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Tag Archives: Nurse
The Wonder (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): She cannot just observe….
Sebastián Lelio’s latest film “The Wonder”, which was released on Netflix a few weeks ago, is quietly tense as its heroine struggles to do her best under one situation which turns out to be more complicated than it seems at … Continue reading
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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The Prayer (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A little robot morality play
South Korean film “The Prayer”, which is actually the theatrical version of one episode of South Korean TV anthology drama series “SF8”, is a simple but thought-provoking SF morality play which examines one familiar but undeniably impossible moral dilemma via … Continue reading
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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Saint Maud (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): The sobering observation of one disturbing religious mania
“Saint Maud” is a dark and disturbing psychological thriller which will catch you off guard more than once. As mostly sticking to its very disturbed heroine’s warped viewpoint, the movie alternatively chills and fascinates us via a number of intense … Continue reading
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
Sorry We Missed You (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A bleak slice of hard working-class life
Ken Loach’s latest film “Sorry We Missed You” is a bleak slice of hard working-class life you will not forget easily. Phlegmatically and unflinchingly observing how its main characters are driven into more despair and frustration along the story, the … 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