Daily Archives: December 18, 2014

The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): An elegant Japanese folk tale

Posted on December 18, 2014 by kaist455

Japanese animation film “The Tale of Princess Kaguya” dazzles us with elegant style to enjoy and haunting tale to reflect on. Based on the 10th century Japanese folk tale “The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter”, this simple but superlative … Continue reading →

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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) ☆☆(2/4) : Is he back yet?

Posted on December 18, 2014 by kaist455

Now we finally arrive at “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”, the final chapter of a bloated trilogy which just went on and on in the previous films and then gets sunken into one very, very, very long … Continue reading →