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Tag Archives: Real-life figure
By the Grace of God (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Against unjust silence
French film “By the Grace of God”, which won the Jury Grand Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival early in last year, shook me hard with its sobering and harrowing tale loosely based on a real-life sexual abuse scandal … Continue reading
Harriet (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Erivo dominates as Harriet Tubman
Kasi Lemmons’ new film “Harriet”, which is inspired by the dramatic life of Harriet Tubman (1822-1913), is a biographical film which is formulaic to the core but is not entirely without good elements to be appreciated. Although it frequently stumbles … Continue reading
Western Stars (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Springsteen presented by Springsteen
Documentary film “Western Stars”, which is directed by Bruce Springsteen and Thom Zimny, often engaged and impressed me via not only Springsteen’s songs but also wisdom and meditation inside them. As a solid companion piece to his nineteenth album “Western … Continue reading
Bombshell (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Three women at Fox News
When I heard the news on the sexual harassment scandal at Fox News in 2016, I was not that shocked although quite disgusted at the same time just like many of you. After all, the toxic longtime influence of Fox … Continue reading
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Tagged Anchor, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Sexual harassment, TV Broadcasting Company
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Togo (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Good dog, Togo!
“Togo”, which was released on Disney+ in last month, is an engaging drama film inspired by a real-life story associated the 1925 serum run to Nome, which is also known as the Great Race of Mercy. Although its narrative route … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Epidemic, Musher, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Sled Dog
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Forbidden Dream (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The King and his favorite inventor
South Korean historical drama film “Forbidden Dream” puts its two well-known real-life figures into a sappy old-fashioned bromance tale which did not engage me much. Although I have no problem with its many fictional aspects, the movie is rather flat, … Continue reading
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Tagged Inventor, Real-life figure, Real-life story, South Korean Film
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The Aeronauts (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Jones and Redmayne up in the air
“The Aeronauts” is a mildly entertaining film which could be more effective if it focused more on its two different main characters’ risky adventure in the air. Although it surely works whenever it goes up and up along with them, … Continue reading
Pavarotti (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): A respectable presentation of Pavarotti’s life and career
Ron Howard’s documentary film “Pavarotti” dutifully presents the summary of the life and career of Luciano Pavarotti, who was regarded as one of the greatest operatic tenors in the history. Although it seems to esteem its human subject a bit … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Opera, Operatic tenor, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Hanks triumphs as Mr. Rogers
What a gentle and disarming person Fred Rogers was. Although I am not that familiar with his popular children’s television program “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”, I could not help but touched and moved by his genuine good will and decency as … Continue reading
Dead Souls (2018) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): Monolithic but monumental
I must confess that I could not help but daunted when I happened to learn about Chinese documentary film “Dead Souls”. They say good films are never too long, but the running time of this monolithic documentary is more than … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Documentary, Labor camp, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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