Monthly Archives: August 2013

At Any Price (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : The field of modified American Dream

Posted on August 31, 2013 by kaist455

When I went to Urbana-Champaign, Illinois for attending 2010 Ebertfest, I observed one thing still vividly remaining in my mind while I was on a morning train departing from Chicago. As soon as the skyline of Chicago was disappeared from … Continue reading →

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Elysium (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A big space wheel he desperately wants to go

Posted on August 30, 2013 by kaist455

When I was young and innocent, I read lots of science books with unadulterated enthusiasm, and some of them were about how our human civilization would look different through advanced technologies. The futuristic world shown through those books looked pretty … Continue reading →

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Playboy Bong (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Bong Man-dae the softcore artist

Posted on August 30, 2013 by kaist455

Have you ever heard of a South Korean director named Bong Man-dae? Well, to be frank with you, I had never heard of him until I came across one article on his small hilarious mokumentary film “Playboy Bong”, which is … Continue reading →

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Cats, Geese, and a rabbit (2013/08/25)

Posted on August 26, 2013 by kaist455

                                                Kittens are growing day by day while ruthless avian campus gang is active as usual

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2 Days in New York (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : 2 days with her rambunctious French family

Posted on August 24, 2013 by kaist455

 “2 Days in New York” is a charming little comedy which made me cringe and laugh through its broad humor and sharp wit. I winced along with its more sensible characters as the things kept getting messy and they were … Continue reading →

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Two Mothers (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Sons and mothers

Posted on August 23, 2013 by kaist455

They have been close to each other, but now they are close to each other more than ever in their mutual entangled relationship. Anne Fontaine’s “Two mothers”, which was originally titled as “Adore”, is about four people finding themselves entangled … Continue reading →

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Now You See Me (2013) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : It’s all trick, you know

Posted on August 22, 2013 by kaist455

“Now You See Me” keeps hiding some of its magic tricks even when the end credits roll, and that is one of its few good things. After all, magician is supposed to never reveal his magic tricks to the audiences, … Continue reading →

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The Grandmaster (2013) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : Once Upon a Time in China

Posted on August 19, 2013 by kaist455

 Faces, fists, palms, feet, arms, legs, hats, dresses, coats, shoes, closets, chairs, clocks, tables, stairs, doors, knives, water/blood droplets, puddles, smokes, snow, wind, lights, a monkey, a train, and a dog. These were the items I wrote down in my … Continue reading →

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For Ellen (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A burned-out rocker attempting to be a dad

Posted on August 18, 2013 by kaist455

Although we get little information about the current state of his career or his life, it is apparent that Joby Taylor, the sad and lonely hero of “For Ellen”, is a man stuck in the dead end. He looks blank, … Continue reading →

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The Flu (2013) ☆☆(2/4) : Its symptoms are depressing rather than alarming

Posted on August 14, 2013 by kaist455

 The symptoms shown at the beginning of South Korean action thriller film “The Flu” are depressing rather than alarming. The symptoms are 1) flat characterization full of bland or annoying characters we do not give a damn about, and 2) … Continue reading →

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