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Tag Archives: Real-life figure
Maestro (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): More about his wife, actually
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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Tagged Actress, Artist, Bisexuality, Conductor, Husband and Wife, Musician, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Napoleon (2023) ☆☆(2/4): Napoleon dully in love and war
Ridley Scott’s new film “Napoleon” is surprisingly flat and bland despite its ambitious intentions. While it tries to be an epic historical drama revolving around one of the most prominent figures in the 19th century Europe, the movie curiously lacks … Continue reading
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Tagged Military, Real-life figure, Real-life story, The French Revolution, War
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American Symphony (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A slice of his art and life
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
A Man Who Heals the City (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): One decent old man
South Korean documentary film “A Man Who Heal the City” intrigues us as observing one decent old man from the distance for a good reason. Although he helped and supported many different people for several decades as a respected local … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Pharmacy, Real-life figure, Real-life story, South Korean Film
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Rustin (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A gay organizer behind the March on Washington in 1963
Netflix film “Rustin”, which came out in last week, wants to be two different things at once, but I do not think it succeeds as much as intended. On one hand, it wants to present a monumental historical event of … Continue reading
Nyad (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): As she tries again and again
Netflix film “Nyad”, which was released on last Friday, is a standard biopic based on one extraordinary real-life story. While it is often fascinating to observe how persistently its real-life heroine tries again and again, the movie later becomes rather … Continue reading
Promise (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A boy missing his departed mother
South Korean documentary film “Promise” is a seemingly simple but undeniably poignant personal diary from a filmmaker father and his sensitive 9-year-old boy still missing his departed mother a lot. While wisely avoiding any cheap sentimentalism via its calm and … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Family, Father and son, Filmmaker, Poetry, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Sly (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Sly on Stallone
Netflix documentary film “Sly”, which is released on this Friday, sometimes shows a bunch of fancy stuffs inside Sylvester Stallone’s house, and that tells a lot about how it is about his life and career. While Stallone, who is often … Continue reading
Yellow Door: ’90s Lo-fi Film Club (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): When they were young cinephiles
Netflix documentary film “Yellow Door: ‘90s Lo-fi Film Club”, which was released a few days ago, looks into the memories of a little club of young South Korea cinephiles in the early 90s. Although they did not know that much … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Film club, Filmmaker, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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