Daily Archives: February 18, 2012

My FFC review for Bullhead (2011)

My Far-flung correspondent review  for “Bullhead”(2011), which is recently nominated for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, has just been posted at Roger Ebert’s site. If you want to read it, click here. The review was revised from my original review written in December … Continue reading

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The Iron Lady (2011) ☆☆(2/4) : Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher – and what else?

I remember the bland biographies of famous historical figures I read from time to time during my innocent childhood. Written for inspiring young elementary school kids like me, they were usually packaged together and then sold to the good-intentioned parents … Continue reading

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The Grey (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : All the Scary Wolves – and more

Above all, “The Grey” made me very grateful to our modern civilization. The nature is surely beautiful to look at, but it is also merciless to its inhabitants. Thanks to our civilization, most of us are fortunately protected from being … Continue reading

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