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Daily Archives: November 15, 2013
The Counselor (2013) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : A descent into the hell a la Cormac McCarthy
Around four years ago, I was temporarily banished from my lab after another disastrous academic failure of mine. So disappointed with myself, I retreated into the campus library, and I read several books I previously bought but had never touched, … Continue reading
Farewell, My Queen (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her last few days in the palace
The storm is coming, but they have no idea on what will happen to them and their world. It is July 14th, 1789, and everything looks fine just like any other day to the people in the royal palace of … Continue reading
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