The story is loosely based on a real life event in Hollywood on 8 to 9 Aug 1969. The characters consist of real people like American actress Sharon Tate, actor Bruce Lee and a hippie cult as well as fictional characters such as a famous cowboy actor and his stunt double.
Liked the cowboy acting scenes and the lovely interaction between DiCaprio and the young child actress! Was quite worried about what might happen towards the end but was relieved when the good guys survived!
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
The story revolves around the people visiting a dining place in Tokyo that only opens at midnight.
For season one, I liked "Tonteki" about a girl who knit sweaters for people she fancied and "Omelette Rice" about the love between a Korean girl and a Japanese scientist. For season two, I liked "Salmon and Mushroom" about a barber couple and "Kitsune Udon" about two voice actresses who struggled to keep their friendship. All the other episodes are interesting in their own ways!
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For season one, I liked "Tonteki" about a girl who knit sweaters for people she fancied and "Omelette Rice" about the love between a Korean girl and a Japanese scientist. For season two, I liked "Salmon and Mushroom" about a barber couple and "Kitsune Udon" about two voice actresses who struggled to keep their friendship. All the other episodes are interesting in their own ways!
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Sunday, March 08, 2020
Cheer
This is a documentary about an award winning cheerleading team in Texas.
Liked the interesting stories of the members of the team! Had a better idea of what it means to be fair, strict and empathetic from the coach, something that I should learn as a parent.
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Liked the interesting stories of the members of the team! Had a better idea of what it means to be fair, strict and empathetic from the coach, something that I should learn as a parent.
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Thursday, March 05, 2020
Arietty
The story is about how a family of small people stayed in a house of normal people but had to move as they were discovered.
Liked the friendship between the daughter Arietty and the young boy! The action sequences of climbing around the big house looked exciting too!
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Liked the friendship between the daughter Arietty and the young boy! The action sequences of climbing around the big house looked exciting too!
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Sunday, March 01, 2020
Mad World
The story is about the effect of bipolar disorder on a family.
Liked the flashbacks that gradually explained what happened in the past! The friendship between the little boy and the protagonist was quite cute too. Guess sometimes we have a pre-conceived notion what someone might be like but it may not be true once we get to know the person better.
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Liked the flashbacks that gradually explained what happened in the past! The friendship between the little boy and the protagonist was quite cute too. Guess sometimes we have a pre-conceived notion what someone might be like but it may not be true once we get to know the person better.
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Thursday, February 27, 2020
Certain Women
The story is about how four women in a small town deal with loneliness in their own ways.
Liked the last story of the rancher the best! Great acting by all the female leads! I learned that talking a lot doesn't necessarily lead to good communication.
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Liked the last story of the rancher the best! Great acting by all the female leads! I learned that talking a lot doesn't necessarily lead to good communication.
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Thursday, February 13, 2020
American Factory
This is a documentary about the people working in an American Factory owned by a Chinese billionaire.
Liked how the film presented both the Chinese and the American points of view! There was no real bad guy here but I thought it was a bit ridiculous for the chairman to have a self portrait of himself hanging in his office.
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Liked how the film presented both the Chinese and the American points of view! There was no real bad guy here but I thought it was a bit ridiculous for the chairman to have a self portrait of himself hanging in his office.
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Saturday, February 08, 2020
37 Seconds
This is a coming of age story of Yuma, a manga artist who suffers from cerebral palsy.
Liked how independent Yuma was despite her disability! The animation effects were great for both the father holding a baby girl high in the sky drawing as well as Yuma's portfolio sketches for the new company!
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Liked how independent Yuma was despite her disability! The animation effects were great for both the father holding a baby girl high in the sky drawing as well as Yuma's portfolio sketches for the new company!
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Sunday, February 02, 2020
Ocean Waves
The story is about how two countryside boys fell in love with a girl who came from the city.
Liked the depiction of school life but didn't really like the city girl who didn't show much teamwork at all!
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Liked the depiction of school life but didn't really like the city girl who didn't show much teamwork at all!
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Thursday, January 30, 2020
A Sun
The story is about how a family mended their broken ties across a few years.
