Monthly Archives: May 2017

Come, Together (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): A South Korean family in social/personal crisis

Posted on May 12, 2017 by kaist455

I experienced growing uncomfortable feelings as watching South Korean film “Come, Together”. This is another gloomy drama about the harsh reality of the South Korean society, and it is often difficult to watch its main characters struggling with each own … Continue reading →

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The Unknown Girl (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Who was that girl?

Posted on May 11, 2017 by kaist455

In their new film “The Unknown Girl”, the Dardenne brothers tries a more conventional plot than usual while maintaining their typical dry realistic approach, but this mix is not entirely successful on the whole. While we get the vivid, authentic … Continue reading →

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Alien: Covenant (2017) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Same old monster horror

Posted on May 9, 2017 by kaist455

“Alien: Covenant” gives us exactly what we can expect from another entry from the franchise which has lasted for more than 35 years since “Alien” (1979) burst upon us. Again, a group of characters in a big spaceship go to … Continue reading →

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My Life as a Zucchini (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Meet Courgette and his friends

Posted on May 7, 2017 by kaist455

It is always delightful to watch simple, sweet animation films like “My Life as a Zucchini”, which was selected as the Official submission of Switzerland for the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 2017 Academy awards in last year … Continue reading →

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Denial (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): History on Trial

Posted on May 7, 2017 by kaist455

As far as I can see from “Denial”, David Irving is a vile piece of work. He is a bullying propagandist who has no qualms about humiliating and discrediting others through lies and falsification, and any decent person cannot help … Continue reading →

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Menashe (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): A slice of Hasidic life from Brooklyn

Posted on May 6, 2017 by kaist455

Sometimes movies can transport you to worlds unfamiliar to us, and “Menashe”, which was shown at the Sundance Film Festival early in this year and was recently screened at the Jeonju International Film Festival, is one of such cases. While … Continue reading →

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The Student (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A fanatic boy in the classroom

Posted on May 5, 2017 by kaist455

Darkly absurd and compelling, Russian film “The Student” disturbs us during its many fierce rhetorical scenes, which will grip your attention regardless of your opinion on religion. Here is an adolescent boy who suddenly starts to drive himself into religious … Continue reading →

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little less awesome this time

Posted on May 3, 2017 by kaist455

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” is alternatively exhilarating and exhausting in its overstuffed mix of SF fantasy, action, and comedy. Like the previous film, the movie works best when it focuses on its colorful rogue characters, and there are … Continue reading →

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