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Category Archives: Movies
A Better Life (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A gardener and his son in LA
Some movies can bring me close to the life of the people I never have come across. “A Better Life”, a simple but heartfelt drama about one man struggling for him and his son in the world which do not … Continue reading
The Hunger Games (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A feisty heroine in one deadly reality show
Now, Harry Potter series is over, so what is the next big thing to watch at the theater? While it was having its long, enormous success for ten years, many franchises had been attempted in here and there based on … Continue reading
Take Shelter (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A man getting disturbed by apocalyptic visions
One professor at my department, who studied neuroscience, once told us something you have probably heard from somewhere: if you think you are crazy or getting crazy, that means you are not crazy because crazy people do not know that … Continue reading
Life, Above All (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : This girl’s hard life
Looking back at when I watched “Life, Above All”(2010) in last December, I can discern that I am a more jaded adult than I think. At one point in the story, I wondered for a while if its heroine really … Continue reading
Architecture 101 (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : First Love 101
To be frank with you, I did not have much expectation when I read the synopsis of “Architecture 101”. Though the title sounds indeed different from other countless romance films we have encountered, the story is very familiar on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Architect, Architecture, College, First Love, Romance, South Korean movie
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Tyrannosaur (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A violent man stuck in his gloomy world
Joseph is a pretty unlikable guy right from his first appearance. He gets furious because he has just lost a bet on some horse race, and then, his seething temper explodes and he savagely kicks his poor dog in its … Continue reading
John Carter (2012) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : A big old-fashioned fantasy on Mars
I enjoyed “John Carter” to some degrees. I liked its fantasy world on Mars, and I appreciated how it presented its world with an old-fashioned pulpy style on the big screen, and I’d like to see and know more about … Continue reading
The Yellow Sea (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Reconsideration of Chase, Chaos, and Mayhem
— I previously wrote the review for “The Yellow Sea” in late December of 2010. This is the second review written after I watched the director’s cut version in this week. If you want to read my original review, click … Continue reading
The Truman Show (1998) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : It’s a good life
In one science magazine I used to read during my high school years, one of my favorites was the section on the science in SF movies(the magazine is still published monthly; whenever I come across them at the campus book … Continue reading
