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Tag Archives: Hospital
The Good Nurse (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A clinical true crime story
Tobias Lindholm’s latest film “The Good Nurse”, which was released on Netflix in last month, is rather disappointing despite a considerable number of talents gathered for its production. While its true crime story is often chilling to say the least, … Continue reading
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Tagged Crime, Hospital, Murder, Nurse, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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The First Wave (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their first several months with COVID-19
Matthew Heineman’s new documentary film “The First Wave”, which was recently included in the shortlist for Best Documentary Oscar, looks at a number of New York City hospital workers and patients who struggled a lot during the first several months … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID-19, Doctor, Documentary, Hospital, Nurse, Pandemic, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Convergence: Courage in a Crisis (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): People working on the front line against COVID-19
Latest Netflix documentary film “Convergence: Courage in a Crisis”, which is released today, is a modest but engaging assembly of personal narratives observed around the world during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As busily shuffling around its multiple narratives, the documentary … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID-19, Doctor, Documentary, Hospital, Nurse, Pandemic, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Social worker
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The Power (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Her first night shift
“The Power” is a little spooky horror film shrouded in creepy darkness. While it has several effective moments to be appreciated, the movie often falters in case of handling its two different kinds of horrors in addition to being hampered … Continue reading
The Cave (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A doctor’s struggle in the Syrian Civil War
Documentary film “The Cave”, which won the People’s Choice Award for Documentaries at the Toronto International Film Festival in last year and recently received an Oscar nomination a few weeks ago, is often difficult to watch to say the least. … Continue reading
Maggie (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): A sweet and whimsical comedy featuring a talking catfish
South Korean independent film “Maggie”, which actually means ‘catfish’ in Korean, a sweet and whimsical comedy which gives us a number of odd and quirky moments to be savored while also quite sensitive and thoughtful about its subjects. As we … Continue reading
Cemetery of Splendour (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): Baffling but intriguing
Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “Cemetery of Splendour” alternatively baffled and intrigued me. Just like his previous film “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives” (2010), the movie intentionally blurs the line between reality and fantasy in its own idiosyncratic way, so … Continue reading
Madonna (2014) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : The Passion of Madonna
South Korean film “Madonna”, which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in this May and is now currently being shown at South Korean theaters, is a tough stuff packed with stark power and harrowing emotions. It is often very … Continue reading
Barbara (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4): She’s being watched – and she knows
During the opening sequence of “Barbara”, we come to know that she is being watched – and she knows too well. She lives in East Germany in 1980, and it is an oppressive world in which the life can be … Continue reading