Author Archives: kaist455

The Dresser (1983) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : About one backstage relationship

Posted on February 10, 2011 by kaist455

It is always difficult to put a play on the stage. Actors and crews work hard amid many setbacks that can happen on and behind the stage. If they are lucky, they will survive today’s performance with descending curtain and … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Actor, Drama, Shakespeare, Stage Play, Theater | 1 Comment

2011/02/03

Posted on February 8, 2011 by kaist455

Photos taken on Chinese New Year Day. I went to the neighbourhood that I lived during 1991-1993. Things has changed a lot except few things such as the mosque I used to see from the distance.

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The Town (2010) ☆☆☆ (3/4) : A good crime drama in their rough town

Posted on February 7, 2011 by kaist455

On the whole, “The Town” works effectively as a crime drama despite some weaknesses. Although the movie turns out to be less successful than it wants to be, it works in most parts because the characters and their world are … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged action, Bank robber, Crime, Father and son, Romance | 1 Comment

I Am Love (2009) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : When she discovers her desire to be happy

Posted on January 30, 2011 by kaist455

“I Am Love” tells us the story we have heard countless times from many tales – from literature books to your average trashy soap drama on TV. After having been living as someone more or less than a component of … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Cooking, Drama, Family, Romance | 2 Comments

Winter’s Bone (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Her desperate determination in cold, harsh world

Posted on January 24, 2011 by kaist455

Although its story is driven by a mystery surrounding certain missing person, the mystery only serves as a trigger for something far more than itself in “Winter’s Bone”. While we follow its heroine’s plight and wait for the answer to … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Drama, drug, Family, missing person, Police, poverty, winter | 4 Comments

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) ☆☆☆(3/4) : That baffling world of death and reincarnation

Posted on January 15, 2011 by kaist455

Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s latest movie “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives” scored some points from me at the beginning. After the enigmatic opening sequence featuring a cow and the jungle shrouded in strange atmosphere, the following sequence with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Death, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Forest, Ghost, Kidney, Reincarnation | 4 Comments

Tron: Legacy (2010) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Unnecessary but it’s nice to look at anyway

Posted on January 2, 2011 by kaist455

I still have some conflicts about whether “Tron: Legacy” is really necessary for us. “Tron”, its predecessor in 1982, showed the audience the initial potential of CGI with the world they had never seen before. The movie looks now quite … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged action, Father and son, SF, Virtual Reality | 1 Comment

The Last Godfather (2010) BOMB : A new kind of 3D – Dated, Dull, and Disgraceful

Posted on January 2, 2011 by kaist455

I once said in one of my reviews for Korean movies that 2010 was a good year for South Korean movies because of those wonderful movies made by talented directors. And I also pointed out that we had a considerable amount … Continue reading →