Monthly Archives: August 2013

Arbitrage (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A crook stuck between multiple crises

Posted on August 13, 2013 by kaist455

Some of the most engaging movies I have seen tell their stories through unlikable characters I can hardly identity with or care about, and these movies remind me that we do not always have to like or identify with the … Continue reading →

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West of Memphis (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Their long way to the justice they deserve

Posted on August 10, 2013 by kaist455

What is told in the documentary “West of Memphis” is still outrageous and infuriating to watch although I have already heard and known a lot about one evil crime which shocked the whole town, three suspects who were wrongfully accused … Continue reading →

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Mud (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : The water is wide

Posted on August 9, 2013 by kaist455

The water is wide. That sentence was floated around my mind while I was watching the Mississippi river and the surrounding landscapes in Jeff Nichols’ latest film “Mud”. It looks plain and mundane at first, but the movie has a … Continue reading →

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Passion (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A kinky thriller from Brian De Palma(you guess it)

Posted on August 8, 2013 by kaist455

“Passion” is the latest kinky thriller from Brian De Palma, the first-class master of trashy guilty pleasure. He is back in his sensational territory again with his usual bag of tricks, and the result is as much as what we … Continue reading →

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Love Crime (2010) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Her horrible boss

Posted on August 8, 2013 by kaist455

I initially thought I should not tell you about a crucial turning point in the plot of French thriller film “Love Crime”, but, on the second thought, it does not matter much. Although it begins with one thing and then … Continue reading →

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The Paperboy (2012) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : A swampy coming of age story with Southern flavor

Posted on August 6, 2013 by kaist455

Once I discerned that the plot was not very important in Lee Daniels’ lurid Southern melodrama “The Paperboy”, I just observed its nice languid mood decorating its dark, pulpy melodramatic tale. Everything in the movie looks hot and sweaty, and … Continue reading →

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Europa Report (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A Hard SF recorded on Found footage

Posted on August 4, 2013 by kaist455

When I heard about “Europa Report” at first, it looked like one of those ‘found footage’ horror films, and it really is. The movie mainly revolves around the video clips from a doomed space mission(this is not a spoiler at … Continue reading →

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Drug War (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A treacherous game amidst cops and criminals

Posted on August 3, 2013 by kaist455

Good thrillers grip my attention at some point around the beginning and never let it go until the end credit. In case of Johnnie To’s crime noir thriller “Drug War”, it was one of its early scenes. A cop chases … Continue reading →

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A Hijacking (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Hostage negotiation is waiting

Posted on August 2, 2013 by kaist455

“A Hijacking” presents us a long, exhausting process of hostage negotiation with its plain but tense realism, and it is an absorbing experience. While there is no big action scene or heroic act to excite us, we closely watch the … Continue reading →

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Snowpiercer (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A dark journey on the New Ice Age Express

Posted on August 1, 2013 by kaist455

I know it is a cliché, but I must say this; “Snowpiercer” is something we do not come across often in the movie theaters nowadays. This is a smart, compelling science fiction film which can intrigue us with its futuristic … Continue reading →

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