Tag Archives: Documentary

Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): As he tours with his colleagues

Posted on November 9, 2024 by kaist455

Documentary film “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band”, which is currently available on Disney+ in South Korea, follows how Bruce Springsteen and his longtime colleagues prepared his world tour during 2023 ~ 2024. Although there is not … Continue reading →

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Faye (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Faye on Dunaway

Posted on November 5, 2024 by kaist455

HBO documentary film “Faye” looks into the life and career of Faye Dunaway, a legendary Hollywood actress who has had a fair share of fame and notoriety during last six decades. While she was indeed quite difficult to work with … Continue reading →

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Martha (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Martha presented by Stewart

Posted on November 5, 2024 by kaist455

Netflix documentary film “Martha”, which was released in last week, tries to present some human sides of Martha Stewart. While she does not reveal anything particularly revealing about herself or her career, the documentary is mostly watchable as following the … Continue reading →

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The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): His remarkable online life

Posted on October 28, 2024 by kaist455

Netflix documentary film “The Remarkable Life of Ibelin”, which was released on last Friday, looks into the bountiful online life of one Norwegian gamer who died when he was only 25. Although he did not reveal himself that much to … Continue reading →

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The Last of the Sea Woman (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): The Women and the Sea

Posted on October 22, 2024 by kaist455

Documentary film “The Last of the Sea Woman”, which is currently available on Apple TV+, is about a group of South Korean women who have worked as “haenyeo”, which means “Sea Woman” in Korean. For earning their living via collecting … Continue reading →

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Saving a Dragonfly (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Painfully personal

Posted on October 20, 2024 by kaist455

South Korean documentary film “Saving a Dragonfly” is painfully personal at times. It initially looks like as an innocuous personal project recording what was the most important period in the director and her classmates’ last high school year, but it … Continue reading →

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Will & Harper (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): On the road with his transgender friend

Posted on September 30, 2024 by kaist455

Netflix documentary film “Will & Harper”, which was released on last Friday, follows a little road journey of one famous American comedian and his transgender friend. Simply focusing the frank and earnest interactions between them, the documentary gives us a … Continue reading →

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Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): On her life and achievement

Posted on August 25, 2024 by kaist455

Documentary film “Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge”, which is currently available on Disney+ in South Korea, broadly looks over the life and achievement of its very fascinating human subject. Although I wish it regarded this interesting figure with more … Continue reading →

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Daughters (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Imprisoned fathers reconnecting with their daughters

Posted on August 17, 2024 by kaist455

Netflix documentary film “Daughters”, which was released a few days ago, presents an aching human story of a bunch of prisoners trying to reconnect with their young daughters. As frequently alternating between these two different groups, the documentary lets us … Continue reading →

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Skywalkers: A Love Story (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A couple of thrill-seekers

Posted on August 17, 2024 by kaist455

Good documentaries engage us and then let us get to know more their subjects, but Netflix documentary film “Skywalkers: A Love Story”, which was released in last month, feels rather and hollow in my trivial opinion. Sure, there are a … Continue reading →

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