Monthly Archives: November 2011

Animal Kingdom (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : “Have you worked out where you fit?”

Posted on November 27, 2011 by kaist455

While revisiting David Michôd’s “Animal Kingdom”(2010), I wondered what it was like for its passive teenager hero to live with his heroin addict mother at their small home. We can only assume that she definitely could not get the Mother … Continue reading →

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50/50 (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Laugh/Tear – 50/50

Posted on November 27, 2011 by kaist455

  While recognizing the harsh reality in its story without sugar-coating, “50/50” finds humor in the gravity of hero’s situation, and it works better than you think. Like the title suggests, the movie is an equal mix of comedy and drama. … Continue reading →

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Moneyball (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A sports drama operated by numerical analysis

Posted on November 19, 2011 by kaist455

The underdog sports dramas are usually about fighting against all odds for win, but “Moneyball” is a different kind of underdog sports drama – it is about managing with odds and numbers for win. For assembling the baseball team with … Continue reading →

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Le Quattro Volte (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Charcoal, man, goat, tree… and charcoal

Posted on November 12, 2011 by kaist455

“Le Quattro Volte” does not explain anything to us. It does not even try to tell us the idea that inspired this beautiful, reticent film. But I am not complaining about it, because the movie does not have to explain … Continue reading →

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Photos from Sunday afternoon (11/06/11)

Posted on November 8, 2011 by kaist455

                                  It was a cold, rainy/cloudy afternoon…

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Beginners (2010) ☆☆☆(3/4) : It is never too late to come out

Posted on November 6, 2011 by kaist455

They say it is never too late to pursuit the happiness in our life. In Mike Mill’s “Beginners”, Hal makes a good example to his son Oliver. Hal has recently lost his wife and he is over 70, but he … Continue reading →

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The Help (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A mild “Giseongpoom” about that turbulent time

Posted on November 5, 2011 by kaist455

“The Help” reminds me of the term I frequently use for description when I write movie reviews in Korean: “Giseongpoom”, which means “ready-made product” in English. I and other South Korean critics use that word if the movie we talk … Continue reading →

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My FFC review for Bleak Night (2010)

Posted on November 3, 2011 by kaist455

My second review for South Korean movie “Bleak Night”(2010), one of the best South Korean movies of this year, is posted at Roger Ebert’s Far-flung correspondent site. If you want to read it, click here. My original review is here. https://kaist455.wordpress.com/2011/06/12/bleak-night-2010/ … Continue reading →

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