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Tag Archives: drug
Dope (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : Three Geeks in the Bottoms
“Dope” wants to do many things. At first, it unfolds a coming-of-age comedy drama about three adolescent kids struggling in their rough neighbourhood, and then it tries to be a crime story accompanied with drug and shooting, and then it … Continue reading
Inherent Vice (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A Californian film noir shrouded in marijuana haze
At the end of my reserved review on Paul Thomas Anderson’s previous work “The Master” (2012), I asked, “What will be the next step for him?” I could not get the answer at that time, but now I’ve got it … Continue reading
A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A sombre but intense noir thriller
Through its tarnished hero’s melancholic investigation process, “A Walk Among the Tombstones” looks into the dark, twisted face of human evil, and there are several chilling moments which will make you cringe or gasp for the horror implied during these … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcoholism, Crime, drug, Kidnapping, Murder, Mystery, Private Detective, serial killer, Thriller
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Lucy (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Bound for 100%
Rarely do we come across a wild, crazy movie like “Lucy”, which is utterly preposterous and ridiculous from the start but is also amusing and entertaining for its willing attitude to push a silly but interesting science fiction premise all … Continue reading
The Counselor (2013) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : A descent into the hell a la Cormac McCarthy
Around four years ago, I was temporarily banished from my lab after another disastrous academic failure of mine. So disappointed with myself, I retreated into the campus library, and I read several books I previously bought but had never touched, … Continue reading
Drug War (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A treacherous game amidst cops and criminals
Good thrillers grip my attention at some point around the beginning and never let it go until the end credit. In case of Johnnie To’s crime noir thriller “Drug War”, it was one of its early scenes. A cop chases … Continue reading
Get Shorty (1995) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : He’s well-qualified to be a Hollywood producer
It is a jungle out there in Hollywood, and “Get Shorty” presents the various kinds of animals residing at the lower strata of that jungle through a pungent but cheerful satire about one nutty pre-production process. Almost everyone in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Actor, Comedy, Crime, drug, Hollywood, Loan Shark, Movie, Producer
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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
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
Savages (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A big mess in their lucrative crime business
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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