Tag Archives: Musician

Bobi Wine: The People’s President (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A musician against autocracy

Posted on February 20, 2024 by kaist455

Documentary film “Bobi Wine: The People’s President”, which recently received a nomination for Best Documentary Oscar, focuses on a popular musician who became a defiant political fighter for his country and people. While he has been brutally oppressed a lot … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Night in Pop (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): One Night Only

Posted on January 30, 2024 by kaist455

Netflix documentary film “The Greatest Night in Pop” does not disappoint us at all as looking closely into a major event of American Pop music in the 1980s. On January 25th, 1985, a bunch of renowned American musicians were somehow … Continue reading →

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Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Beyond his legendary flamboyance

Posted on January 14, 2024 by kaist455

Documentary film “Little Richard: I Am Everything” looks around the life and career of Little Richard, who has been regarded as the ground-breaking pioneer of American Rock and Roll music. As looking beyond his legendary flamboyance, the documentary illuminates an … Continue reading →

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Crescendo (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): As they try their best to the end

Posted on January 7, 2024 by kaist455

Documentary film “Crescendo”, which was released in South Korean theaters a few weeks ago, works best whenever it does not pay attention to the main attraction for South Korean audiences. As far as I can see from the documentary, Yunchan … Continue reading →

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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): His last performance

Posted on December 23, 2023 by kaist455

Documentary film “Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus”, which was premiered in the Venice International Film Festival several months ago and then will be released in South Korean theaters in the last week of this year, is quite simple in its presentation setting. … Continue reading →

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Maestro (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): More about his wife, actually

Posted on December 9, 2023 by kaist455

Netflix film “Maestro”, which was released in South Korean theaters a few days ago and then will be available on Netflix a few weeks later, is supposed to be about the life and career of Leonard Bernstein, but he is … Continue reading →

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American Symphony (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A slice of his art and life

Posted on December 2, 2023 by kaist455

Netflix documentary film “American Symphony”, which came out a few days ago, simply presents a slice of life and art from John Batiste, who has been one of the most prominent American musicians during last several years. Although the documentary … Continue reading →

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Withstanding and Existing (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Some musicians at one old movie theater

Posted on November 27, 2023 by kaist455

My hometown Jeonju has a certain area in the middle of its old downtown area, which has been the center of Jeonju International Film Festival for more than 20 years. It surely has several big movie theaters even at present, … Continue reading →

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Blue Giant (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): All for Jazz

Posted on October 19, 2023 by kaist455

Japanese animation film “Blue Giant” is simply riveting whenever it conveys to us that ecstatic quality of jazz music performance. Probably because of being singled-minded as its main characters’ artistic pursuit for sublime perfection, the movie often feels a bit … Continue reading →

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Flora and Son (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): As she learns music

Posted on September 23, 2023 by kaist455

John Carney’s new musical film “Flora and Son” tries to do two different things together, and the result is rather uneven in my inconsequential opinion. On one hand, we have an engaging drama about one accidental online relationship between two … Continue reading →

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