Friday, April 22, 2022
Room
- Commentary: Under construction.
I've been looking forward to watching this movie for a long time, mainly because, well, I just can't imagine ...
When I decided to obtain the movie, in large part because it was on stupendous sale, I'd read no reviews, nothing about it's reception, and, despite the fact that I now know it was universally lauded, didn't know anyone who'd seen it and can't remember ever noticing it in theatre line-ups locally. Of course, we don't have very many local theatres, but, even so ...
I did know it was based on a novel, and that put me off, a bit, the thought, you know, that this kind of thing never really happened ... except it did. This article exposes the truth on which the novel is based, which is even more horrifying than the novel/movie by Emma Donoghue. Once I knew this, I was even more eager to watch the film, perhaps, even, read the book.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Brie Larson Joy "Ma" Newsome Jacob Tremblay Jack Newsome Joan Allen Nancy Newsome William H. Macy Robert Newsome
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2015
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson.
Labels: §3, father-daughter-dynamics, haunting3, horror2, joan-allen, mother-son-dynamics1, violence4
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Mother
- Commentary: I haven't watched this movie, yet, but I will be watching it tonight and will report back later. I am a fan of South Korean cinema, in general, and Bong Joon-ho's work, in particular, so I'm really looking forward to watching this movie.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Kim Hye-ja Mother Won Bin Yoon Do-joon Jin Goo Jin-tae Yoon Je-moon Je-moon Jeon Mi-seon Mi-seon Song Sae-byeok A Detective Lee Young-suk Junk Collector Moon Hee-ra Moon Ah-jung
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2009
Directed by Bong Joon-ho.
Labels: §, bong-joon-ho, dramaE, mother-son-dynamics1, neo-noirC, revenge1
