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Tag Archives: Politician
Navalny (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The man against the Kremlin
Documentary film “Navalny”, which was recently nominated for Best Documentary Oscar, focuses on one compelling figure who has defiantly resisted against the Kremlin as much as possible. As closely observing how he and his colleagues investigated on a shocking attempt … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Journalist, Politician, Real-life figure, Real-life incident, Real-life story
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Citizen K (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The rise and fall of one Russian Oligarch
Alex Gibney’s documentary “Citizen K”, which is available on Amazon Prime, presents the rise and fall of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was once one of the most prominent Russian oligarchs in the early 2000s. While never overlooking a number of questionable … Continue reading
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Tagged Corruption, Documentary, Oligarch, Politician, Real-life figure, Real-life incident
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Honest Candidate 2 (2022) ☆☆(2/4): She is back – with less laugh
Surprise is always crucial for comedy, but there is not much surprise for me in South Korean comedy film “Honest Candidate 2”, a sequel to the 2020 South Korean remake of Brazilian comedy film “The Honest Candidate” (2014). I could … Continue reading
Kingmaker (2022) ☆☆(2/4): A strategist behind one candidate
South Korean film “Kingmaker” fails to enlighten or surprise or excite me as a fictional tale loosely inspired by the real-life story of a number of South Korean political figures in the 1960-70s. I guess the movie changes their names … Continue reading
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Tagged Election, Politician, Politics, Real-life incident, South Korean Film
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The Final Year (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): The final year of the Obama administration
It is hard for me not to become nostalgic while watching Greg Barker’s documentary film “The Final Year”, which closely looks into the inner workings of the Obama administration during its final year. At that time, many of us were … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Politician, Politics, Real-life figure, Real-life story, The White House
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John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A courteous tribute to John Lewis
Documentary film “John Lewis: Good Trouble” is a courteous tribute to US congressman John Lewis, who sadly died shortly after the documentary was released in US three months ago. Although he faced lots of obstacles even during his later years, … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Rights, Documentary, Politician, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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The Kingmaker (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Rotten, superficial, and powerful
If you are familiar with the notoriety of Imelda Marcos and her rotten family members in the Philippines, you will be often disgusted and horrified as watching documentary film “The Kingmaker”, which presents a very disturbing picture of how she … Continue reading
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Tagged Corruption, Dictatorship, Documentary, Politician, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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An Honest Candidate (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Suddenly, she can’t lie!
I chuckled from time to time as watching the first half of South Korean comedy film “An Honest Candidate”, which could be one of the funnier South Korean movies of this year if it pushed its rather familiar premise harder … Continue reading
Long Shot (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A sweet and smart political romantic comedy
“Long Shot” is a sweet and smart political romantic comedy which does have some nice moments for good laughs. Although it could be sharper and wittier in some aspects, it is mostly entertaining thanks to the comic chemistry between its … Continue reading
Loro 2 (2018) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The Great Banality
Italian film “Loro 2”, the second half of the latest work from Paolo Sorrentino, is not as tepid as the first half preceding it. While it still throws at us lots of debauchery and decadence as expected and that is … Continue reading
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