Monthly Archives: May 2012

A goose couple and their progeny (2012/05/15)

Posted on May 16, 2012 by kaist455

                         They may look cute and peaceful, but the parents are very protective of their children. Don’t underestimate them – one of them tried to bite me when I came closer to them.

Posted in Photos | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Memories of Murder (2003) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Savage serial killing and its violent era

Posted on May 14, 2012 by kaist455

When David Fincher’s “Zodiac”(2007) was released at South Korean theaters in August 2007, it was immediately compared to one famous South Korean film by me and other audiences. That movie was also based on the infamous serial killing case still … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Dark Shadows (2012) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : When a Gothic Vampire meets the 1970s

Posted on May 12, 2012 by kaist455

There is one thing I learned about Tim Burton during my early moviegoing years; the last thing you can expect from him is a bad-looking movie. Whether you like his new film or not, you always get two or three … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Melancholia (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : The end of the world imagined by Lars von Trier

Posted on May 5, 2012 by kaist455

The end of the world is coming. This is inevitable, and nothing can abort it, and everything on the Earth will be destroyed forever along with the Earth itself. This is quite a depressing news, but Lars von Trier’s “Melancholia” … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Blue Valentine (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : It was love, but…

Posted on May 4, 2012 by kaist455

Was really it love? The couple in “Blue Valentine” probably asks that question many times to themselves while struggling to deal with the problem between them. Yes, it was love indeed, but the reality requires a lot more than love … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments