-
Recent Posts
- FC Sukhavati (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): The story of FC Anyang Supporters RED
- Don’t Go Back (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A series of little improvised moments
- Marty, Life Is Short (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): He’s still ready to make us laugh more
- Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): Their little goofy time travel
- The Longest Night: Namtaeryeong (2026) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The solidarity on that night
- Colony (2026) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A colony of zombies in the building
- Merely Known as Something Else (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Deliberately distant and elusive
- Little Trouble Girls (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): The sexual awakening of a Catholic girl
- Come Closer (2024) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): This deeply troubled young woman
- The Little Sister (2025) ☆☆☆(3/4): A young Muslim lesbian woman during several seasons
Blogroll
Interesting Windows
Movies
Categories
Meta
Archives
My Photos
-
Join 815 other subscribers
Blog Stats
- 1,278,012 hits
Seongyong’s Twitter
Tweets by kaist455
Tag Archives: Real-life figure
Flamin’ Hot (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Not hot enough in my humble opinion
“Flamin’ Hot”, which was released in Disney+ a few days ago in South Korea, is unfortunately not hot enough for us. While it is supposed to be a colorfully spicy and interesting story behind Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, the movie is … Continue reading
The Biggest Little Farm (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): They bought a farm…
Documentary film “The Biggest Little Farm”, which happens to be released in South Korean theaters in this week, is a vivid and intimate chronicle of one ordinary couple who took a considerable risk with one big barren farm for their … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Documentary, Farm, Husband and Wife, Real-life figure, Real-life story
Leave a comment
Crown Heights (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): A harrowing real-life drama of legal injustice
“Crown Heights”, which is currently available on Amazon Prime, presents a harrowing drama based on one infuriating real-life case of legal injustice. Alternating between one wrongfully incarcerated man and his best friend willing to help him as much as possible … Continue reading
Gleason (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): His life with ALS
Amazon Prime documentary film “Gleason” gives us an honest and intimate look into one former professional athlete’s daily life with his serious illness and the following complications. While never overlooking all those difficulties and frustrations experienced by him and several … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Athlete, Disability, Documentary, Family, Husband and Wife, Illness, Real-life figure, Real-life story
Leave a comment
The Ivory Game (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Save elephants
You may be a little relieved after watching Netflix documentary film “The Ivory Game”. Yes, it is really alarming to see how thousands of elephants in Africa were brutally slaughtered just because of their precious ivory tusks during last several … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Documentary, Elephant, Ivory trade, Real-life figure, Real-life story
Leave a comment
Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower (2017) ☆☆☆(3/4): A vivid chronicle of the Umbrella Revolution
I could not help but feel a bit depressed as belatedly checking out Netflix documentary film “Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower”, which closely follows Joshua Wong and what he actively led along with many young people in Hong Kong during 2012-2016, … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Documentary, Protestantism, Real-life figure, Real-life incident, Student
Leave a comment
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): On his fiery artistry
Netflix documentary film “Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang” will engage and then amaze you even if you are not that familiar with the artistic career of renowned Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang (Full disclosure: Neither am I). Here is … Continue reading
Victim/Suspect (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Victims treated as “suspects”
It is often infuriating to watch Netflix documentary film “Victim/Suspect”, which was released in last week. Closely following one steady and persistent investigative reporting process, the documentary shows us how many of sexual assault survivors in US have been grossly … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Documentary, Police, Real-life figure, Real-life incident, Sexual Assault
Leave a comment
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Still going on as before
Documentary film “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”, which is currently available on Apple TV+ now, is plain but undeniably touching for good reasons. While simply letting its main human subject talk in front of the camera, the documentary gives … Continue reading
Judy Blume Forever (2023) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): She still tells all
Documentary film “Judy Blume Forever”, which was released on Amazon Prime a few weeks ago, is a delightful tribute to Judy Blume, a famous American writer with whom I was regrettably not so familiar before hearing about the recent movie … Continue reading
Seongyong's Private Place 