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Tag Archives: Real-life figure
Stutz (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): Meet his therapist
Jonah Hill’s Netflix documentary film “Stutz”, which was released a few days ago, is a modest but interesting work to admire. As Hill and his therapist Dr. Phil Stutz are talking and discussing about many personal things besides Dr. Stutz’s … Continue reading
Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A sincere and enthusiastic presentation of the African American movie history
Netflix documentary film “Is That Black Enough for You?!?”, directed and written by African American critic Elvis Mitchell, is more than a quick and useful guide for the African American movie history. Besides being enlightening as well as entertaining, the … Continue reading
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Tagged African American, Documentary, Filmmaker, Filmmaking, Performer, Real-life figure
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The Stranger (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): As he becomes close to his suspect
Australian Netflix film “The Stranger”, which was released in last month, is a chilly psychological drama which is incidentally based on one true crime story. I have no idea on how much the movie is actually close to its real-life … Continue reading
The Good Nurse (2022) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A clinical true crime story
Tobias Lindholm’s latest film “The Good Nurse”, which was released on Netflix in last month, is rather disappointing despite a considerable number of talents gathered for its production. While its true crime story is often chilling to say the least, … Continue reading
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Tagged Crime, Hospital, Murder, Nurse, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Descendant (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The last slave ship – and those descendants
Netflix documentary film “Descendant”, which was released on this Friday, is about one relatively unknown black American historical fact which deserves to be known more widely for good reasons. While it is surely informative to anyone unfamiliar with its main … Continue reading
The Man Who Paints Water Drops (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Understanding his artist father
Documentary film “The Man Who Paints Water Drop” attempts to look into the life and artistry of one acclaimed Korean painter who painted water drops for almost 40 years. As steadily maintaining its calm and restrained attitude, the documentary gradually … Continue reading
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Tagged Artist, Documentary, Painter, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Sidney (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): A respectful tribute to Sidney Poitier
Documentary film “Sidney”, which was released on Apple TV+ in last month, looks into the life and career of late Sidney Poitier, who was one of a few major black Hollywood stars during his prime in the 1950-60s. Although it … Continue reading
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Tagged Actor, Documentary, Hollywood, Movie, Racism, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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The 2nd Repatriation (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Still waiting for repatriation
South Korean documentary film “The 2nd Repatriation”, which is the sequel to director Kim Dong-won’s acclaimed 2003 documentary “Repatriation” (It won the Freedom of Expression Award at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, by the way), covers last two decades of … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Real-life figure, Real-life story, South Korean Film
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Repatriation (2003) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Waiting for repatriation
South Korean documentary film “Repatriation” simply follows the lives of a bunch of unconverted North Korean people who could not go back to their country even after being imprisoned in South Korea for many years. As observing their long struggle … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Real-life figure, Real-life story, South Korean Film
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Jazz on a Summer’s Day (1959) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Jazz on the seaside
“Jazz on a Summer’s Day”, whose recent 4K remastered version was somehow released in South Korean theaters a few days ago, is an interesting time capsule which attempts to bring us into one day of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival … Continue reading
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Tagged Concert, Documentary, Jazz, Music festival, Musician, Real-life figure
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