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Tag Archives: Hacker
Red Rooms (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The woman delving into a dark web crime
“Red Rooms” is a disturbing but compelling mix of psychological thriller and character study. Closely following the obsessive behaviors of its rather enigmatic heroine, the movie makes us all the more curious about what really makes her tick, and we … Continue reading
Blackhat (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Style over keyboarding
At some point during my viewing of “Blackhat”, I began to focus on how it looks rather than what it is about. As a ‘cyber-thriller’, it surely has an interesting topic which has been more relevant along with those frequent … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Brother and Sister, Computer Hacking, Crime, Hacker, Romance, Thriller
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Open Windows (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A thriller unfolded within one laptop screen
As a thriller literally unfolded within one laptop screen during most of its running time, “Open Windows” is more entertaining than expected. Its storytelling device is an apparent gimmick to say the least, but the movie uses it to full … Continue reading
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Meet Lisbeth Salander with a different style
As the remake, David Fincher’s new film “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” has its inherent weakness right from the beginning of its production. Around two years ago, the original Swedish picture directed by Niels Arden Oplev, based on late … Continue reading
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Tagged Hacker, Journalist, Murder, Mystery, Serial Killing, Thriller
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Meet original Lisbeth Salander
—- David Fincher’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”(2011) will be released on the second weekend of next January in South Korean theaters. The original Swedish version will be also released in South Korea a week before, so I checked … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Hacker, Murder, Mystery, Serial Killing, sexual abuse
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