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Tag Archives: Musician
Better Man (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Robbie Williams presented as an ape (no kidding)
“Better Man” is another typical musician biography drama film with one notable difference. While it is surely filled with predictable ups and downs as illustrating the life and career of British musician Robbie Williams, the movie presents Williams as a … Continue reading
Elton John: Never Too Late (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Entering the last chapter of his career
Documentary film “Elton John: Never Too Late”, which was released on Disney+ a few months ago, works whenever it focuses on what may be the last chapter of Elton John’s life and career. After all, considering that he is about … Continue reading
A Complete Unknown (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Still Unknown
As a human being, Bob Dylan is probably one of the most distant figures among the greatest American songwriters during the late 20th century. Sure, many of his songs have been remembered and admired for their timeless artistic qualities, but … Continue reading
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A Cold War plot behind jazz
Documentary film “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat”, which was recently nominated for Best Documentary Oscar, is a superb presentation of the hidden aspects of a political turmoil in Africa during the early 1960s. While it is simply a collage of … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Cold War, Coup d’état, Documentary, Jazz, Musician, Politician, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Piece by Piece (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Merely pleasant and amusing
Morgan Neville’s new documentary film “Piece by Piece” is merely pleasant and amusing despite some novelty in the presentation of its main human subject. As that figure in question suggests early in the documentary, it surely sounds cool to present … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation, Documentary, Musician, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Hidden Face (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): A twisted erotic triangle
South Korean film “Hidden Face”, which is the remake of the 2011 Colombian film “The Hidden Face”, an erotic mystery thriller which turns out to be naughtier than it seems at first. Like many thriller films, the movie surely depends … Continue reading
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): As he tours with his colleagues
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
Divertimento (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): To become a conductor
French film “Divertimento” is a competent feel-good drama film inspired by one remarkable real-life story. While there are some expected conventional moments, the movie casually flows along with its ambitious young heroine as she struggles to find her own personality … Continue reading
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Tagged Coming-of-age drama, Conductor, Musician, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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The Beach Boys (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The history of the Beach Boys
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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Tagged Band, Documentary, Musician, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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The Idea of You (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her cumbersome romance with a star
“The Idea of You”, which was released on Amazon Prime early in this month, is an intimate romantic comedy film which turns out to be more than the gender-reversal version of “Notting Hill” (1999). While we already have a pretty … Continue reading
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