Monthly Archives: April 2014

A Touch of Sin (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Anger and despair below rapid social change

 Through its sad, bleak stories, Jia Zhangke’s “A Touch of Sin” shows anger and despair below a rapid social change China has been going through. While their society is certainly changing, the main characters in the movie hardly receive any … Continue reading

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The Lunchbox (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : An accidental romance through lunch delivery

 While it is a pretty familiar story we have encountered before, “The Lunchbox” is mixed with enough spices to give it a distinctive flavor to appreciate. Vividly bringing us into its local background, it comes to us as a heartfelt … Continue reading

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Saturday Afternoon (2014/04/13)

                            While Geese were looking for something eat, cats did not have to – because many of us fed them with no hesitation.

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In the Family (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A simple story about one family matter

 Slowly and delicately drawing attention and care from the audiences, “In the Family”(2011) comes to us as a simple story about one family matter. Never disrupting its slow but steady pace throughout its long running time(169-minute), it gives us a … Continue reading

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Weekend Vacation(2014/04/04-06)

                                                                                     With other lab members, I went to a summer house belonging to my adviser professor’s friend. We had a fairly good time there – and I took some photos.

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Another spring afternoon(2014/04/03)

               Flowers, people, geese, and a cat.  

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Dear Roger….

Dear Roger It is almost a year since I received the e-mail notifying me of your death, and I and others are still thinking of you while missing you a lot. At the end of last year, many people wondered … Continue reading

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