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Tag Archives: Documentary
The Fight (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): ACLU lawyers against the ongoing injustices
Documentary film “The Fight”, which deservedly won the US Documentary Special Jury Award for Social Impact Filmmkaing when it was shown at the Sundance Film Festival early in this year, gives us the inspiring stories of several lawyers of the … Continue reading
2049 (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Hoping for a better future
These days, I often find myself worrying over the future of human civilization. While the signs of global climate change are increasing here and there all over the world, we are still not doing enough to stop this alarming trend … Continue reading
The Go-Go’s (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): When they got the beat
I like good documentaries which illuminate things beyond my current knowledge, and documentary film “The Go-Go’s” is one of such cases. Following the short but impressive history of a famous all-female American punk rock band during the early 1980s, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Band, Documentary, Musician, Punk Rock, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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A Most Beautiful Thing (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Rowing for changes
Documentary film “A Most Beautiful Thing”, which was supposed to be shown at the SXSW Film Festival before it was unfortunately canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, is about a group of African American guys who try to bring … Continue reading
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Tagged African American, Chicago, Documentary, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Rowing
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Father Solider Son (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A solider and his family
Netflix documentary film “Father Soldier Son” gives us a close and intimate look into the 10-year story of one ordinary American soldier and his dear family. While it remains rather apolitical about the war which is still being continued even … Continue reading
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Tagged Disability, Documentary, Family, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Soldier, War
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Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Meet Walter Mercado
Netflix documentary film “Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado” looks around the life and career of Walter Mercado, who was an iconic cultural figure for 120 million Latino TV viewers around the world. Although I must confess that … Continue reading
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): The story of one evil power broker
Roy Cohn was a deplorable piece of work in many aspects. Throughout his relentless pursuit of money and power, this evil and ambitious power broker casually ruined the lives of many people while also influencing numerous scumbag figures not so … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Homosexuality, Lawyer, Real-life figure, Real-life incident, Real-life story
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Welcome to Chechnya (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Against the anti-gay purge in Chechnya
It is often scary and chilling to watch HBO documentary film “Welcome to Chechnya”, which gives us a close look into a small but significant human effort against the ongoing anti-gay purge in Chechnya. While it is surely heartening to … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Homosexuality, Purge, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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The Fantastic Fungi (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Diverse and remarkable
Documentary film “The Fantastic Fungi” gives us a vast and fascinating look into the remarkable world of fungus species, which, as reflected by a very old fossil shown in the middle of the documentary, has existed on the Earth for … Continue reading
DOSED (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Going through alternative addiction therapies
Documentary film “DOSED” observes a bumpy and difficult personal quest to sobriety via alternative addiction therapies. While some of you probably have some reasonable doubt on those alternative addiction therapies, the documentary still engages us as glimpsing into a series … Continue reading
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Tagged Addiction, Documentary, Medicine, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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