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Review: Rentaneko (2012)

Review by: Mountain Monkey SCUM Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ The word ‘quirky’ inevitably comes to mind when describing director Naoko Ogigami’s latest release, Rentaneko. Translated as ‘rent-a-cat’, the movie deals with just that, a cat rental service run [...]

June 6, 2013 Reviews

Review: The Untold History of the United States (2012)

Review by Mountain Monkey SCUM Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ While we at SCUM often plumb the cinematic depths to bring you reviews in B-grade schlock, we’re not immune to enjoying more serious movies, and in this case, documentaries. [...]

May 22, 2013 Reviews

Review: Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo [2012]

Review by Mountain Monkey SCUM Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ The third part of the ‘Rebuild of Evangelion’ film tetralogy picks up 14 years after the dramatic climax of Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance. If like me, you [...]

May 17, 2013 Reviews
Review: Confession of Murder (2012)

Review: Confession of Murder (2012)

Review by Mountain Monkey SCUM Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ Since ‘Old Boy’ hacked its way onto the scene way back in 2003, we’ve come to expect at least one South Korean thriller to put us on the seat [...]

April 9, 2013 Reviews