The movie had interesting (unconventional and funny) characters, clever cinematography (symbolizing symmetry and asymmetry of the character relationships), and an unexpected ending, which truly saved itself – speaking of saving, Dylan O’Brien’s stellar performance also saved the movie. On the surface, the movie seemed to be about loneliness and grief, but in fact it was […]
This film’s strength is in its self-restraint. The dialogues are sparse, and the main character Lia, a middle-aged retired teacher from Georgia, who’s on a journey to find her long-lost niece, is a very stern character and she doesn’t speak much. In the process of looking for her niece, a trans woman, Lia slowly learns […]
In a way, a revenge story is doomed from the start because there is never truly a satisfying ending. From the beginning, the film is quite forthcoming about what we’re dealing with, and the rest of the journey is about how we will resolve this. It feels as if we’re fellow passengers in the minivan […]
The movie drops a bomb in the first few minutes: a family of three generations who’s been farming peaches from their orchards will soon lose their land, which will become a solar farm. Throughout the movie, I as an audience member accompany the various members of the family who each process the loss and grief […]
This movie is about moral dilemma and survival in space. In terms of the latter, it has some scenes that reminded me of The Martian (2015) and Gravity (2013). Thanks to the great cast, the element of moral dilemma was also portrayed in a decent way but the problem is that the movie tried packing […]
Promising Young Woman is a flashy (not as much as Lady Vengeance) revenge film but it’s not a typical one. In contrast to many vengeance films where the main motivation originates from loss of close family members, usually spouses or children, this is about friendship. Also, it looks violent and yet Cassie definitely has a […]
The original title is 江湖儿女; “Sons and Daughters of Jianghu”. During the movie, I felt fortunate that I was familiar with Jianghu, which was also mentioned in the movie several times. I’ve heard of the word Jianghu (江湖, or 강호 in Korean) growing up in 80s and 90s mostly from Hong Kong action cinema. In […]
If you just watch the trailer, Saint Maud seems a bit like Stephen King’s Misery. Someone wants to take care of a person but in fact, they want complete control of the person’s life; it’s a familiar story. However, Saint Maud is more than that; it’s about Maud’s tragic delusion and her failure of saving […]
For some viewers, the Dardenne brother’s movies don’t seem dramatic enough because they are so documentary-like and realistic that they often don’t even have any music at all. However, the raw and realistic approach pulls the audience immediately to the characters’ world where things are dire and difficult. And this unfortunate experience that the characters […]
One of the joys of watching a movie is to have empathetic experience and be emotionally involved in characters’ journey deeply. For the entirety of this movie, I felt alienated and left out, which is far from those joys. Mainly, this is because of the complexity of the plot. As a scientist and an engineer […]
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