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Tag Archives: Real-life figure
A Table for Two (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their honest conversation on anorexia
South Korean documentary film “A Table for Two” plainly focuses on one complicated mother and daughter relationship exacerbated further by an unfortunate case of mental disorder. As its two main figures reflect more on how things went wrong between them … Continue reading
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Tagged Anorexia, Documentary, Family, Mother and daughter, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): The last words from John le Carré
Errol Morris’ latest documentary “The Pigeon Tunnel”, which is currently available on Apple TV+, focuses on the life and the works of John le Carré via le Carré himself, who incidentally passed away in 2020 not long after interviewed by … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Espionage, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Writer
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Free Chol Soo Lee (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The injustice upon one Korean immigrant
Documentary film “Free Chol Soo Lee” presents the harrowing real-life story of Chol Soo Lee, a Korean American immigrant who was wrongfully accused of the murder he did not commit and then was unjustly incarcerated for that. It is touching … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Immigrant, Prisoner, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): An epic crime drama from Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese’s new film “Killers of the Flower Moon”, which was released in South Korean theaters on this Thursday, is a stunningly epic piece of work vividly looking into one massive injustice against a Native American tribe during the early … Continue reading
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Tagged Crime, Husband and Wife, Murder, Native American, Racism, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): How he made it
William Friedkin, who sadly left us a few months ago, has always been associated with “The Exorcist” (1973), one of the iconic classic horror films in the 1970s. To be frank with you, I was not so scared when I … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Filmmaker, Filmmaking, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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The Burial (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Two different men against a big corporation
“The Burial”, which was released on Amazon Prime on last Friday, is a modest but engaging drama about the legal battle of two different men who came to stand against a big corporation. While it does not exceed our expectation … Continue reading
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Tagged Court, Funeral director, Lawsuit, Lawyer, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Benediction (2021) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The final film by Terence Davies
“Benediction”, which is now the last film by Terence Davies after he died a few days ago, is a melancholic collection of personal memories from a real-life British poet who had a fair share of bitter anger and sadness as … Continue reading
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Tagged Homosexaulity, Poet, Real-life figure, Real-life story, War, World War I
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The Saint of Second Chances (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): An Owner’s Son
Mike Veeck is an interesting guy who also has had a pretty curious life and career, and Netflix documentary film “The Said of Second of Chances”, which was released a few weeks ago, could not possibly be less entertaining at … Continue reading
The Eternal Memory (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): If we knew them more…
Chilean documentary film “The Eternal Memory”, which won the Grand Jury Prize when it was premiered at the World Cinema Dramatic Competition of Sundance Film Festival early in this year, simply observes the small and big struggles of an Alzheimer’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's disease, Documentary, Husband and Wife, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Terminal Illness
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Road to Boston (2023) ☆☆(2/4): Running with tedious nationalism
South Korean film “Road to Boston” is so shamelessly corny and old-fashioned that I cringed a lot more than once while watching it yesterday. Here is a dramatic real-life story which is surely worthwhile to tell for good reasons, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Athlete, Marathon, Real-life figure, Real-life story, South Korean Film, Sports
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