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Tag Archives: Terminal Illness
Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A bit too bitter under its sweet surface
“Sitting in Bars with Cake”, which is currently available on Amazon Prime, leaves a rather uneven taste on me. While it attempts a sincere mix of comedy and drama, its titular subject is often curiously put aside as the movie … Continue reading
Spoiler Alert (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their real-life love story
“Spoiler Alert” is a familiar love story which turns out to be more enjoyable and poignant than expected. Mainly revolving around the ups and downs of one ordinary gay couple, the movie swings back and forth between comedy and drama … Continue reading
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Living (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A respectable remake of Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece
“Living” is a respectable British remake of one of my favorite Akira Kurosawa films. While mostly faithful to the original version in terms of story and characters, the movie succeeds in generating some genuine poignancy just like the original version … Continue reading
More Than Ever (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her matter of life and death
“More Than Ever” is a little character drama which calmly observes its heroine’s quiet emotional struggles over her impending mortality. While it becomes occasionally melodramatic as you can expect from its main subject, the movie is still thoughtful and sensitive … Continue reading
As They Made Us (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): As her father is fading away
“As They Made Us” is a mild comedy drama which mainly revolves around its heroine’s emotional struggle with her complex family issues. While it does not bring up anything particularly new from its familiar genre territories, the movie handles its … Continue reading
The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): But he wants to see it with her right now….
Great Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman once said that human face is the most fascinating subject possible for the camera. That is what came to my mind while I was watching Finnish film “The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to … Continue reading
Nowhere Special (2020) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Before he dies
“Nowhere Special” is a mildly poignant drama film about a decent guy who simply wants his young son to have a good life after he is gone. Although it thankfully avoids sappy sentimentality as earnestly rolling its story from one … Continue reading
Swan Song (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): A somber SF chamber drama about life and death
“Swan Song”, which was released on Apple+ two days ago, is a somber SF chamber drama revolving around one complex human matter of life and death. As calmly and earnestly following its ordinary hero’s emotional struggle involved with making an … Continue reading
Saint Maud (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): The sobering observation of one disturbing religious mania
“Saint Maud” is a dark and disturbing psychological thriller which will catch you off guard more than once. As mostly sticking to its very disturbed heroine’s warped viewpoint, the movie alternatively chills and fascinates us via a number of intense … Continue reading
The Water Man (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Searching for the Water Man
“The Water Man”, which was released in US a few months ago and then released on Netflix outside US, is a modest but wholesome coming-of-age fantasy drama. While it is reminiscent of other similar genre products ranging from “Bridge to … Continue reading
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