Monthly Archives: January 2013

Lincoln (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A portrait of a saintly and wily politician

Posted on January 9, 2013 by kaist455

 During my childhood, I came across several sets of biographies of the famous historical figures for elementary school/kindergarten children, and Abraham Lincoln’s biography was a sort of obligatory volume in these sets like Jesus’ or Einstein’s was. Except nice illustrations, … Continue reading →

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Photos from one winter afternoon(01/06/13)

Posted on January 8, 2013 by kaist455

                                                                            It was cold with snow, and the animals at the campus were hungrier than before…

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Flight (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : The crash is not over for him yet

Posted on January 8, 2013 by kaist455

He survives, but the crash is not over for him yet. After striking us with a gut-chilling sequence at the start, Robert Zemeckis’ “Flight” switches its gear into a slow but compelling character drama about a long personal crash of … Continue reading →

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Transsiberian (2008) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A wintry thriller on the Transsiberian Express

Posted on January 5, 2013 by kaist455

  “Transsiberian” is a Hitchcockian thriller decorated with icy wintry landscapes, and it is a good example. It sets its tone right at the beginning, and then it carefully develops its unstable feeling as loading the story and the characters on … Continue reading →

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My FFC review for Nameless Gangsters(2012)

Posted on January 2, 2013 by kaist455

My Far-flung correspondent review for “Nameless Gangster”(2012) has just been posted. If you want to read it, click here. The review was revised from my original review written in February 2012.

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The snow on the first day of 2013

Posted on January 2, 2013 by kaist455

                                                We had lots of snow in South Korea during last 5 days. It was not good for cars or pedestrians, but it provided a very good chance for my small digital camera. These photos were shot at my … Continue reading →

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Life of Pi (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A boy’s unbelievable journey with a Bengal tiger

Posted on January 2, 2013 by kaist455

“Life of Pi” is a stunning visual achievement. It is so an absorbing and exquisite visual experience that I was effortlessly pulled into its fantastic story about a young boy’s unbelievable drift with a Bengal tiger on the vast Pacific … Continue reading →

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