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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : The amazingly entangled Spider-Man

Posted on April 24, 2014 by kaist455

 Flying along its redundant pathway like its predecessor did two years ago, “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” frequently goes up and down in its uneven plot hampered by too many things stuffed into it. While I did care about some of … Continue reading →

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Campus animals (2014/04/22)

Posted on April 22, 2014 by kaist455

                      Geese, cats, and one rabbit.

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Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : ….and her therapy will end.

Posted on April 20, 2014 by kaist455

 Now we arrive at “Nymphomaniac: Vol. II”, the second part of Lars von Trier’s another challenging work to talk and discuss about. As its exhausted heroine warned us previously, this is a darker territory compared to its first part which … Continue reading →

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Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Her therapy begins…

Posted on April 20, 2014 by kaist455

 Ready to disturb, intrigue, provoke, and impress us with its penetrating presentation of a dark side of human nature, the first part of Lars von Trier’s controversial work “Nymphomaniac” is surprisingly cheerful and amusing at times while working as a … Continue reading →

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Han Gong-ju (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): “I didn’t do anything wrong.”

Posted on April 18, 2014 by kaist455

 She is the one who should be helped and protected, but she is left in pain and confusion instead, and she does not even know how to deal with her gloomy situation while not wholly understanding it in her helpless … Continue reading →

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Grand Piano (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A deadly comeback concert

Posted on April 16, 2014 by kaist455

 While many thriller movies try to play audiences like piano, “Grand Piano” tries to play not only its audiences but also a real piano at the center of its plot. Its premise is preposterous to say the least, but this … Continue reading →

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A Touch of Sin (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Anger and despair below rapid social change

Posted on April 15, 2014 by kaist455

 Through its sad, bleak stories, Jia Zhangke’s “A Touch of Sin” shows anger and despair below a rapid social change China has been going through. While their society is certainly changing, the main characters in the movie hardly receive any … Continue reading →

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The Lunchbox (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : An accidental romance through lunch delivery

Posted on April 15, 2014 by kaist455

 While it is a pretty familiar story we have encountered before, “The Lunchbox” is mixed with enough spices to give it a distinctive flavor to appreciate. Vividly bringing us into its local background, it comes to us as a heartfelt … Continue reading →

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Saturday Afternoon (2014/04/13)

Posted on April 13, 2014 by kaist455

                            While Geese were looking for something eat, cats did not have to – because many of us fed them with no hesitation.

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In the Family (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A simple story about one family matter

Posted on April 10, 2014 by kaist455

 Slowly and delicately drawing attention and care from the audiences, “In the Family”(2011) comes to us as a simple story about one family matter. Never disrupting its slow but steady pace throughout its long running time(169-minute), it gives us a … Continue reading →

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