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Daily Archives: November 22, 2021
Casting JonBenet (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): Casting performers to play her and others
Netflix documentary film “Casting JonBenet” takes an unorthodox approach to an infamous unsolved murder case at its center. Because I am not familiar with that notorious case which happened almost 25 years ago, I was a bit disappointed to see … Continue reading
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Tagged Crime, Documentary, Murder, Real-life incident, Real-life story
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Operation Hyacinth (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): A grim but compelling Polish police noir drama
Polish film “Operation Hyacinth”, which was released on Netflix in last month, looks into its moody period background via a typical noir tale of obsession, confusion, and corruption. As steadily following a supposedly clean-cut young hero who becomes quite obsessed … Continue reading
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