Tag Archives: Husband and Wife

Transsiberian (2008) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A wintry thriller on the Transsiberian Express

Posted on January 5, 2013 by kaist455

  “Transsiberian” is a Hitchcockian thriller decorated with icy wintry landscapes, and it is a good example. It sets its tone right at the beginning, and then it carefully develops its unstable feeling as loading the story and the characters on … Continue reading →

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Amour (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Scenes from their dying marriage

Posted on December 7, 2012 by kaist455

 Our life is bound to be sad and depressing because of aging and subsequent death, and Michael Haneke’s new movie “Amour” shows that undeniable truth to us through an unsentimental but deeply harrowing observation of an aging couple who begin … Continue reading →

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Sinister (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : It eventually becomes sinister….

Posted on November 16, 2012 by kaist455

“Sinister” goes through a familiar route we have encountered from countless horror films about houses of ill omen. As a matter of fact, it is quite predictable at times, so I knew what would happen next as soon as it … Continue reading →

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A Simple Plan (1998) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : It sounded so simple at first…

Posted on January 7, 2012 by kaist455

 Sometimes the ordinary people becoming evil are more frightening than Dr. Hannibal Lector or Frank Booth. The villains like them are downright scary, but they are basically outsiders with monstrous nature beyond our common sense. In contrast, the characters in … Continue reading →

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Le Havre (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A small tale in one French port city

Posted on December 18, 2011 by kaist455

It is now late December, and it is getting colder here in South Korea. The shabby arthouse theater I visited in the last evening was a cold place with a very few audiences at that time(Besides me, there were only … Continue reading →

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Rabbit Hole (2010) ☆☆☆(3/4) : After their happy life is shattered

Posted on December 4, 2011 by kaist455

“Rabbit Hole” is a typical story we have encountered many times in lots of other dramas. The movie tells us about the happy family life suddenly shattered by a tragic incident and how the family members tries to move on … Continue reading →

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The King’s Speech (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : The King and His speech therapist

Posted on March 20, 2011 by kaist455

 While watching movies, I sometimes come across the strong emphatic moments because I understand well how the characters feel in their situations. One of recent examples was from “The Hurt Locker”. Although its hero was someone quite different from me, … Continue reading →

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