“‘The Magician’ wants to see you” Not by the hand of God, but by that of the devil. No truer words could be spoken when concerning young Sayra’s journey from Honduras to America in the film Sin Nombre. Here is a movie that lives up to the hype and more, intertwining her tale of finding freedom and her partner’s, the walking dead gang member Willy, aka Casper, need to forgive himself. The debut feature length from Oakland native Cary Fukunaga is a suspenseful story of the heart, showing that no…
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REVIEW: 박쥐 [Thirst] [2009]
“The Bandaged Saint” Definitely not for everyone, 박쥐 [Thirst] is an interesting, intelligent take on the vampire genre. By using this horror film affliction, director Chan-wook Park weaves a parable on religion and faith, showing how two people on both ends of the spectrum value life itself. All the tropes are here, as the diseased characters have super-human strength, must stay out of the sunlight, and consume blood for sustenance. What they have not lost, however, is their humanity, or lack there of, from their past lives. There is no…
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