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Category Archives: Movies
The Grandmaster (2013) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : Once Upon a Time in China
Faces, fists, palms, feet, arms, legs, hats, dresses, coats, shoes, closets, chairs, clocks, tables, stairs, doors, knives, water/blood droplets, puddles, smokes, snow, wind, lights, a monkey, a train, and a dog. These were the items I wrote down in my … Continue reading
For Ellen (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A burned-out rocker attempting to be a dad
Although we get little information about the current state of his career or his life, it is apparent that Joby Taylor, the sad and lonely hero of “For Ellen”, is a man stuck in the dead end. He looks blank, … Continue reading
The Flu (2013) ☆☆(2/4) : Its symptoms are depressing rather than alarming
The symptoms shown at the beginning of South Korean action thriller film “The Flu” are depressing rather than alarming. The symptoms are 1) flat characterization full of bland or annoying characters we do not give a damn about, and 2) … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Disaster, Doctor, Mother and daughter, South Korean Film, Thriller, Virus
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Arbitrage (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A crook stuck between multiple crises
Some of the most engaging movies I have seen tell their stories through unlikable characters I can hardly identity with or care about, and these movies remind me that we do not always have to like or identify with the … Continue reading
West of Memphis (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Their long way to the justice they deserve
What is told in the documentary “West of Memphis” is still outrageous and infuriating to watch although I have already heard and known a lot about one evil crime which shocked the whole town, three suspects who were wrongfully accused … Continue reading
Mud (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : The water is wide
The water is wide. That sentence was floated around my mind while I was watching the Mississippi river and the surrounding landscapes in Jeff Nichols’ latest film “Mud”. It looks plain and mundane at first, but the movie has a … Continue reading
Passion (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A kinky thriller from Brian De Palma(you guess it)
“Passion” is the latest kinky thriller from Brian De Palma, the first-class master of trashy guilty pleasure. He is back in his sensational territory again with his usual bag of tricks, and the result is as much as what we … Continue reading
Love Crime (2010) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Her horrible boss
I initially thought I should not tell you about a crucial turning point in the plot of French thriller film “Love Crime”, but, on the second thought, it does not matter much. Although it begins with one thing and then … Continue reading
The Paperboy (2012) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : A swampy coming of age story with Southern flavor
Once I discerned that the plot was not very important in Lee Daniels’ lurid Southern melodrama “The Paperboy”, I just observed its nice languid mood decorating its dark, pulpy melodramatic tale. Everything in the movie looks hot and sweaty, and … Continue reading
Europa Report (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A Hard SF recorded on Found footage
When I heard about “Europa Report” at first, it looked like one of those ‘found footage’ horror films, and it really is. The movie mainly revolves around the video clips from a doomed space mission(this is not a spoiler at … Continue reading
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Tagged Astronaut, Found Footage, Horror, Scientist, SF, Space, Space Mission, Spaceship
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