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Tag Archives: Sisters
Raw (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): When she awakens to her carnal craving
Utterly disturbing and gruesome, French horror film “Raw” is definitely not for everyone. Since it was shown at the Cannes Film Festival early in last year, I have heard about how some audiences were quite disturbed or repulsed during its … Continue reading
Twinsters (2015) ☆☆☆ (3/4): Twin sisters’ reunion after 25 years
Documentary film “Twinsters” starts its story with one unbelievable encounter which can happen only in our digital era. Two young women suddenly came to learn of each other’s presence through online communication, and they were naturally surprised by their uncanny … Continue reading
Mustang (2015) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): Five sisters trapped inside their house
They are young and free when we see them at first, and then they suddenly find themselves trapped inside their house turned into a prison for them. “Mustang”, which was recently Oscar-nominated for Best Foreign Language Film Award, often feels … Continue reading
Our Little Sister (2015) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Four sisters in a Seaside Town
The characters in Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new film “Our Little Sister” are always gentle and courteous with lots of smiles except during a few little rocky moments in their mild daily life. This could be pretty mellow or tedious, but the … Continue reading
The Immigrant (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4): A rich, somber classic melodrama from a bygone era
Right from its evocative opening shot, “The Immigrant” takes us into the era when many poor, desperate people struggled hard in a world which was not as generous to them as they hoped. They might have some bright hopes about … Continue reading
Elegant Lies (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Tears within its cool restraint
South Korean film “Elegant Lies” has a fair share of tears to shed inside its story, but it holds them with admirable restraint while rarely resorting to cheap melodrama overflowing with tears. This is a sad story about how … Continue reading
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August: Osage County (2013) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : An average chocolate box movie
I have several personal terms/nicknames defining certain types of movies, and one of them is ‘chocolate box movie’. In my definition, chocolate box film is usually packed with a bunch of good actors who respectively have each own scene to … Continue reading
