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Category Archives: Movies
Margin Call (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A group of people facing a big financial disaster
“Margin Call” can be categorized as disaster movie. The people in the film have overlooked the risk which has existed from the very beginning, and now they face a grim disaster on the horizon which is soon going to engulf … Continue reading
Dredd 3D (2012) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : A judge’s rough day with a psychic rookie
Here is a good news; “Dredd 3D” is better and more enjoyable than that forgettable 1995 film based on the same British comic book by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra. While we have seen its dystopian world countless times before … Continue reading
Amour (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Scenes from their dying marriage
Our life is bound to be sad and depressing because of aging and subsequent death, and Michael Haneke’s new movie “Amour” shows that undeniable truth to us through an unsentimental but deeply harrowing observation of an aging couple who begin … Continue reading
A Royal Affair (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : An affair behind the throne
As a historical drama about a dangerous liaison and surrounding intrigues at the royal court, “A Royal Affair” nicely fulfills its genre requirements. It looks gorgeous as much as it is required for our eyes, and it also has an … Continue reading
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Footnote (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A glory only for his father
Fathers are usually proud of their sons’ achievements, but that is not the case with the orthodox scholar patriarch of the Israeli film “Footnote.” His son’s success adds another layer of envy and resentment to a lifelong grudge, and he … Continue reading
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Once there was a Hushpuppy…
How nice it is to encounter a little but special fantasy tale like “Beasts of the Southern Wild”. Like any excellent fantasy tales, this small film is based on the strong sense of reality filled with bountiful details to be … Continue reading
Trouble with the Curve (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : It throws its ball straight
Sometimes actors can find a way to make the story work even when it looks not so special, and I enjoy watching how they make their materials into something watchable instead of something passable. “Trouble with the Curve” is a … Continue reading
Our Idiot Brother (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Our lovable Ned
Ned Rochlin is your average lovable idiot. He is a nice and pleasant dude, but the problem is that he trusts people a little too much and he thinks a little too less about what he says and does. The … Continue reading
End of Watch (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A gritty mix between cop drama and found footage
Once upon a time, there was a movie called “The Blair Witch Project”(1999), and its unexpected success generated a sub-genre so-called “found footage”. While this low-budget genre has been continued through other successful cases like “Paranormal Activity”(2007), there also have … Continue reading
Oslo, August 31st (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : One summer day of a young addict
Sometimes movies provide the moments I understand well with empathy even though I am completely different from their characters. I remember how I sympathetically reacted to one particular scene around the finale of “The Hurt Locker”(2008) because I would also … Continue reading
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