Tag Archives: Finance

Dumb Money (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): How they beat those Wall Street guys

Posted on January 20, 2024 by kaist455

“Dumb Money” tries to present the absurd aspects of the GameStop short squeeze incident in 2021, but it somehow fails to intrigue and engage me enough despite some entertaining moments. Sure, its main subject is certainly an interesting example showing … Continue reading →

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Arbitrage (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A crook stuck between multiple crises

Posted on August 13, 2013 by kaist455

Some of the most engaging movies I have seen tell their stories through unlikable characters I can hardly identity with or care about, and these movies remind me that we do not always have to like or identify with the … Continue reading →

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Cosmopolis (2012) ☆☆(2/4) : A long limousine ride for haircut

Posted on June 6, 2013 by kaist455

 After watching David Cronenberg’s latest film “Cosmopolis” in last December, I briefly commented that “It is the most boring work from Cronenberg since “Videodrome”(1983).” After giving it a second chance for writing this review, I still think it is one … Continue reading →

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Inside Job (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Here’s what happened

Posted on May 21, 2011 by kaist455

  Regardless of how much you know about the global financial crisis in September 2008, you will be outraged while watching “Inside Job”, Charles Ferguson’s incisive documentary which explains in detail why and how this complex incident happened. It was not … Continue reading →

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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : Gordon Gekko Strikes Back?

Posted on October 23, 2010 by kaist455

 Despite considerable expectation before its release, Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” is a little disappointing. It criticizes the current situation more or less than it chronicles the recent financial crisis at Wall Street. The movie begins to lose … Continue reading →

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