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Tag Archives: Documentary
Yellow Door: ’90s Lo-fi Film Club (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): When they were young cinephiles
Netflix documentary film “Yellow Door: ‘90s Lo-fi Film Club”, which was released a few days ago, looks into the memories of a little club of young South Korea cinephiles in the early 90s. Although they did not know that much … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Film club, Filmmaker, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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A Table for Two (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their honest conversation on anorexia
South Korean documentary film “A Table for Two” plainly focuses on one complicated mother and daughter relationship exacerbated further by an unfortunate case of mental disorder. As its two main figures reflect more on how things went wrong between them … Continue reading
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Tagged Anorexia, Documentary, Family, Mother and daughter, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): The last words from John le Carré
Errol Morris’ latest documentary “The Pigeon Tunnel”, which is currently available on Apple TV+, focuses on the life and the works of John le Carré via le Carré himself, who incidentally passed away in 2020 not long after interviewed by … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Espionage, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Writer
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Free Chol Soo Lee (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The injustice upon one Korean immigrant
Documentary film “Free Chol Soo Lee” presents the harrowing real-life story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean American immigrant who was wrongfully accused of the murder he did not commit and then was unjustly incarcerated for that. It is touching … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Immigrant, Prisoner, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): How he made it
William Friedkin, who sadly left us a few months ago, has always been associated with “The Exorcist” (1973), one of the iconic classic horror films in the 1970s. To be frank with you, I was not so scared when I … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Filmmaker, Filmmaking, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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The Saint of Second Chances (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): An Owner’s Son
Mike Veeck is an interesting guy who also has had a pretty curious life and career, and Netflix documentary film “The Said of Second of Chances”, which was released a few weeks ago, could not possibly be less entertaining at … Continue reading
The Eternal Memory (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): If we knew them more…
Chilean documentary film “The Eternal Memory”, which won the Grand Jury Prize when it was premiered at the World Cinema Dramatic Competition of Sundance Film Festival early in this year, simply observes the small and big struggles of an Alzheimer’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's disease, Documentary, Husband and Wife, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Terminal Illness
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Kim’s Video (2023) ☆☆1/2 (2.5/4): Searching for Kim’s Video
The main subject of documentary film “Kim’s Video” is certainly something which will draw any serious movie fan’s attention. As a guy who spent a lot of time in a number of local video rental stores in my hometown when … Continue reading
The League (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Leagues of Their Own
Documentary film “The League” looks over the mostly overlooked history of the African American baseball leagues during the early 20th century. As a guy not so knowledgeable about its main subject except, yes, Jackie Robinson, I observed the documentary with … Continue reading
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Tagged Baseball, Documentary, Racism, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Sports
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Citizen Ashe (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): More than a good tennis player
Documentary film “Citizen Ashe” looks into the life and athletic career of Arthur Ashe (1943-1993), a talented tennis champion who has been known mainly for being the first African American to win the US Open in 1968. Although he was … Continue reading
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Tagged Athelte, Documentary, Racism, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Sports, Tennis
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