Tag Archives: Documentary

A Song of Korean Factory Girls (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): The oral history of Korean factory girls in Japan

Posted on August 11, 2024 by kaist455

South Korean documentary film “A Song of Korean Factory Girls” illuminates the relatively unknown history of many young Korean women who had to work in Japan during the Japanese colonial period in the early 20th century. As the documentary calmly … Continue reading →

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Black Barbie: A Documentary (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Hidden Figures behind the Black Barbie

Posted on July 19, 2024 by kaist455

When I saw Greta Gerwig’s enormous hit film “Barbie” in last year, I instantly noticed how racially diverse the Barbie (and Ken) characters in the film are. We now take that for granted, but Netflix documentary film “Black Barbie: A … Continue reading →

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Sanctuary (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A sanctuary for wildlife animals

Posted on June 17, 2024 by kaist455

South Korean documentary film “Sanctuary” focuses on the activists of a bunch of people dedicated to providing a sanctuary for wildlife animals in South Korea. While they care a lot about saving and taking care of those unfortunate animals out … Continue reading →

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Her 5th Room (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): She simply needs to have her own private space…

Posted on June 7, 2024 by kaist455

South Korean documentary film “Her 5th Room” is a small but intimate personal story about one middle-aged woman who simply needs to have her own private space. As closely and sensitively observing her struggle for privacy and independence, the documentary … Continue reading →

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Jim Henson: Idea Man (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A man behind the Muppets – and more

Posted on June 5, 2024 by kaist455

Ron Howard’s new documentary film “Jim Henson: Idea Man”, which was released on Disney+ in last week, is an affectionate tribute to Jim Henson, who was the main creative mind behind many delightful things including “Sesame Street” and “The Muppets”. … Continue reading →

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For Love and Life: No Ordinary Campaign (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): So they step forward…

Posted on June 3, 2024 by kaist455

Documentary film “For Love and Life: No Ordinary Campaign”, which was released in Amazon Prime in last week, presents an extraordinary story about a bunch of people trying to make some change in the American healthcare system for themselves as … Continue reading →

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Soup and Ideology (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Eating together as family despite all that

Posted on May 29, 2024 by kaist455

Documentary film “Soup and Ideology”, which I belatedly checked out yesterday, presents a modest but intimate personal story closely associated with the dark past of the Korean history during the 20th century. As its Korean Japanese director tries to understand … Continue reading →

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The Blue Angels (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A promotional film with lots of terrific stuffs

Posted on May 26, 2024 by kaist455

Documentary film “The Blue Angels”, which was released on Amazon Prime a few days ago after getting a limited theatrical release in US, is basically your typical promotional film with lots of terrific technical stuffs to admire. While I was … Continue reading →

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The Beach Boys (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The history of the Beach Boys

Posted on May 26, 2024 by kaist455

Documentary film “The Beach Boys”, which was released on Disney+ on two days ago, looks over the history of the Beach Boys, one of the legendary American bands during the 1960s. While it is fairly informative to anyone not so … Continue reading →

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Power (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A Power Called Police

Posted on May 24, 2024 by kaist455

Netflix documentary film “Power”, which was released on last Friday, examines the American history of police brutality and oppression during last several decades. If you are familiar with its main subject like me, you may not be that surprised by … Continue reading →

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