Tag Archives: Expedition

Against the Ice (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Two Men Against the Ice

Posted on March 6, 2022 by kaist455

Netflix film “Against the Ice”, which was released on March 2nd of this year, works best whenever it focuses on the coldly grueling plight of two real-life figures at the center of the story. As watching their despairing struggles on … Continue reading →

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The Lost City of Z (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Searching for a lost civilization in jungle

Posted on September 10, 2017 by kaist455

“The Lost City of Z” is something we rarely see these days: a contemporary epic film brimming with classic filmmaking style. As patiently following its hero’s life as well as his several risky explorations in the Amazonian jungle, the movie … Continue reading →

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Embrace of the Serpent (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): Two parallel journeys into Amazonian jungle

Posted on May 17, 2017 by kaist455

Sometimes I come across movies which both baffle and fascinate me, and Columbian film “Embrace of the Serpent”, which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar early in last year, is one of such cases. Although I watched it … Continue reading →

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