Monthly Archives: December 2015

Mistress America (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): Another witty New Yorker comedy from Baumbach

Posted on December 10, 2015 by kaist455

“Mistress America” is another witty New Yorker comedy from Noah Baumbach, and it is as acute and amusing as you can expect from him. While its two heroines are not that likable as we get to know more about their … Continue reading →

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The Assassin (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): A gorgeous but distant wuxia film

Posted on December 8, 2015 by kaist455

Sometimes I come across beautiful films which can instantly hold my gaze with their beauty and mood but somehow keep me from getting wholly involved in what or how they are about. I watch them with curiosity and admiration, but … Continue reading →

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Macbeth (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): Full of grim sound and fury

Posted on December 7, 2015 by kaist455

Justin Kurzel’s “Macbeth” is a relentlessly dark and brutal adaptation of that ‘Scottish Play’ by William Shakespeare, and that is a right storytelling approach for its grim savage tale of corruption and madness, which is “told by an idiot, full … Continue reading →

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Sicario (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4) : On dangerous border

Posted on December 6, 2015 by kaist455

At first, the heroine of “Sicario” does not exactly know what kind of situation she gets involved into, and neither do we, though the movie gives us a little more information. As she comes to know more about what is … Continue reading →

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In the Heart of the Sea (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A story that inspired “Moby Dick”

Posted on December 4, 2015 by kaist455

 When I came across Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick” for the first time, what I read was a criminally abridged version for elementary school kids. I did not know that at that time, but I enjoyed reading it anyway, and then … Continue reading →

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Suite Française (2014) ☆☆(2/4) : The German Lieutenant’s Woman

Posted on December 3, 2015 by kaist455

During its epilogue, “Suite Française” belatedly reveals to us its most interesting aspect. The movie is based on a novella written by Russian Jewish novelist Irène Némirovsky during the World War II, and it was a part of her planned … Continue reading →

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