Movie Review: How to Train Your Dragon, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, The Housemaid 하녀
How to Train Your Dragon 3D Directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders A family-friendly animation about a boy and his odd friendship with a scary yet lovable dragon may not sound too enticing, but don’t be fooled—it’s quite possibly one of the funniest films you’ll see this summer. On the island of Berk, the [...]
Live Music Review: RUF and Tumble
Words by Daniel Lenaghan and shots by RL Baldwin In a country often characterized by conformity, a breath of the truly strange can be welcome. But you may have to dig deep to find the flip-side of Korean culture. A good to place to see some off-beat performances is RUF Projects. Located in Gyeongnidan, just [...]
Book Review: June 2010, Boneshaker, Glenn Beck’s Common Sense, Burning Lamp
This month, the theme of our reviews is fantasy. So hop on your unicorn and follow us as we read. Boneshaker Cherie Priest Boneshaker was a name for the original bicycle, and Cherie Priest, in her book of the same title, not only takes us on a ride, but also manages to rattle things [...]
Books May 2010
The Last Song Nicholas Sparks The Last Song won the Goodreads Choice Award for Chick Lit (2009) and is now a terrible movie starring Miley Cyrus. This should give a pretty good triangulation on the book, which its publishers describe as “compelling family drama and a heartrending tale of young love.” Veronica “Ronnie” Miller is [...]
Movie Review: Take Off 국가대표
Directed by Yong-hwa Kim Take Off is based on the first ever Korean ski jump team’s efforts to win the gold at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and this new director’s cut stretches the story to just under two and a half hours. We are subjected to an uncomfortable mix of drama and comedy as we [...]
