Tag Archives: Documentary

I Am a Cat (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): Aren’t they cute?

Posted on June 13, 2017 by

South Korean documentary film “I Am a Cat” is full of cats, and I enjoyed that as a longtime cat lover. Since I began to photograph those stray cats living in the campus of Korean Advanced Institute of Science and … Continue reading →

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Our President (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): We miss you, President Roh

Posted on May 29, 2017 by

South Korean documentary film “Our President” comes to its main audiences at a point which cannot possibly be more appropriate. As the country went through two lousy presidents during last 9 years and then managed to get some possibility of … Continue reading →

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I Am Not Your Negro (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Baldwin Remembers

Posted on May 20, 2017 by

First, let me confess that I am not that familiar with James Baldwin, a renowned African American writer who was one of the notable figures in the Civil Rights Movement in US during the 1960s. Although I came to know … Continue reading →

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Dancer (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Reaching for his second chapter

Posted on April 21, 2017 by

While watching the ballet performance scenes in documentary film “Dancer”, I thought about how much effort ballet dancers have to put into their performance. For achieving those brief but precious moments of grace and perfection, they must push themselves as … Continue reading →

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Zero Days (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Welcome to the era of cyber warfare

Posted on December 13, 2016 by

Documentary film “Zero Days” presents an inconvenient truth to chill and alarm us. While cyber-attack has been a familiar issue during recent years, the documentary shows us that cyber-attack technology has advanced far more than we think, and it is … Continue reading →

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Life, Animated (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Reaching out to life through Disney animations

Posted on December 12, 2016 by

As a guy diagnosed as having Asperger’s syndrome, I am not very good at communicating with others including my family members, but I found a way to reach to others through writing and talking about movies. Although I must admit … Continue reading →

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De Palma (2015) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): From the master of macabre

Posted on December 11, 2016 by

Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow’s documentary film “De Palma” is as informative and entertaining as you can expect from the illustrious career of Brian De Palma, who surely deserves to be called “the Master of the Macabre” for many of … Continue reading →

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