Movie Reviews

This movie is really CUTE and FUN, and Antonio Banderas is doing a fantastic job being a “Puss”. “Puss” is a cool “Zorro”, and going through an adventure with a charming “Kitty” and a crafty “Hampty”. It was a good and harmless movie for me to enjoy free time. I have been a fan of “Puss” since “Shrek”, […]

I am actually very busy these days, and going to Hollywood in the evening seems a hectic activity. I got the invitation from the Japan Foundation to watch “Jiro – Dreams of Sushi” by David Gelb at Egyptian Theater, one of the featured movies at AFI Festival. So I went. This is the movie of […]

I am a big fun of Ben Stiller! I have watched most of his movies. He never disappoints me. Several weeks ago, I was going to do some office chores in the evening, but Tropic Thunder was on TV. My priority shifted immediately. Oh.. Is Ben Stiller genius?? Every moment in this movie is just crazy […]

I was actually surprised that the story of this movie is from the movie I just saw a few weeks ago. “Project Nim” was a documentary film, and it is no doubt that “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” is based on Nim’s story. Please see my review on this movie in the past […]

It is a real serious movie. Inspired by true events, Kathryn Bolkovac (Rachel Weisz) is an American police officer, divorced with a daughter, who takes a job working as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Her sincere expectations of helping to rebuild a devastated country are dashed when she reveals dangerous reality of corruption, cover-up and intrigue amid […]

If you want to have breathless 90 minutes, you should watch this movie. It is non stop action and thriller movie with great casts. Since it is a French movie, I could not recognize any actor and actress, but everyone did an excellent job. I would say casting is actually too good (?).  Bad guys look […]

I did not know about this project at all. Nim is giving us many important questions in human’s life. Nim was a chimpanzee who was separated from his mom when he was 2 weeks old for human’s egoistic experiment. He made human friends in his way to grow as a part of human’s life, he lived […]

I went to the preview of “Tabloid” at Laemmle Playhouse 7. Huh— it is an interesting documentary film by Errol Morris.  It is no doubt that Joyce Mckinney is the center of fascination in this film. Besides McKinney, there are several tabloids people, a pilot and a Mormon youth man who are interviewed around the famous abduction story (she […]

This film is based on Haruki Murakami’s novel, and directed by Jun Ichikawa. And the music is done by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Murakami and Sakamoto’s collaboration! I can’t miss it. It is somewhat in unrealistic situation, but it depicts the human emotion realistically. Eri Miyazawa is as beautiful as always, almost unrealistically beautiful, like a fairy. […]

What a charming, touching, and witty movie it is! I really loved it. And great acting. Bravo for Ewan McGregor! This is a story of Oliver (Ewan McGregor) facing his dad’s passing and a new relationship with Anna (Mellanie Laurent). He narrates like a diary, and the memory and reality goes back and forth. Oliver’s dad (Christopher […]