with all the ambition it has, but I could not hold on to that. As going back and forth between its five or six parallel timelines, it eventually loses its ground and then gets lost … Continue reading →

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To the Wonder (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : To their thoughts and feelings

Posted on September 9, 2013 by kaist455

 You may not guess what is really happening between them. You may not know who they are or how they have lived. You may not understand what exactly it is all about. But you can closely listen to their thoughts … Continue reading →

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Two Mothers (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Sons and mothers

Posted on August 23, 2013 by kaist455

They have been close to each other, but now they are close to each other more than ever in their mutual entangled relationship. Anne Fontaine’s “Two mothers”, which was originally titled as “Adore”, is about four people finding themselves entangled … Continue reading →

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The Grandmaster (2013) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : Once Upon a Time in China

Posted on August 19, 2013 by kaist455

 Faces, fists, palms, feet, arms, legs, hats, dresses, coats, shoes, closets, chairs, clocks, tables, stairs, doors, knives, water/blood droplets, puddles, smokes, snow, wind, lights, a monkey, a train, and a dog. These were the items I wrote down in my … Continue reading →

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Mud (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : The water is wide

Posted on August 9, 2013 by kaist455

The water is wide. That sentence was floated around my mind while I was watching the Mississippi river and the surrounding landscapes in Jeff Nichols’ latest film “Mud”. It looks plain and mundane at first, but the movie has a … Continue reading →

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A Late Quartet (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A quartet at its late turning point

Posted on July 20, 2013 by kaist455

 “A Late Quartet” plays a familiar life drama in a deep, somber tone with its reliable instruments. Using one famous classic piece as the metaphor of life, the movie observes the harmony and disharmony between the human characters who have … Continue reading →

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Sleepless Night (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Now here comes their anxiety

Posted on June 7, 2013 by kaist455

 “Sleepless Night”, which will be one of small surprises from South Korean cinema of this year, really knows how married life feels around its beginning. Although I am not a married guy, its depiction of the early stage of married … Continue reading →

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Dear Dolphin (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Guilt and illusion they have

Posted on June 1, 2013 by kaist455

They are still grieving over their loss with guilt inside their hearts, and their confused hearts don’t know what to do. They are pretty clumsy when they grasp for consolation or redemption, and they remain as confused as before. In … Continue reading →

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