Tag Archives: Theater

Better Nate Than Ever (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Going to Broadway for his big dream

Posted on April 8, 2022 by kaist455

“Better Nate Than Ever”, which was released on Disney+ in last week, is a plain but likable musical film packed with enough heart and spunk. As a story about one very enthusiastic theater kid dreaming of becoming the next star … Continue reading →

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Before You Know It (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): When they encounter their long-lost mother

Posted on December 27, 2019 by kaist455

“Before You Know It” is basically another quirky family comedy drama set in New York City, but it did its job better than expected. While it occasionally goes for silly comic moments, it steadily stays focused on the strained relationship … Continue reading →

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The Salesman (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The trouble with their new place

Posted on February 27, 2017 by kaist455

At first, Iranian film “The Salesman”, which recently won Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, intrigues us with a fascinating case of cultural juxtaposition. Its main title sequence shows us a theater stage in preparation, and we soon come to see … Continue reading →

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A cat in the theater (06/06/13)

Posted on June 9, 2013 by kaist455

I visited the arthouse theater in my city, and I met this cat again. It was chubbier than before.

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Matinee (1993) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A premiere to remember

Posted on August 1, 2011 by kaist455

When I went to Jeonju International Film Festival in this April, I was reminded again that the old theaters at the downtown of my hometown were gone. Most of them are now replaced by a bunch of multiplex theaters, but … Continue reading →

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The Dresser (1983) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : About one backstage relationship

Posted on February 10, 2011 by kaist455

 It is always difficult to put a play on the stage. Actors and crews work hard amid many setbacks that can happen on and behind the stage. If they are lucky, they will survive today’s performance with descending curtain and … Continue reading →

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