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Tag Archives: Doctor
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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Convergence: Courage in a Crisis (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): People working on the front line against COVID-19
Latest Netflix documentary film “Convergence: Courage in a Crisis”, which is released today, is a modest but engaging assembly of personal narratives observed around the world during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As busily shuffling around its multiple narratives, the documentary … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID-19, Doctor, Documentary, Hospital, Nurse, Pandemic, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Social worker
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Hotel Artemis (2018) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A problematic evening at one exclusive hotel
“Hotel Artemis”, which I watched just for my inconsequential curiosity at last night, is a pretty familiar genre stuff for seasoned moviegoers like me. While I enjoyed its noirish mood and some solid performances from its engaging main cast members, … Continue reading
The Terrorizers (1986) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Coincidence followed by tension
Taiwanese filmmaker Edward Yang’s “The Terrorizers”, which is currently being in shown in South Korean theaters, is a haunting urban drama which is subtle and deceptive in its gradual accumulation of anxiety and tension around its main characters. Because I … Continue reading
Standing Up, Falling Down (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Billy Crystal still has it
I could not help but become a bit nostalgic as watching Billy Crystal in “Standing Up, Falling Down”. While considerably dialing down his distinctive comic persona here in this small comedy film, he still knows how to engage and then … Continue reading
The Cave (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A doctor’s struggle in the Syrian Civil War
Documentary film “The Cave”, which won the People’s Choice Award for Documentaries at the Toronto International Film Festival in last year and recently received an Oscar nomination a few weeks ago, is often difficult to watch to say the least. … Continue reading
The Unknown Girl (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Who was that girl?
In their new film “The Unknown Girl”, the Dardenne brothers tries a more conventional plot than usual while maintaining their typical dry realistic approach, but this mix is not entirely successful on the whole. While we get the vivid, authentic … Continue reading
Concussion (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): An inconvenient medical truth
Around late 2011, I read a series of disturbing articles from New York Times. The articles were about a young professional hockey player named Derek Boogaard, and that was the first time I heard about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). While … Continue reading
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Tagged American Football, Doctor, Illness, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Trainwreck (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): Please welcome Ms. Amy Schumer
I heard about Amy Schumer for the first time through an online article on her TV show “Inside Amy Schumer”. At that time, she was merely another new comedy actress to notice, but I have kept hearing about her since … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedy, Doctor, Father and daughter, Journalist, Romance, Sports Player
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My Brilliant Life (2014) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : An aging kid with young parents
The young hero of “My Brilliant Life” is an ideal son any parents want to have. Ah-reum is a smart boy who has lots of interest in astronomy, and he also shows his potential as a writer. When we meet … Continue reading
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Tagged Doctor, Family, Father and son, Mother and Son, Pregnancy, South Korean Film, Terminal Illness
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