Category Archives: Movies

Fatal Intuition (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): She’s his only hope

Posted on November 7, 2015 by kaist455

South Korean film “Fatal Intuition” is a thriller mixed with some supernatural elements as a part of its creepy atmosphere. For finding a cruel killer on the loose, our dogged hero works with a girl who often experiences disturbing premonitions … Continue reading →

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The Gift (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4) : He wants to give them something…

Posted on November 6, 2015 by kaist455

Everything looks all right to them in the beginning, but then someone appears out of nowhere, and their life becomes threatened by the presence of this supposedly kind stranger, who begins to look more nefarious than before as time goes … Continue reading →

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The Walk (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): Between two towers

Posted on November 4, 2015 by kaist455

Focusing on one amazing real-life incident which did happen around the top of the Twin Towers of World Trade Center, “The Walk” tries to take you to that very moment of danger and wonder to behold, and it accomplishes its … Continue reading →

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Dheepan (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4) : New identity, new place, and new family

Posted on November 3, 2015 by kaist455

Can they adapt themselves to their new identities? Can they settle together in a world new and alien to them? And, above all, can they accept each other as someone more than an accomplice? Through three strangers who happen to … Continue reading →

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The Program (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : Cycling on a big lie

Posted on November 1, 2015 by kaist455

The rise and fall of Lance Armstrong has a big irony we cannot help but notice at this point. He survived the illness which could have killed him, and he was determined to rise from his bottom by any means … Continue reading →

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The Lobster (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4) : To be or not to be a lobster

Posted on October 31, 2015 by kaist455

“The Lobster”, which received the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival early in this year, is another dark, weird, and ruthless comedy from Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, who previously struck us with his offbeat black comedy film “Dogtooth” (2009). … Continue reading →

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Amour Fou (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : “Would you care to die with me?”

Posted on October 30, 2015 by kaist455

When they meet each other for the first time, they have no idea of how they would influence each other’s fate. As pulling or pushing each other, they are slowly moved toward to a certain destination waiting for them from … Continue reading →

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The Exclusive: Beat the Devil’s Tattoo (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): A scoop beyond his control

Posted on October 26, 2015 by kaist455

Around the ending of John Ford’s classic film “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” (1962), one supporting character says, “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” In case of South Korean film “The Exclusive: Beat the Devil’s Tattoo”, the … Continue reading →

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Mr. Holmes (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): The Detective’s Last Case

Posted on October 26, 2015 by kaist455

Since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “A Study in Scarlet” was published in 1887, Sherlock Holmes has been one of the immortal literary characters along with Tarzan and James Bond. He has been portrayed by many plays, movies and TV series … Continue reading →

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Dope (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : Three Geeks in the Bottoms

Posted on October 25, 2015 by kaist455

“Dope” wants to do many things. At first, it unfolds a coming-of-age comedy drama about three adolescent kids struggling in their rough neighbourhood, and then it tries to be a crime story accompanied with drug and shooting, and then it … Continue reading →

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