I knew that this could be a good film, I had no idea that it would be a great one that I would want to get on Blu-Ray as soon as possible. [click to continue…]

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A few weeks ago I said that there are good and bad weeks for seeing movies here in Korea. Also, once again, this week is not a good one for the movies. This week we have The Fourth Kind, Couples Retreat, The Lovely Bones and maybe Milk [click to continue…]

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Lighter Paycheque?

February 22, 2010

According to the Joongang Ilbo (HT ROK Drop), your take-home might not be as nice as it’s been the last six years:
Expats earning less than 100 million won ($86,133) a year will likely pay more taxes this year than last year because the government is ending a special tax benefit that foreigners had received.
A temporary [...]

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Movie Reviews: The Wolfman, Valentine’s Day and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

February 15, 2010

There are some weeks that you really look forward to going to the movies. I really thought that this week was going to be a good one. There were 3 films that all cam out during the Lunar New Year. The 3 films were, The Wolfman (2010), Valentine Day and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: [...]

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The Top 50 Films From 2000-2009

February 13, 2010

Movie critics are, by definition, folks with strong opinions about movies. As for me, I have hated some films that the majority of the audience has loved and also loved films that audience didn’t turn out for. Once again, I have selected films from Asia, Europe, North and South America.
This list is my top 50 [...]

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Lunar New Year Mixer

February 8, 2010

From Choi at the DICC:
It’s open to everyone who wants to join. Gender, nationality, religion and all other factores do not matter. You can join with friends & family. Hosted by the Daejeon International Community Center.
Event: 2010 New Years Day Event on Feb. 15(Mon)
What: Mixer
Start Time: Monday, February 15 at 1:00pm
End Time: Monday, February 15 [...]

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The Best and Worst films of 2009

January 23, 2010

This is my 5th end of year best films list and once again I am breaking the films down into 5 categories (The best films of the year, the worst films of the year, the surprises of the year, the disappointments of the year and the last is what I like to call my WTF!!! [...]

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Movie Review: 500 days of Summer.

January 15, 2010

Movie Review: 500 days of Summer.
What if you went after the wrong girl for you, but you thought that she might be the right one for you? If you have tried this before then you might have already seen this film. Not because you have, just because you have already lived through this film.

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