Category Archives: Movies

The Book of Life (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A colorful romp on Day of the Dead

Posted on December 31, 2014 by kaist455

While it is a little too silly and frantic for me at times, “The Book of Life” is a colorful animation film decorated with several gorgeous sights to enjoy. Its story and characters are rather thin and predictable, and my … Continue reading →

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The Boxtrolls (2014) ☆☆☆ (3/4) : A boy and little boxes below the city

Posted on December 30, 2014 by kaist455

 “The Boxtrolls” is a charming stop-motion animation film which fascinates adult audiences with its technical efforts while exciting young audiences through the resulting wonder on the screen. While its story is a familiar fable of good and evil, its offbeat … Continue reading →

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Two Days, One Night (2014) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : The Desperate Weekend

Posted on December 30, 2014 by kaist455

 “Two Days, One Night” starts with a close-up shot of its heroine, and then it rarely looks away from her as she struggles through her several difficult days. She is reluctant about doing what she should do in her circumstance, … Continue reading →

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Chef (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Here’s my compliment to the Chef…

Posted on December 28, 2014 by kaist455

 “Chef” simply wants to do its cooking in its own way. With an ample dose of warm, gentle humor as one of its main ingredients, it wisely takes some time in preparing its dishes in the beginning, and then we … Continue reading →

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Maps to the Stars (2014) ☆☆1/2(2.5) : The Depraved and the Dead

Posted on December 28, 2014 by kaist455

  “Maps to the Stars” is a cold satire about the desperate denizens of Hollywood mired in despair, derangement, and depravity of their superficial life with more bottoms to hit. The movie feels like one of those tabloid articles digging … Continue reading →

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Belle (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : An extraordinary story of one different British lady

Posted on December 27, 2014 by kaist455

 Looking at the evil of slavery through an interesting viewpoint to notice, “Belle” tells us an engaging drama based on the life of a real-life figure who grew up under an extraordinary circumstance. While she was kindly accepted into the … Continue reading →

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Jersey Boys (2014) ☆☆(2/4) : A jukebox musical lacking spark and energy

Posted on December 27, 2014 by kaist455

 As the film adaptation of a popular Tony Award-winning Broadway musical with the same name, “Jersey Boys” is a muted experience seriously lacking spark and energy. As a jukebox musical movie, it surely serves us with many recognizable songs from … Continue reading →

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My Love, Don’t Cross That River (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4): The last chapter of their long life

Posted on December 26, 2014 by kaist455

  South Korean documentary “My Love, Don’t Cross That River” is about the last chapter of a long relationship which lasted for more than 70 years. Although the movie does not give much background information about its aging couple, its … Continue reading →

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Into the Woods (2014) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : So they learned lessons….

Posted on December 24, 2014 by kaist455

  In the era where modernization or deconstruction or any kind of reinterpretation of fairy tales has been a usual thing at movie theaters, “Into the Woods” has already lost some of the personality which Stephen Sondheim’s Tony award-winning musical … Continue reading →

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Blood Ties (2013) ☆☆(2/4) : Blood is thicker than crime

Posted on December 23, 2014 by kaist455

 “Blood Ties” is full of notes borrowed from other gritty crime films about policemen, criminals, families, and their mean streets. First, we have two different brothers who have been driven apart by their respective professions, and then we have an … Continue reading →

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