Thought the father looked like Ma Yun from Alibaba! Liked the parts where they showed different pairs of people walking around together. Was surprised by the twist at the end!
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Thought the father looked like Ma Yun from Alibaba! Liked the parts where they showed different pairs of people walking around together. Was surprised by the twist at the end!
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Monday, January 27, 2020
I Lost My Body
The story is about the life of a young man who became disabled and how his hand travelled around the city to search for him.
Liked the interesting point of view from a hand! Bad idea to try to catch a fly while operating on the workbench!
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Liked the interesting point of view from a hand! Bad idea to try to catch a fly while operating on the workbench!
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Thursday, January 09, 2020
Boogie Nights
The story is about the life of a group of pornography actors and actresses from the late 70s to the and early 80s.
Liked how the film portrayed the community as ordinary people with dreams! Quite sad that some of them were looked down by others because of their occupation! Good to see Roller Girl back to school!
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Liked how the film portrayed the community as ordinary people with dreams! Quite sad that some of them were looked down by others because of their occupation! Good to see Roller Girl back to school!
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Saturday, December 21, 2019
Toy Story 3
The story is about the adventures of a group of toys in a childcare center.
Learned not to judge the book by its cover after watching the movie! Another lesson I learned was to pass to others what we don't need instead of throwing them away.
Saturday, December 07, 2019
Marriage Story
The story is about a married couple with an eight year old son getting divorced.
Liked the opening scene that introduced the wife and the husband in sequence! The small details make the characters come alive! Also liked the giant zoom ins and descriptive monologues! Reminded me a bit of Bergman's movies.
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Liked the opening scene that introduced the wife and the husband in sequence! The small details make the characters come alive! Also liked the giant zoom ins and descriptive monologues! Reminded me a bit of Bergman's movies.
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Monday, November 04, 2019
Children of Men
The story is about a dystopian world in the future where all women were infertile and most places in the world were unsafe except for Britain.
Liked the nice serene soundtrack! Realized that a world without children would be horrible!
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Liked the nice serene soundtrack! Realized that a world without children would be horrible!
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Monday, October 28, 2019
The Imitation Game
The story is about the life of an English mathematician Alan Turing who was involved in breaking code during world war two.
Liked the flashbacks across the present time, during the war and Turing's childhood days. Could identify with his frustrations when the program didn't work as he expected the first time round.
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Liked the flashbacks across the present time, during the war and Turing's childhood days. Could identify with his frustrations when the program didn't work as he expected the first time round.
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Bento Harassment
The story is about how a mother made innovative bento lunches for her daughter for 3 years until her graduation day.
Liked the depiction of the ups and downs of the mother daughter relationship! Was amazed by the creativity of the mother!
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Liked the depiction of the ups and downs of the mother daughter relationship! Was amazed by the creativity of the mother!
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Thursday, October 17, 2019
Toy Story 4
The story is about the adventures of a group of toys during a road trip on a rented caravan.
Liked how Woody and Gabby Gabby found their purpose in life in the end! The action sequences were exciting too!
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Liked how Woody and Gabby Gabby found their purpose in life in the end! The action sequences were exciting too!
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Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Modest Heroes
This is an anthology of three stories with a common theme on life. "Kanini & Kanino" is about a crab family uniting against external threats and celebrating when new members arrive. "Life Ain't Gonna Lose" is about a boy with a serious egg allergy. "Invisible" is about a man being invisible to others in life.
Liked the exciting encounter with the giant fish in "Kanini & Kanino", the realistic plot in "Life Ain't Gonna Lose" and the imaginative mood in "Invisible!
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Liked the exciting encounter with the giant fish in "Kanini & Kanino", the realistic plot in "Life Ain't Gonna Lose" and the imaginative mood in "Invisible!
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Tuesday, August 20, 2019
The Art of Racing in the Rain
The story is about the life of a dog living with a man who aspires to be a great racer.
Liked the interesting animation sequence with the zebra in the middle of the film! The plot is a little predictable and I didn't quite understand the technical details on how the protagonist was able to do better in the rain.
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Liked the interesting animation sequence with the zebra in the middle of the film! The plot is a little predictable and I didn't quite understand the technical details on how the protagonist was able to do better in the rain.
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