Tag Archives: Terrorism

September 5 (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): The Munich Massacre of 1972 via live TV 

Posted on February 8, 2025 by kaist455

It is always interesting to watch professionals doing their best, and “September 5” is one of such prime examples. Here are a bunch of professionals simply trying to do their job well under one extraordinary circumstance which drew the attention … Continue reading →

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The Green Prince (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A most wanted informer

Posted on April 18, 2015 by kaist455

The real-life story told in documentary “The Green Prince” is as dramatic as any thrilling spy movies. Here is a man working against almost everything which had defined his social/political background, and it is interesting to hear his remarkable story … Continue reading →

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Bethlehem (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A police procedural around both sides

Posted on December 12, 2014 by kaist455

 Israeli film “Bethlehem” sometimes loses its focus on the relationship between its two different characters as looking around many other things in the story. Its story is inherently engaging as a tense drama mixed with current topics, and there are … Continue reading →

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The Attack (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : She suddenly looks different to him

Posted on January 19, 2014 by kaist455

  With its thought-provoking subject, “The Attack” hits its hero hard while giving no easy answer to his devastated personal circumstance or the political situation surrounding him and his world. After his life is suddenly turned upside down by a … Continue reading →

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The Gatekeepers (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Their secret jobs and their serious concerns

Posted on October 25, 2013 by kaist455

The interviewees of Oscar-nominated documentary “The Gatekeepers” have fascinating stories to tell. They worked behind the scenes as the soldiers of a long, messy conflict still continuing at this point, and they are quite willing to talk about those turbulent … Continue reading →

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Shadow Dancer (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4): A desperate mother forced into tricky circumstance

Posted on March 31, 2013 by kaist455

While its story has a specific background, “Shadow Dancer” focuses on the universal human toil observed inside the murky world where trust can be dangerous and expose can be fatal. It is a slow, quiet thriller which may require you … Continue reading →

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Source Code (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Clever SF thriller within repeated 8 minutes

Posted on May 7, 2011 by kaist455

 Above all, “Source Code” is something I welcome without hesitation: a smart SF thriller with efficiency and skills. Its scientific settings are a little too shaky and ambiguous, and, to be frank with you, I had to operate some parallel … Continue reading →

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