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Tag Archives: Real-life figure
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
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Tagged Athlete, Disability, Documentary, Family, Husband and Wife, Illness, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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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
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Tagged Documentary, Elephant, Ivory trade, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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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
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Tagged Documentary, Protestantism, Real-life figure, Real-life incident, Student
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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
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Tagged Documentary, Police, Real-life figure, Real-life incident, Sexual Assault
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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
Retrograde (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): The final months of the Afghan War
It is a sad and bitter experience to observe what is so vividly presented in Matthew Heineman’s latest documentary film “Retrograde”, which is currently available on Disney+ in South Korea. Closely following what happened during the final months of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Military, Real-life figure, Real-life story, War
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We Feed People (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): They feed Humanity
Today, I happened to watch two different documentary films which are currently available on Disney+ at present, and I must tell you that it was an interesting double feature show for me because both of the main subjects of these … Continue reading
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Tagged Charity, Chef, Documentary, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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