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Tag Archives: Documentary
Apollo 11 (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A vivid, riveting time capsule
Documentary film “Apollo 11” takes us right into that monumental space mission in 1969, and it did a pretty awesome job through its remarkable assembly of archival footage clips and recordings which do not look that old at all even … Continue reading
KIM-GUN (2018) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Searching for a man who was there
I could not help but saddened as watching South Korean documentary film “KIM-GUN”, which, in my trivial opinion, should be watched by any good South Korean citizen. Starting from a photograph of one anonymous figure who recently became the main … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Real-life figure, Real-life incident, South Korean Film
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The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The Great Stone Face
As far as I remember, I only watched a few works of Buster Keaton (Shame on me!), but those films were more than enough to show me that he was an extraordinary silent movie star to be appreciated and admired. … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedian, Documentary, Movie, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Silent movie
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Monrovia, Indiana (2018) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Americana observed by Frederick Wiseman
I still remember well when I was going to Urbana-Champaign, Illinois by train during one morning of 2010 April. As the train passed through a number of rural regions of Illinois, my eyes were frequently fixed on roads, plains, and … Continue reading
Knock Down the House (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Female candidates against the Establishment
Netflix documentary film “Knock Down the House”, which received the US Documentary Audience Award when it was shown at the Sundance Film Festival early in this year, introduces to us four different American women who decided to stand against the … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Election, Politics, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): A Man Behind Fox News
Roger Ailes was a pretty deplorable guy in my humble opinion. As running Fox News for more than 20 years, he actively and aggressively spread fear and hate over the American society along with his loony right-wing figures such as … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Media, Politics, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Blood fraud
Not long before watching HBO documentary “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley”, I happened to have a small conversation with some of colleagues in a biotechnology company where I have worked during last two years. The subject of … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Fraud, Medical technology, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2010) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Life in the Siberian Taiga
In January 2013, I came to learn about Werner Herzog and Dmitry Vasyukov’s documentary film “Happy People: A Year in the Taiga” via Steven Boone’s review and late Roger Ebert’s blog post. While I became quite curious about the documentary … Continue reading
Free Solo (2018) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Climbing up a rock alone – without rope
Watching Oscar-nominated documentary film “Free Solo”, which also won the People’s Choice documentary award when it was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival in last year, was a pretty terrifying experience to me due to my longtime fear of … Continue reading
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Tagged Climber, Climbing, Documentary, Real-life figure, Real-life incident
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Fyre Fraud (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Another recent documentary film on the Fyre Festival
It was a curious experience for me to watch Hulu documentary film “Fyre Fraud”, which presents an unbelievably absurd story about the Fyre Festival fraud case in 2017. Not long after it was released in last week, another documentary film … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Fraud, Music festival, Real-life figure, Real-life incident
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