Daily Archives: July 7, 2024

Typhoon Club (1985) ☆☆☆(3/4): As a storm is coming

Shinji Sōmai’s 1985 film “Typhoon Club”, which happened to come out around the time when John Hughes’ “The Breakfast Club” (1985), is an adolescent drama which turns out to be darker and more disturbing than expected. Watching some of its … Continue reading

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Marguerite’s Theorem (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A young mathematician rising from the bottom.

“Marguerite’s Theorem” engaged me more than expected even though I did not know that much about Goldbach’s conjecture, which has been one of the most challenging mathematical matters for more than 250 years. As closely and intimately sticking to its … Continue reading

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