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Category Archives: Movies
The Missing Picture (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Memories of a genocide
The documentary film “The Missing Picture” attempts an unconventional approach for its grim historical subject. Mainly through its simple but delicate presentation of clay figurine dioramas, it conveys to us the personal memories of pain and horror from one of … Continue reading
Starred Up (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : He finally meets his match – his dad
While it is a mix of familiar elements to be expected from its main subjects, “Starred Up” is a compelling mix to watch none the less. Mainly through its violent young antihero with issues, it transfers us into a harsh, … Continue reading
Ida (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A nun’s journey
Polish film “Ida” looks so simple and concise that describing its plot will not be enough to explain why it is one of the most memorable experiences of this year. I initially observed the movie with admiration toward its impressive … Continue reading
The Normal Heart (2014) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): Their fight against a plague – and the system
HBO TV movie “The Normal Heart” is frequently blatant in its melodramatic approach, but there is a big heart palpitating with emotional truths inside its story, and we cannot ignore what it wants to tell us. We can clearly see … Continue reading
Magic in the Moonlight (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : She does something to him~
“Magic in the Moonlight” is as lightweight as you can expect from a minor Woody Allen film. Although it is not as impressive as “Midnight in Paris”(2011), it is a nice fluffy diversion from his previous work “Blue Jasmine”(2013), and … Continue reading
Begin Again (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Starting over with music
Around its beginning, “Begin Again” has a key moment which shows us how some songs can mean a lot to us at the right time and the right place in our life. It is just a simple song performed with … Continue reading
Haemoo (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Voyage of the Desperate
South Korean film “Heamoo” feels so real at times that it did not take much time for me to get involved in its shabby main characters and their dark, harrowing drama. I could sense their gloomy life with no bright … Continue reading
Robin Williams 1951 – 2014 R.I.P.
Not long before I heard the news about Robin Williams’ sudden death, I came across a cardboard advertisement of “License to Wed”(2007), which was somehow placed at my local theater for no apparent reason(this poorly received comedy film silently went … Continue reading
A Most Wanted Man (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4): It’s still cold and melancholic out there
“Spying is waiting.” – from “The Russia House” by John le Carré When I read John le Carré’s “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold” for the first time around 1993, I was not very impressed by that novel. … Continue reading
Tim’s Vermeer (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Recreating a Vermeer
Whenever the camera looks closely at Johannes Vermeer’s paintings in fascinating documentary “Tim’s Vermeer”, you cannot help but marvel at their vivid colors and details – and their verisimilitude which almost approaches to the level of modern photography. This Dutch … Continue reading
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