Monthly Archives: November 2013

Mr. Nobody (2009) ☆☆(2/4) : I’m sorry, but which timeline is he talking about?

Posted on November 3, 2013 by kaist455

 “Mr. Nobody” juggles its balls with all the ambition it has, but I could not hold on to that. As going back and forth between its five or six parallel timelines, it eventually loses its ground and then gets lost … Continue reading →

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Like Someone in Love (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Like Someone in Lies

Posted on November 2, 2013 by kaist455

After delighting us with “Certified Copy”(2010), Abbas Kiarostami enjoys himself again in his latest film “Like Someone in Love”. While it looks like a plain, exemplary Japanese film made with the local actors and crew on the surface, his own … Continue reading →

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The Purge (2013) ☆☆(2/4) : A suburban night of legalized killings

Posted on November 2, 2013 by kaist455

“The Purge” starts with an outrageous but intriguing premise: what if the society temporarily allows killings as a way of ventilating the social anger/resentment pressed inside its individuals? I can think of at least five or six implausible aspects of … Continue reading →

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Thor: the Dark World (2013) ☆☆(2/4) : To be continued…

Posted on November 1, 2013 by kaist455

 I usually think reviewing movie trailers is pretty ludicrous, but I seriously doubt that my review on “Thor: the Dark World”, the sequel to “Thor”(2011) and also one of the latest entries in the Marvel Comics mega-franchise, would be inappropriate … Continue reading →

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