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Monthly Archives: December 2021
Attica (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Five Days in Attica, 1971
Documentary film “Attica” looks into the uprising at the Attica Correctional Facility, New York in 1971, and it tells and shows much more than what I vaguely knew about this incident. To be frank with you, I only came to … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Prison, Prisoners, Real-life figure, Real-life incident, Uprsing
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Nowhere Special (2020) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Before he dies
“Nowhere Special” is a mildly poignant drama film about a decent guy who simply wants his young son to have a good life after he is gone. Although it thankfully avoids sappy sentimentality as earnestly rolling its story from one … Continue reading
Lamb (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): A coldly unnerving drama from Iceland
Icelandic film “Lamb”, which was recently included in the shortlist for Best International Film Oscar, is a coldly unnerving drama which intrigues us with its very weird story premise at first. Although its final few minutes is a letdown compared … Continue reading
The Forever Prisoner (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): It was torture indeed
HBO documentary “The Forever Prisoner” is often sobering and chilling in its calm but blistering presentation on what the US government allowed to happen in the name of War on Terror. While it did not surprise or shock you much … Continue reading
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Tagged Detainee, Documentary, Real-life incident, Real-life story, Terror, Torture
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The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): That tragic incident
“The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain” shook me up a lot when I watched it at last night. Based on one tragic real-life incident which occurred in one poor neighborhood of White Plains, New York during the early morning of November … Continue reading
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Tagged Mental Illness, Police, Real-life figure, Real-life incident
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Being the Ricardos (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their one challenging week
Aaron Sorkin’s latest film “Being the Ricardos”, which was released on Amazon Prime in last week, works best whenever the characters pull and push each other in their verbal interactions. While it cannot possibly recreate the larger-than-life charm and presence … Continue reading
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Tagged Husband and Wife, Performer, Real-life figure, Real-life story, TV show
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The First Wave (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their first several months with COVID-19
Matthew Heineman’s new documentary film “The First Wave”, which was recently included in the shortlist for Best Documentary Oscar, looks at a number of New York City hospital workers and patients who struggled a lot during the first several months … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID-19, Doctor, Documentary, Hospital, Nurse, Pandemic, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Don’t Look Up (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): An uneven disaster comedy
Adam McKay’s new film “Don’t Look Up”, which was released on Netflix on Christmas Eve after being released at theaters early in this month, attempts to laugh about how absurd and incorrigible we can be in front of one big … Continue reading
8-Bit Christmas (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A mixed Christmas tale
“8-Bit Christmas” is neither sweet nor naughty enough to generate some good laughs from me. While it wants to be one of those nostalgic childhood Christmas tales, it is rather too broad and cartoonish in terms of story and characters, … Continue reading
The Matrix Resurrection (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The Matrix Rehashed
“The Matrix Resurrection” is more or less than a rehashed product mixed with some self-conscious stuffs to amuse any fan of the previous trilogy for a while. Although it is engaging and ambitious to some degree thanks to several intriguing … Continue reading
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