Tag Archives: Earthquake

Suzume (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Love and earthquake

Makoto Shinkai’s latest animation film “Suzume” is visually gorgeous enough to compensate for its typical mix of fantasy, adventure, and romance. Although I often felt rather distant to the story and characters due to several weak aspects, the film has … Continue reading

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The Quake (2018) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A catastrophe happens to them again…

Norwegian film “The Quake” is your typical disaster film just like its predecessor “The Wave” (2015). Again, we are served many familiar genre clichés and conventions, and the movie surely does not disappoint us once its big catastrophe strikes upon … Continue reading

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San Andreas (2015) ☆☆1/2 (2.5/4) : Earth trembles – but the Rock abides

Earth trembles, cities are destroyed, and various characters struggle to survive in front of a catastrophe about to swallow them all – and I have seen such sights like them many times before. This does not always mean a bad … Continue reading

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All About My Wife (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : He hires Casanova to get rid of his wife

Jeong-in looks like one of the most insufferable heroines I have encountered in recent romantic comedies. A woman of brutal honesty, she always find something to complain and criticize, and then she drives others to the corner with her words … Continue reading

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