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Tag Archives: Documentary
Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Now it is the time for them
Netflix documentary film “Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen” gives us an enlightening look into how transgender people have been regarded and represented on the media. While never overlooking how unfairly they have been misrepresented in numerous movies and TV shows … Continue reading
Spelling the Dream (2020) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Breaking the Bee
Netflix documentary “Spelling the Dream”, which is also known as “Breaking the Bee”, examines one interesting current ethnic trend of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, but it only comes to scratch the surface in the end. Although it is fairly … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Immigrant, Indian American, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Spelling bee
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Becoming (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her journey continues
Netflix documentary film “Becoming”, which was released in last week, made me miss a lot when the American society and government looked relatively more normal, decent, and sensible. When Barack and Michelle Obama entered the White House in early 2009, … Continue reading
A Secret Love (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A longtime couple who finally comes out
Netflix documentary film “A Secret Love”, which was released in last Wednesday, is an intimate portrayal of a longtime couple who endured and prevailed together for many years as deeply loving each other in secret. While their long story of … Continue reading
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Tagged Couple, Documentary, Homosexuality, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Circus of Books (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Her parents’ unconventional business
Netflix documentary film “Circus of Books”, which was released on last Wednesday, tells an interesting personal story revolving around an old gay porn shop in California and its unlikely owners. As they admits to us at one point in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Documentary, Family, Homosexuality, Pornography, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Midnight Family (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Their nighttime business in Mexico City
Documentary film “Midnight Family” simply observes its main human subjects and their nighttime activities, but what is vividly captured via its seemingly plain storytelling approach is utterly unforgettable to say the least. As phlegmatically but strikingly presenting how these people … Continue reading
The Kingmaker (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Rotten, superficial, and powerful
If you are familiar with the notoriety of Imelda Marcos and her rotten family members in the Philippines, you will be often disgusted and horrified as watching documentary film “The Kingmaker”, which presents a very disturbing picture of how she … Continue reading
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Tagged Corruption, Dictatorship, Documentary, Politician, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Their special camp and beyond
Netflix documentary film “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution”, which received the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival early in this year, presents an extraordinary tale of empowerment and resilience. At the beginning, it merely seems to be about one … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Rights, Disability, Documentary, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Miles Davis’ greatest hits
Documentary film “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool” tries to look around the greatest moments in the career of Miles Davis, and it did a fairly good job on the whole despite its several shortcomings. For instance, I was a … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Jazz, Musician, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Mike Wallace Is Here (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Following the career of Mike Wallace
Documentary film “Mike Wallace Is Here” attempts to presents the overview of the career of Mike Wallace, who was one of the most prominent TV journalists in US for many years before his death in 2012. Instead of merely depending … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Journalist, Real-life figure, Real-life story, TV
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