Author Archives: Grace Suh

Movie Review: ‘Stoker’

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Grace Suh

Fans of Korean cinema had very high hopes for Stoker, Park Chan-Wook’s English language debut. Thanks to his reputation on the international film festival circuit, in particular with his cult Vengeance Trilogy (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy and Sympathy for … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Reviews | Tagged Matthew Goode, Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Park Chan-Wook, Reviews, Stoker | Comments Off

Movie Review: ‘Silver Linings Playbook’

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Grace Suh

Figures it would take David O. Russell to come up with one of my favorite rom-coms of 2012. I’m not ashamed to admit that rom-coms are maybe my favorite movie genre, even though the genre is, as a rule, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Reviews | Tagged Chris Tucker, David O Russell, Jacki Weaver, Jennifer Lawrence, Lily Tomlin, Movies, Reviews, Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook | 1 Comment

Movie Review: ‘Life of Pi’

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Grace Suh

It’ll be interesting to see how audiences who haven’t read Life of Pi, Yann Martel’s 2001 novel respond to director Ang Lee’s vision of the colorful tale. Piscine Molitor “Pi” Patel is a twice-strangely-monikered, religiously insatiable 16-year-old Indian boy immigrating … Continue reading →

Posted in 3-D, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Adil Hussain, Ang Lee, Gerard Depardieu, Irrfan Kahn, Life of Pi, Movies, Rafe Spall, Reviews | Comments Off

Movie Review: ‘Lincoln’

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Grace Suh

At numerous points in the watching of Lincoln, Steven Spielburg’s new ode to America and Americana, I was reminded of Tableau Vivant, a kind of staged group charades that was a popular entertainment of the 19th century. In Tableau Vivant, costumed enactors wordlessly … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Reviews | Tagged Daniel Day Lewis, David Strathairn, James Spader, Reviews, Sally Field, Steven Spielburg, Tommy Lee Jones, Tony Kushner | Comments Off

Movie Review: ‘The Sessions’

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Grace Suh

Based on the life and autobiographical writings of Mark O’Brien, a California journalist and poet who sought the full range of human experience despite being mostly confined to an iron lung, The Sessions tells its remarkable story with humor, frankness, little fanfare … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Reviews | Tagged Adam Arkin, Helen Hunt, John Hawkes, Mark O'Brien, Moon Bloodgood, Movies, Reviews, The Sessions, William H. Macy | Comments Off

Movie Review: ‘Skyfall’

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Grace Suh

The James Bond franchise celebrates its 50th anniversary in spectacular style with Skyfall, the 23rd film in the series and Daniel Craig’s third outing as 007. Skyfall takes every hallmark of the series and pushes them farther than ever. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Reviews | Tagged Adele, Albert Finney, Bérénice Lim Marlohe, Coen brothers, Daniel Craig, Judy Dench, Movies, Reviews, Roger Deakins, Sam Mendes, Shirley Bassey, Skyfall | 17 Comments

Movie Review: ‘Flight’

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Grace Suh

What can’t Denzel do? He can stop a train, he can land a plane, and in the case of the latter, which he does on Flight, Robert Zemeckis’s first live motion movie since 2000’s Castaway, he can elevate a disappointingly conventional disaster-movie-of-the-week/addiction drama to … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Bruce Greenwood, Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, John Goodman, Kelly Reilly, Melissa Leo, Robert Zemeckis | Comments Off

Movie Review: ‘Cloud Atlas’

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Grace Suh

Well, if the Wachowski Siblings ever wash out of the movies, they can always turn to knitwear. Their inimitable line of deconstructed post-Apocalyptic Steampunk sweaters, wraps and bodysuits made a big impression in its debut—1999’s The Matrix—and continues strong in … Continue reading →