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The Long Excuse (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): As he ‘mourns’…
As an intimate story about loss and grief, Japanese film “The Long Excuse” is sometimes surprisingly amusing with small precious moments of wry humor and keen observation. While never overlooking the dark, melancholic elements of its story, the movie deftly … Continue reading
Nocturnal Animals (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Deliberate nastiness
“Nocturnal Animals” makes it very clear from the beginning that it will not be a pleasant experience at all. As reflected by the bold, striking opening sequence which shows an intentionally tasteless art exhibition featuring naked overweight women, this is … Continue reading
Knight of Cups (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A Terrence Malick film floated in fragments
Terrence Malick’s new film “Knight of Cups” is visually stunning and profoundly disorienting. We get lots of beautiful, mesmerizing moments as it is floated here and there along its visual stream-of-consciousness. We get fragmented glimpses into its detached, disillusioned hero … Continue reading
Goosebumps (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): You know what is going to scare you…
Around this Monday, I finished reading “Joyland”, one of Stephen King’s recent novels. While its story revolves around a dark murder mystery involved with one plain but special amusement park in North Carolina, I enjoyed its vivid, affectionate description of … Continue reading
Trumbo (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : A passable biopic about one legendary Hollywood writer
As a biography film about one legendary Hollywood figure, “Trumbo” looks trivial compared to his larger-than-life status. Here is a man who steadily fought against the injustices inflicted upon himself and his ill-fated colleagues for years while never bending his … Continue reading
Mistress America (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): Another witty New Yorker comedy from Baumbach
“Mistress America” is another witty New Yorker comedy from Noah Baumbach, and it is as acute and amusing as you can expect from him. While its two heroines are not that likable as we get to know more about their … Continue reading
Seven Psychopaths (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Screenplay work in criminal process
“Seven Psychopaths” is about one funny screenplay writing process which is cheerfully juxtaposed with absurd humor and striking violence to shock you and then amuse you. As we follow its convoluted plot, it becomes apparent to us that it is … Continue reading
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Deadpan Vampires in Artistic Ennui
Eternity is a dreadfully boring concept, but Jim Jarmusch’s new film “Only Lovers Left Alive” tickled me with the languid ennui of its vampire characters, and it is definitely a lot more entertaining than those tedious Twilight movies. The life … Continue reading
The Russian Novel (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4): It’s good, but it needs more proofreading
Everyone has at least one story to tell inside him, and the hero of “The Russian Novel”, a small but interesting South Korean movie about writing, has many stories to tell, and he is eager to get his stories read … Continue reading
Before Midnight (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3/5/4) : It’s still wonderful to meet them again
After long years, they live together as a couple. They are no longer two young students who accidentally met each other for the first time in “Before Sunrise”(1995), and they are more jaded than when they came across the possibility … Continue reading
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