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Tag Archives: Biography
Michael (2026) ☆☆(2/4): Bland, empty, and bad
“Michael”, a biography drama film on the life and career of Michael Jackson, works whenever it goes all the way for presenting Jackson’s music. If you simply want to enjoy his music, the movie will not disappoint you at all … Continue reading
Blue Moon (2025) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): He is surely blue…
“Blue Moon”, which is incidentally one of the Richard Linklater’s two movies released during this year, is a biographical drama film packed with a lot of insight and personality. Mainly focusing on one particularly complicated night of a famous American … Continue reading
Better Man (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Robbie Williams presented as an ape (no kidding)
“Better Man” is another typical musician biography drama film with one notable difference. While it is surely filled with predictable ups and downs as illustrating the life and career of British musician Robbie Williams, the movie presents Williams as a … Continue reading
La Vie en Rose (2007) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Non, je ne Regrette rien
As your average inconsequential movie reviewer, I have seen heaps of musician biography films come and go for more than 20 years, and not many of them can top what is so powerfully achieved in Olivier Dahan’s “La Vie en … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, Musician, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Singer
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Elvis (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Extremely excessive and incredibly superficial
Baz Luhrmann’s latest film “Elvis” is extremely excessive and incredibly superficial. Like many of his previous works such as “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), “Moulin Rouge!” (2001), and “The Great Gatsby” (2013), the movie is full of Luhrmann’s own dizzy stylish … Continue reading
Tove (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): The early life of Tove Jansson
“Tove”, which was selected as the Finnish entry for Best International Film Oscar in last year, presents the early life of Tove Jansson, a Swedo-Finnish author and illustrator who has been mainly known for her lovely comic strip featuring the … Continue reading
Respect (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A conventional biopic starring Jennifer Hudson
“Respect” is a thoroughly conventional musician biopic whose glaring flaws are occasionally compensated by the strong performance from its lead actress. Whenever the movie lets us down during its rather long running time (145 minutes), she always lifts it up … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, Musician, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Singer
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Radioactive (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A scattershot biopic on Marie Curie’s life and career
I remember well when I came to learn about the life and career of Marie Curie from a little biography book for children around 30 years ago. Although life was pretty hard and difficult for her because of a number … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, Radioactivity, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Scientist
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Neruda (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): An unconventional biopic inspired by Pablo Neruda
“Neruda” is not a conventional biopic at all. While mainly focusing on one crucial point in Chilean poet Pablo Neruda’s life, the movie freely mixes fact and fiction for giving us a wider view on not only the poet himself … Continue reading
Miles Ahead (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Miles before moving ahead
Shortly after the screening of “Miles Ahead” during this Saturday afternoon, I happened to have a brief conversation with one of the audiences. He pointed out how the movie was not so different from another recent jazz musician biography film … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, drug, Jazz, Musician, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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