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Category Archives: Movies
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A doomed quest inspired by “Fargo”
On one cold day of 2001 November, a Japanese woman named Takako Konishi was found dead in a field outside Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Around that time, it was widely rumored that she came to Minnesota to search for that famous … Continue reading
The Second Mother (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): When her daughter comes to the town
Can they possibly connect with each other after those long years of separation between them? “The Second Mother”, Brazil’s official submission to Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in the next year, is a calm, gentle family drama revolving around a … Continue reading
Listen to Me Marlon (2015) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Brando on Brando
Marlon Brando lived a curious life to amuse and baffle us. While this legendary Hollywood actor gave us a number of great performances to behold and admire, he often seemed to be drifted away with no particular interest in acting, … Continue reading
Inside Men (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): They are all together…
I watched South Korean thriller film “Inside Men” with bitter amusement on some of its darkest moments. Although it is a work of fiction as emphasized in its end credits, its dark, uncomfortable picture of power and corruption is not … Continue reading
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Tagged Corruption, Criminal, Politics, Prosecuter, South Korean Film
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Tangerines (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4): His house as a neutral zone
“Tangerines”, a Georgian-Estonian film which was Oscar-nominated for Best Foreign Language Film early in this year, is a small war fable accompanied with some humanistic messages to deliver. While its intention is apparent right from the beginning, it takes its … Continue reading
Virunga (2014) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Guarding their park from human greed and violence
My fellow film critic Michael Mirasol often uses a phrase when he informs me and his other Twitter followers of some infuriating cases of how people ruin nature for greed or other despicable reasons: F*cking humans. Oscar-nominated documentary “Virunga” will … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Endangered Species, Gorilla, Nature, Ranger, Real-life story, War
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): So it ends here
So it ends here. After the intermission of one year, we finally get “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2”, which starts right from the point where the first part was over. While the end of the war is indeed … Continue reading
Red Army (2014) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The rise and fall of Soviet ice hockey
Simultaneously amusing and compelling, documentary film “Red Army” tells us a dramatic story about the rise and fall of Soviet ice hockey. Mainly through some of its best players, the documentary looks around their best and worst times during the Cold … Continue reading
Taxi (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A taxi ride with a defiant Iranian filmmaker
Some of you have probably heard about Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s ongoing plight – and his defiant acts against his oppressive government. In December 2010, this internationally acclaimed filmmaker who has been critical about the Iranian government was sentenced to … Continue reading
Spectre (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : Mr. Bond’s another personal problem to deal with
After all those bitter tough journeys he went through, James Bond still has other things to brood over. While serving us with a number of spectacular action sequences as well as many of its familiar conventions including pretty ladies, fancy … Continue reading
