Category Archives: Movies

The Neighbors (2012) ☆☆1/2(2.5) : They have a killer in their building

Posted on August 26, 2012 by kaist455

There are interesting pieces here and there in South Korean thriller movie “The Neighbours”, but the result is an uneven combination which does not fully utilize the potential in its components. This is a well-made thriller with good atmosphere and … Continue reading →

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Sister (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A little thief and his older sister

Posted on August 25, 2012 by kaist455

Simon, a young hero of “Sister”, is one of those resourceful poor kids we have seen before in other movies. He knows how to earn the money he needs, and he is very good at it. His town is near … Continue reading →

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Bully (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : These painful cases of bullied kids

Posted on August 25, 2012 by kaist455

They say something like “they are just kids”, but we should not forget that bullying is a cruel thing to its helpless victims. Lee Hirsch’s documentary “Bully” presents us five kids as its painful examples and it shows us how … Continue reading →

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Red Lights (2012) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : Science Vs Supernatural

Posted on August 24, 2012 by kaist455

“Red Lights” promisingly starts with an intriguing matter to entertain us and then disappointingly exits with an ending too easy and simple compared to what it has played with. Although it maintains well the dramatic suspense between science and its … Continue reading →

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Pina (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : On her mesmerizing works on the stage

Posted on August 24, 2012 by kaist455

Here is another good documentary which reminds me that I still have a lot more things to know in case of art. Around the beginning of this month, I saw Kevin Macdonald’s documentary “Marley”(2011), which was a sincerer tribute to … Continue reading →

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Passion Fish (1992) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Two hardcore women stuck with each other

Posted on August 20, 2012 by kaist455

When I watched “The Intouchables”(2011) at the local movie theater several months ago, I got a small nagging dissatisfaction with that crowd-pleasing film which was about the warm friendship between a disabled man and a caregiver hired by him. The … Continue reading →

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Total Recall (2012) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : It can unnecessarily remember it for you

Posted on August 16, 2012 by kaist455

Len Wiseman’s “Total Recall”, which is a remake version of the 1990 film with the same name, has several amusing things to talk about after watching it, but most of them are the faint echoes from the 1990 version. They … Continue reading →

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Stake Land (2010) ☆☆☆(3/4) : In the world of vampire zombies

Posted on August 11, 2012 by kaist455

“Stake Land” is too good to be dismissed as “another zombie movie” because of its impressive gray atmosphere and a nice bleak drama unfolded in its apocalyptic world. This small horror film pays attention to its world besides its stock … Continue reading →

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Project Nim (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A fascinating but cruel experiment on one chimp

Posted on August 11, 2012 by kaist455

 Can animals learn languages and communicate with us? Can the gap between human beings and animals can be narrower through that? One fascinating experiment at the center of an engrossing documentary “Project Nim” started with these curious questions, and it … Continue reading →

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Marley (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4): A respectful tribute to a legendary musician

Posted on August 4, 2012 by kaist455

To the audiences like me who are not so familiar to Bob Marley, the director documentary “Marley” is an informative documentary which shows Marley as an influential musician and a wonderful human being who left our world too early. I … Continue reading →

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