Category Archives: Movies

Primary Colors (1998) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A story of one fun political ride

Posted on November 10, 2012 by kaist455

When I watched “The Ides of March” (2011) early in this year, it took me back to my memories with Mike Nichols’ “Primary Colors” (1998), which already told us almost everything the former wanted to tell. When I watched it … Continue reading →

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Argo (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Believe or not, it really happened

Posted on November 1, 2012 by kaist455

“Argo” is about one improbable CIA operation as unreal as a fake movie they used as a main cover, and you may not believe that the movie is really based on a real-life operation unless you stay during its end … Continue reading →

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Savages (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A big mess in their lucrative crime business

Posted on November 1, 2012 by kaist455

There are always troubles waiting at corners in criminal business, and Oliver Stone’s “Savages” presents us the ruthless sights in the barbarous war between the criminals you won’t particularly like. Only reason we may care about our main characters is … Continue reading →

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A Werewolf Boy (2012) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : A Girl and her pet werewolf

Posted on November 1, 2012 by kaist455

South Korean movie “A Werewolf Boy” is an old-fashioned romance story featuring a young girl and her loyal werewolf boy. I know many of you are already thinking about those CGI wolves in Twilight movies, but, luckily for us, the … Continue reading →

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Skyfall (2012) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4) : James Bond returns to his root on a gloomy day

Posted on October 27, 2012 by kaist455

After I walked out of the screening room at last night, one audience wondered whether “Skyfall” was a Halloween movie. I was not so surprised about that reaction, because “Skyfall” is probably the gloomiest chapter in the fascinating series which … Continue reading →

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Almost Che (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : He just wanted to get a girl out of his league…

Posted on October 26, 2012 by kaist455

I do not remember a lot about the 1980s in South Korea because I was very young at that time, but I know it was a violent era when many people were injustly crushed by South Korean government because they … Continue reading →

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Lawless (2012) ☆☆1/2 : They were violent, stubborn, brutal, unwise, and ruthless

Posted on October 20, 2012 by kaist455

“Lawless” has every element it needs for telling a crime drama from the Prohibition era. Besides the good historical background well recreated on the screen, we have three criminal brothers, the associates in their moonshine business, the beautiful women attracted … Continue reading →

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Dead Alive (1992) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Please prepare a barf bag just in case

Posted on October 20, 2012 by kaist455

Some horror movies have a mercy on the uninformed audiences who have no idea about what they will get. The opening sequence of New Zealand horror film “Dead Alive”(1992), which is also known as “Braindead”, is a good example because … Continue reading →

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Searching for Sugar Man (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Searching for a forgotten musician

Posted on October 13, 2012 by kaist455

Some people said life is third-rated novel, but we hear about incredible life stories stranger than fiction from time to time, and the story told in “Searching for Sugar Man” is such a case. This documentary introduces us one musician … Continue reading →

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Looper (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A SF thriller with clever loopholes

Posted on October 12, 2012 by kaist455

There is nothing particularly new about one of the time-honored traditions in science fictions in new SF thriller “Looper”, but this smart film cleverly finds good ways to deal with its subject, and I like it. Its law of causality … Continue reading →

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