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Monthly Archives: August 2016
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): No one can say that she didn’t sing…
Florence Foster Jenkins (1868-1944) was quite an interesting woman for not only her sheer lack of talent but also her incredible obliviousness to that awful truth. It seemed she really believed she was a good singer, but it is apparent … Continue reading
Ghostbusters (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Ladies are not afraid of ghost either
“Ghostbusters”, the reboot/remake of the 1984 film, attempts to do something different, and that should be respected although the result is not wholly different from what we saw from the 1984 film and its 1989 sequel. Again, we are treated … Continue reading
Weiner (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The second rise and fall of Weiner
When Anthony Weiner attempted to run for the office of Mayor of New York City in 2013, he seemed to be on the way to a sort of redemptive comeback, and he actually had a very good chance for that. … Continue reading
Fire at Sea (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Far from each other – but also close to each other
Italian documentary film “Fire at Sea”, which won the Golden Bear award at the Berlin International Film Festival early in this year, simply observes its different human subjects. While life goes on as usual in one small Mediterranean island, there … Continue reading
Creepy (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): A possibility of unspeakable evil on the next door
Japanese film “Creepy” works best when it plays with its insidious atmosphere. As it slowly delves into one disturbing mystery step by step along with a number of creepy insinuating moments, a possibility of unspeakable evil on the next door … Continue reading
Seoul Station (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Zombie night in Seoul
Zombie apocalypse fictions are dime a dozen in these days, but South Korean animation feature film “Seoul Station” has its own disturbing darkness to distinguish itself among other zombie movies. While its zombies are frightening as required, it is also … Continue reading
Star Trek Beyond (2016) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Not Beyond Yet
“Star Trek Beyond” seems to be ready to go boldly where no previous Star Trek movie has gone before, but, again, it turns out to be still trying to warm up its renewed franchise before whatever will follow after this. … Continue reading
Son of Clowns (2016) ☆☆(2/4): Coming back to his circus family
Dear Mr. Evan Kidd Thank you very much for giving me an opportunity for watching your first feature film “Son of Clowns” in advance. As a matter of fact, you are the very first guy who has ever sent me … Continue reading
Elvis & Nixon (2016) ☆☆(2/4): When Elvis met Nixon
“Elvis & Nixon” attempts to look behind the most requested photograph in the US National Archives, but its fiction fails to find anything substantial from that brief real-life meeting between two famous American figures, which, as far as I could … Continue reading
Miles Ahead (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Miles before moving ahead
Shortly after the screening of “Miles Ahead” during this Saturday afternoon, I happened to have a brief conversation with one of the audiences. He pointed out how the movie was not so different from another recent jazz musician biography film … Continue reading
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