Tag Archives: Financial Crisis

Default (2018) ☆☆☆ (3/4): A broad look into the South Korean financial crisis in 1997

Posted on November 29, 2018 by kaist455

South Korean film “Default” intends to give us a broad look into the South Korean financial crisis in 1997, and it did a fairly good job despite its several weak elements. While occasionally hampered by its rather heavy-handed storytelling and … Continue reading →

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The Big Short (2015) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Big Bets against the market

Posted on January 20, 2016 by kaist455

Cheerfully bouncing around a number of traders who perceived an imminent financial disaster in advance, “The Big Short” gives us an absurd, biting account of how everything was virtually destined to be collapsed before the financial crisis of 2007-08 finally … Continue reading →

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Margin Call (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A group of people facing a big financial disaster

Posted on December 13, 2012 by kaist455

“Margin Call” can be categorized as disaster movie. The people in the film have overlooked the risk which has existed from the very beginning, and now they face a grim disaster on the horizon which is soon going to engulf … Continue reading →

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