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Tag Archives: Real-life figure
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): A revolutionary and his traitor
I must confess that I had some prejudice on the Black Panther Party when I was young and wild many years ago. Probably because of that brief comical moment in “Forrest Gump” (1994), I once regarded the Black Panther Party … Continue reading
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Tagged African American, Civil Rights, Informer, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Of meteors and men
Documentary film “Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds”, which was released on Apple+ in last November, is alternatively sublime and amusing with its genuine interest and fascination in meteors. As hopping from one interesting place to another around the world, the … Continue reading
On the Record (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Another harrowing #MeToo era documentary
Documentary film “On the Record” is often chilling and devastating as listening to several female survivors who were sexually assaulted or abused by a man who is still regarded as one of the most influential figures in the American hip-hop … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Hip-hop, Music, Real-life figure, Real-life story, sexual abuse, Sexual violence
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The Dig (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their friendship over burial mounds
Netflix film “The Dig”, which was released on last Friday, is a low-key period drama mainly revolving around two different people who happened to get involved in one historic excavation of the 20th century England. While sensitively observing the development … Continue reading
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Tagged Archaeologist, Archaeology, Artifact, Excavation, Real-life figure
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Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A modest tribute to The Band
Daniel Roher’s documentary film “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band” looks over the rather brief history of The Band, which was founded by Robbie Robertson and his four fellow musicians in 1968. Although its five members eventually came … Continue reading
One Night in Miami (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Their night to remember
“One Night in Miami”, which was released on Amazon Prime in last week, humbly and thoughtfully presents a fictional account of one night meeting among four prominent real-life African American figures in the 1960s. Regardless of how much it is … Continue reading
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): He is a lot cooler than you may think…
Jimmy Carter was surely one of the most decent and admirable American Presidents in the 20th century. While his presidency was not entirely without faults and failures, he and his government certainly showed the better sides of the country to … Continue reading
Kingdom of Silence (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A journalist who cared about his country
Showtime documentary film “Kingdom of Silence” glimpses into the life and career of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, whose brutal murder at the Saudi Arabian embassy in Istanbul, Turkey shocked many of us in October 2018. Mainly revolving around the … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Journalist, Murder, Real-life figure, Real-life incident, Real-life story
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Mr. Jones (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The price of reporting a truth
Agnieszka Holland’s new film “Mr. Jones” is an earnest period drama about a young reporter who struggled to maintain his professional integrity after coming to learn of a terrible injustice behind the Soviet Union government in the 1930s. While it … Continue reading
The Man Standing Next (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): It’s really hard for him to stand next to his big boss…
South Korean film “The Man Standing Next” is a slick and competent period drama film which does not go further than what I and many other South Korean audiences already know. Based on one of the major historical incidents in … Continue reading
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Tagged Assassination, Dictatorship, President, Real-life figure, Real-life story, South Korean Film
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