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Tag Archives: Documentary
Girl Who Dreams About Time (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Dealing with her fateful vocation
South Korean documentary film “Girl Who Dreams About Time” follows the life story of one young female shaman who simply tries to live her own life. Although she was expected to follow the footsteps of her grandmother due to her … Continue reading
Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Inside Louis Armstrong
Documentary film “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues”, which is currently available on Apple TV+, does more than merely presenting the life and career of Louis Armstrong, who has been regarded as one of the greatest American musicians in the 20th … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Musician, Race, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Good Night Oppy (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Two rovers on Mars
Documentary film “Good Night Oppy”, which is currently available on Amazon Prime, is gives us a close and intimate look into one remarkable space mission which came to last a lot longer than expected. When NASA sent two rovers to … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Engineer, Mars, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Rover, Scientist, Space
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Moonage Daydream (2022) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): A Bowie Odyssey
Brett Morgan’s latest documentary “Moonage Daydream” is a kaleidoscopic presentation of the artistic career of David Bowie, one of the most interesting pop musicians in the late 20th century. Regardless of how much you know about David Bowie (Full Disclosure: … Continue reading
Fire of Love (2022) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): The story of one exceptional volcanologist couple
It is difficult not to be impressed by what is so beautifully and terrifyingly presented in documentary film “Fire of Love”, which is currently available on Disney+ in South Korea. For presenting the story of one exceptional volcanologist couple, its … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Husband and Wife, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Volcano, Volcanologist
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Sr. (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A free-flowing tribute to his filmmaker father
Netflix documentary film “Sr.”, which was released in last week, is a free-flowing tribute to one notable American filmmaker who had a very interesting life and career. Because I have not seen any of his work yet (Shame on me!), … Continue reading
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Tagged Actor, Documentary, Father and son, Filmmaker, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Stutz (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Meet his therapist
Jonah Hill’s Netflix documentary film “Stutz”, which was released a few days ago, is a modest but interesting work to admire. As Hill and his therapist Dr. Phil Stutz are talking and discussing about many personal things besides Dr. Stutz’s … Continue reading
Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A sincere and enthusiastic presentation of the African American movie history
Netflix documentary film “Is That Black Enough for You?!?”, directed and written by African American critic Elvis Mitchell, is more than a quick and useful guide for the African American movie history. Besides being enlightening as well as entertaining, the … Continue reading
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Tagged African American, Documentary, Filmmaker, Filmmaking, Performer, Real-life figure
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Descendant (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The last slave ship – and those descendants
Netflix documentary film “Descendant”, which was released on this Friday, is about one relatively unknown black American historical fact which deserves to be known more widely for good reasons. While it is surely informative to anyone unfamiliar with its main … Continue reading
The Man Who Paints Water Drops (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Understanding his artist father
Documentary film “The Man Who Paints Water Drop” attempts to look into the life and artistry of one acclaimed Korean painter who painted water drops for almost 40 years. As steadily maintaining its calm and restrained attitude, the documentary gradually … Continue reading
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Tagged Artist, Documentary, Painter, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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