Author Archives: kaist455

The Sessions (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : He just wants to lose his virginity…

Posted on January 11, 2013 by kaist455

 Mark O’Brien’s life is one of those moving life stories we encounter from time to time. After he contacted polio when he was 6, he spent most of his life as a paralyzed man depending on iron wrong, but he … Continue reading →

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Cloud Atlas (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Life is full of make-ups

Posted on January 10, 2013 by kaist455

“Cloud Atlas” is something you do not often encounter at theater: an ambitiously epic folly which will dazzle or bore you at the big screening room. Though I am not entirely sure about my opinion on this giant messy tapestry, … Continue reading →

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Lincoln (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A portrait of a saintly and wily politician

Posted on January 9, 2013 by kaist455

 During my childhood, I came across several sets of biographies of the famous historical figures for elementary school/kindergarten children, and Abraham Lincoln’s biography was a sort of obligatory volume in these sets like Jesus’ or Einstein’s was. Except nice illustrations, … Continue reading →

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Photos from one winter afternoon(01/06/13)

Posted on January 8, 2013 by kaist455

                                                                            It was cold with snow, and the animals at the campus were hungrier than before…

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Flight (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : The crash is not over for him yet

Posted on January 8, 2013 by kaist455

He survives, but the crash is not over for him yet. After striking us with a gut-chilling sequence at the start, Robert Zemeckis’ “Flight” switches its gear into a slow but compelling character drama about a long personal crash of … Continue reading →

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Transsiberian (2008) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A wintry thriller on the Transsiberian Express

Posted on January 5, 2013 by kaist455

  “Transsiberian” is a Hitchcockian thriller decorated with icy wintry landscapes, and it is a good example. It sets its tone right at the beginning, and then it carefully develops its unstable feeling as loading the story and the characters on … Continue reading →

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My FFC review for Nameless Gangsters(2012)

Posted on January 2, 2013 by kaist455

My Far-flung correspondent review for “Nameless Gangster”(2012) has just been posted. If you want to read it, click here. The review was revised from my original review written in February 2012.

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The snow on the first day of 2013

Posted on January 2, 2013 by kaist455

                                                We had lots of snow in South Korea during last 5 days. It was not good for cars or pedestrians, but it provided a very good chance for my small digital camera. These photos were shot at my … Continue reading →

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Life of Pi (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A boy’s unbelievable journey with a Bengal tiger

Posted on January 2, 2013 by kaist455

“Life of Pi” is a stunning visual achievement. It is so an absorbing and exquisite visual experience that I was effortlessly pulled into its fantastic story about a young boy’s unbelievable drift with a Bengal tiger on the vast Pacific … Continue reading →

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Game Change (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A star is born

Posted on December 25, 2012 by kaist455

 Whatever you think about Sarah Palin, a former Alaska Governor who dramatically rose to her fame during 2008 US presidential election, she has an undeniable star presence which even attracted the attention of her detractors including me. Vividly presenting that … Continue reading →

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