Tag Archives: Real-life figure

The Lovers and the Despot (2016) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Kidnapped by their North Korean fan

Posted on September 25, 2016 by kaist455

I and most South Korean people are familiar with a bizarre real-life story presented in documentary film “The Lovers and the Despot”. It was one of the most infamous things committed by the North Korean dictatorship during last 66 years, … Continue reading →

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Truth (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A report marred by devastating mistakes

Posted on September 3, 2016 by kaist455

They tried to report a truth, but then their minor mistakes ultimately eclipsed and muddled the main point of their report while resulting in considerable personal costs for everyone. Looking closely into the messy circumstance surrounding the flawed TV report … Continue reading →

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Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): No one can say that she didn’t sing…

Posted on August 30, 2016 by kaist455

Florence Foster Jenkins (1868-1944) was quite an interesting woman for not only her sheer lack of talent but also her incredible obliviousness to that awful truth. It seemed she really believed she was a good singer, but it is apparent … Continue reading →

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Elvis & Nixon (2016) ☆☆(2/4): When Elvis met Nixon

Posted on August 15, 2016 by kaist455

“Elvis & Nixon” attempts to look behind the most requested photograph in the US National Archives, but its fiction fails to find anything substantial from that brief real-life meeting between two famous American figures, which, as far as I could … Continue reading →

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Miles Ahead (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Miles before moving ahead

Posted on August 14, 2016 by kaist455

Shortly after the screening of “Miles Ahead” during this Saturday afternoon, I happened to have a brief conversation with one of the audiences. He pointed out how the movie was not so different from another recent jazz musician biography film … Continue reading →

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Francofonia (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): A floating visual meditation on the Louvre

Posted on July 4, 2016 by kaist455

“Francofonia” is a floating visual meditation on one of the famous museums in Europe. Alternatively baffling and fascinating, it freely looks around not only the museum and its historical background but also many other things to be mused on by … Continue reading →

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Freeheld (2015) ☆☆(2/4): A mediocre drama based on one real-life love story

Posted on July 2, 2016 by kaist455

If “Freeheld” had been made around 20 years ago, it would have looked a bit better and bolder as a movie willing to tell a story about sexual minority people and their equal rights. While its story is based one … Continue reading →

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Born to Be Blue (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): Improvised from Chet Baker’s bluesy bottom

Posted on June 15, 2016 by kaist455

As a music drama loosely inspired by Chet Baker’s life, “Born to be Blue” tries a little different thing. While mainly focusing on a melancholic late period of this legendary American jazz musician’s life, it freely mixes reality and fiction … Continue reading →

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The Conjuring 2 (2016) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Same scares and shocks in a different location

Posted on June 11, 2016 by kaist455

“The Conjuring 2” serves us same scares and shocks we saw from its predecessor. During the screening I attended yesterday, I and other audiences around me did get as much as we expected from it, and there were indeed several … Continue reading →

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All the Way (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): All the way to the Civil Rights – and his re-election

Posted on June 7, 2016 by kaist455

It is always nice to see a good actor finally getting a career boost he deserves, and Bryan Cranston is one of such examples during last 10 years. While this veteran actor has steadily worked for more than 30 years, … Continue reading →

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