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Tag Archives: Documentary
Untouchable (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): The rise and fall of Harvey Weinstein
Hulu documentary film “Untouchable”, which was released in South Korean theaters yesterday, gives us an overview on the rise and fall of Harvey Weinstein, who was one of the most powerful movie producers in Hollywood before accused of a number … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Movie business, Movie producer, Real-life figure, Sexual crime
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Jawline (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A young social media star chasing after his dream
Hulu documentary film “Jawline” observes the quick ascent of an adolescent social media star who, as far as shown from the documentary, is a simple decent lad who just wants to chase after his dream. While it is often fascinating … Continue reading
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Tagged Celebrity, Documentary, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Social Media
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Nothing Like a Dame (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): Tea with the Dames
British documentary film “Nothing Like a Dame”, which was released in US as “Tea with the Dames” in last year, simply observes whatever is being generated among four old British actresses who have been well-known for their respective acting careers … Continue reading
American Factory (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): One new factory in post-industrial Ohio
Netflix documentary “American Factory”, which received the Documentary Directing Award when it was shown at the Sundance Film Festival early in this year, is initially amusing but then becomes more pointed than expected. As closely looking into one particular industrial … Continue reading
Cold Case Hammarskjöld (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A compelling conspiracy investigation
Danish documentary film “Cold Case Hammarskjöld”, which received the World Cinema Documentary Directing Award when it was shown at the Sundance Film Festival early in this year, is about a potentially dubious but undeniably compelling conspiracy investigation. While I still … Continue reading
Tower (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): That horrible summer day in Austin, Texas
On August 1st, 1966, a guy named Charles Whitman went up to the top floor of the University of Texas Tower in Austin, Texas, and then he committed one of the most atrocious shooting incidents in the American modern history. … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Mass Shooting, Real-life figure, Real-life incident
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My Name Is KIM Bok-dong (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her last defiant years
South Korean documentary film “My Name Is KIM Bok-dong” looks into the last defiant years of an old lady who tried hard along with her fellow survivors for getting an official apology from the Japanese government for more than 25 … Continue reading
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Tagged Comfort Women, Documentary, Real-life figure, Real-life story, South Korean Film
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Hail Satan? (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): An amusing documentary on certain Satanists
I often chuckled while watching “Hail Satan?”, an amusing documentary film about the rise of a group of certain decent (!) Satanists. While they certainly look silly and weird at times with their rather unorthodox religious belief, it is interesting … Continue reading
The Great Hack (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): The rising digital threats to democracy
Netflix documentary film “The Great Hack” gives us a closer look into a frightening social change driven by the swift advance of digital technology in our time. Sure, I have been well aware of how seriously most of us have … Continue reading
Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of Comfort Women Issue (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A sobering guide to the disputes surrounding the comfort women issue
As a South Korean guy, I must say that I cannot look wholly impartial to the subject of documentary film “Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of Comfort Women Issue”, which, as reflected by its rather long subtitle, focuses on that sensitive … Continue reading
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