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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Monsters (2010) ☆☆☆ (3/4) : The world after the invasion of monsters
The main strength of “Monsters” lies in how it shows its idea to us. It has an interesting premise and presents its world developed from it in a quite convincing approach that reminds me of “District 9”, a well-liked SF … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Aliens, Border, Forest, Gas Station, Mexico, Quarantine, River, SF
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Endless Road, Cats, Geese, and Asian raccoon dog
Leaves are falling from trees, Cats are resting on their places, Geese are begging something to eat, and Asian Raccoon dog is night by night getting fat .
The American (2010) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A professional who came in from the cold
When “The American” was scheduled to be released in next week in South Korea(the release is recently postponed to the last week of this December, by the way), the trailer was shown at the screening room and the leaflets were … Continue reading
The Social Network (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : An energetic story about Facebook
“The Social Network” is simply riveting. I have no idea about how much of its story is fictional, but, as the fiction, the movie is smooth, fast, clever, and entertaining as the drama of a young man who finds himself … Continue reading
Autumn Photos – 11/06/10
They were photographed few hours ago…
Under the Volcano (1984) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : One Alcoholic Day
Spending almost two hours with the relentlessly drunk character is not a pleasant thing at all, and it is also not easy to watch the man who chooses to abandon himself to his own hell. He is almost near at … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcoholism, Fascism, Literature, Marriage, Mexico, Murder, Police, Skeleton
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