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- Moonlit Winter (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A letter from her first love
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- One Child Nation (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Memories of Policy
- Adopt a Highway (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): As he struggles to adjust
- The Dead Center (2018) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): In the Mouth of Death
- Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): More zombies with less fun
- Jackie Brown (1997) ☆☆☆(3/4): Tarantino in leisure
- Tickled (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): It will tickle you – and then it will disturb you
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- RT @st_mindmansion: 기사중간, 정신건강 위험도. 굉장히 충격적이다. 가장 적게 나왔다는 20대에서 30%이상이 위험한 수준. 이건 세대별 상대비교할 게 아니라, 절대적으로 문제 있는 거라 봐야하지 않나. https://t.co/Ta… 5 hours ago
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- RT @sun_Oh_: 그리고 다른 변호사님과 의논해서 2회에 걸쳐 피해상황에 대해 재현을 하고 동영상 촬영을 하라고 경찰에 수사지휘를 한 검사에 대해 인권위에 진정을 냈다. 인권위에선 인권침해라고 인정했다. 이제 성폭력 수사할때 피해자에게 재현요구… 5 hours ago
Tag Archives: Biography
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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Born to Be Blue (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): Improvised from Chet Baker’s bluesy bottom
As a music drama loosely inspired by Chet Baker’s life, “Born to be Blue” tries a little different thing. While mainly focusing on a melancholic late period of this legendary American jazz musician’s life, it freely mixes reality and fiction … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, drug, Jazz, Musician, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Love & Mercy (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Going down – and going up again
Brian Wilson has lived an interesting life which is sometimes too dramatic to be believed. After ascending to the top with his legendary band at young age, he tried to move forward with his new ideas, but then he slowly … Continue reading
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Tagged Abuse, Biography, Mental Illness, Musician, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Romance
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Manshin (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : A shaman with ten thousands spirits
South Korean documentary “Manshin” vividly presents the cultural value in Korean shamanic rituals through its haunting images which lingered on my mind for a long time after watching it. Looking around the long, dramatic life story of a woman who … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, Documentary, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Shamanism, South Korean Film
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