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Tag Archives: Documentary
Breathing Underwater (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): The life and death of the women of the sea
South Korean documentary “Breathing Underwater” is about an interesting group of women in one small island. For earning their living, they dive into the sea without any special equipment except a few rudimentary tools, and the documentary touchingly observes how … Continue reading
The Lovers and the Despot (2016) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Kidnapped by their North Korean fan
I and most South Korean people are familiar with a bizarre real-life story presented in documentary film “The Lovers and the Despot”. It was one of the most infamous things committed by the North Korean dictatorship during last 66 years, … Continue reading
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Where to Invade Next (2015) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Moore Invasion
Michael Moore’s documentaries are not exactly ‘neutral’ or ‘unbiased’, but he has always presented his messages in not only entertaining but also enlightening ways. Sure, he is sometimes unfair to his targets to be criticized or ridiculed while also being … Continue reading
National Gallery (2014) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Another super work from Frederick Wiseman
“National Gallery” is as slow and austere as you can expect from a documentary film by Frederick Wiseman, a legendary American documentary director who has established his long, illustrious filmmaking career for nearly 50 years since his first work “Titicut … Continue reading
Weiner (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The second rise and fall of Weiner
When Anthony Weiner attempted to run for the office of Mayor of New York City in 2013, he seemed to be on the way to a sort of redemptive comeback, and he actually had a very good chance for that. … Continue reading
Fire at Sea (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Far from each other – but also close to each other
Italian documentary film “Fire at Sea”, which won the Golden Bear award at the Berlin International Film Festival early in this year, simply observes its different human subjects. While life goes on as usual in one small Mediterranean island, there … Continue reading
Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Two great filmmakers, one monumental book
When I was young and wild during the 1990s, I began to be more serious about movies, and it was fortunate for me to have two wonderful things to boost my growing interest on movies around that time. First, a … Continue reading
Seymour: An Introduction (2014) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): On his duet of life and art
The first minutes of documentary film “Seymour: An Introduction” was more than enough for me to become interested in its remarkable human subject. As a man who has happily maintained his own balance between life and art for many years, … Continue reading
Twinsters (2015) ☆☆☆ (3/4): Twin sisters’ reunion after 25 years
Documentary film “Twinsters” starts its story with one unbelievable encounter which can happen only in our digital era. Two young women suddenly came to learn of each other’s presence through online communication, and they were naturally surprised by their uncanny … Continue reading
Meru (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): Reaching for a challenging peak in the Himalayas
Documentary film “Meru” works best when it functions as a vivid, extraordinary record of one arduous quest for conquering one of the most challenging mountains in the Himalayas. Yes, those three mountaineers in the documentary really climbed up there with … Continue reading
