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A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.

Korean Films

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance: disturbing film about vengeance and how it distorts humanity in a warped society

January 5, 2011March 15, 2011·7 min read

Park Chanwook, “Sympathy for Lady Vengeance” (2005) “… Lady Vengeance” is the third of South Korean director Park Chanwook’s revenge-themed movie trilogy that began with “Sympathy…

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Southeast Asian Films

Citizen Dog: comedy with one-dimensional heroes and disappointing plot

January 5, 2011February 2, 2020·6 min read

Wisit Sasanatieng, “Citizen Dog” (2004) Living in Australia with its huge Hollywood fixation, even though Hollywood’s output of films has declined a lot since the Global…

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North American Films

To Catch A Thief: there’s fluff and then there’s fluff, Hitchcock-style

January 3, 2011June 6, 2011·7 min read

Alfred Hitchcock, “To Catch A Thief” (1955) A clever light-hearted comedy crime caper set in southern France, this was one of Grace Kelly’s last films before…

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Spanish Films

Superego and Id meet slapstick in Oristrell’s breathless “Unconscious”

December 31, 2010February 28, 2011·4 min read

Joaquin Oristrell, “Unconscious” (2004) An amusing and vivacious romance comedy set in Barcelona, 1913, “Unconscious” starts off as a search, possibly whodunnit, mystery and winds up…

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Japanese Films

Empire of Passions: pedestrian story saved by beautiful visuals and psychological character study

December 29, 2010December 19, 2016·6 min read

Nagisa Oshima, “Empire of Passions” (1978) By coincidence, when I saw this film the first time early in 2010, I had just finished reading “Therese Raquin”,…

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Japanese Films

Throne of Blood: a fine film let down by truncated plot and mostly sketchy characters

December 27, 2010January 9, 2017·7 min read

Akira Kurosawa, “Throne of Blood” (1957) Often referred to as an adaptation of the Shakespearean play, “Macbeth”, this historical drama by Kurosawa is a fine film…

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North American Films

Fair Game: Naomi Watts wastes her time as an unappealing good-girl CIA agent

December 24, 2010January 24, 2011·5 min read

Doug Liman, “Fair Game” (2010) Picture Source: Melinda Sue Gordon for Warner Bros Pictures, www.hollywoodchicago.com A few weeks ago (early December 2010), I went to a…

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French and French-language Films

Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran: easy-going road trip with lessons on life and living

December 24, 2010July 25, 2025·5 min read

François Dupeyron, “Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran” (2003) This is an easy-going coming-of-age story based on a novel of the same name set in…

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German and German-language Films

Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (dir. F W Murnau): rich in themes and technical artistry

December 22, 2010April 4, 2011·8 min read
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Chinese and Chinese-language Films

Kekexili: Mountain Patrol : powerful Western-style film about an obsessive pursuit

December 20, 2010March 15, 2011·6 min read

Lu Chuan, “Kekexili: Mountain Patrol” (2004)   Not often that you come across a film bearing a strong conservation message combined with a package of stunning…

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