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Tag Archives: Businessman
Digger (2026) ☆☆(2/4): Another ambitious misfire from Iñárritu
Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s latest film “Digger” looks quite ambitious at first but then eventually ends up digging not so much on the whole. As I struggled to adjust myself its broadly and unevenly shrill tone during its first half, I … Continue reading
The Phoenician Scheme (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Wes Anderson on autopilot mode
Wes Anderson’s latest film “The Phoenician Scheme” has everything you can expect from his film. While it has a heap of notable performers who will function as variously colorful dolls to be utilized by Anderson, the movie is certainly full … Continue reading
The Apprentice (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The early years of one deplorable figure
Ali Abbasi’s latest film “The Apprentice” looks into the early years of one deplorable figure who has been exerting toxic influences over not only the American society but also the whole world during last several years. While it surely drew … Continue reading
Ferrari (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Calm and detached just like its hero
Michael Mann’s new film “Ferrari” is calm and detached just like its hero, who builds a wall around whatever he feels and thinks inside as he says at one point in the story. As a sort of antithesis to James … Continue reading
The Courier (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): One British businessman turned into a spy
“The Courier”, which was simply released as “The Spy” yesterday in South Korean theaters, is a modest but engaging drama which is based on one of many interesting real-life stories from the Cold War era. Mainly revolving around one ordinary … Continue reading
Greed (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A broad satire revolving around one greedy rotten bastard
Some depth and gravitas are usually necessary for an effective satire, but Michael Winterbottom’s “Greed” does not have either of them. While it is occasionally amusing as its greedy rotten hero’s misguided plan for whitewashing his public disgrace is gradually … Continue reading
