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Tag Archives: Real-life story
Tenzing (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): A solid biographical drama about Tenzing Norgay
“Tenzing”, which was released on Apple TV on last Friday, is a solid biographical drama about Tenzing Norgay, a famous Sherpa who succeeded with Sir Edmund Hilary in their 1953 ascent of Mount Everest. While this is your average clean-cut … Continue reading
Who Is Martin Mull? (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): From a comedian to a painter
Netflix documentary “Who Is Martin Mull?”, which was released in last week, introduces us to an American entertainer who had an interesting life and career which deserves to be known more to us. Like some of you, I did not … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedian, Entertainer, Painter, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow (2025) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The desperate but intimate chronicle of the journalistic defiance in Moscow
Documentary film “My Undesirable Friends: Part Ⅰ- Last Air in Moscow” is a desperate but intimate chronicle of the journalistic defiance in Moscow during the early 2020s. While it is often alternatively depressing and infuriating to watch a bunch of … Continue reading
The Last First: Winter K2 (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): A deadly expedition at K2
Documentary film “The Last First: Winter K2”, which was released on Apple TV on last Friday, focuses on a bunch of mountaineers who attempted to make the first successful winter ascent of K2, the second-highest mountain on the Earth, in … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Mountain, Mountaineer, Mountaineering, Real-life people, Real-life story
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Blanket Wearer (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her penniless one-year nomad project
South Korean independent documentary film “Blanket Wearer” is a likable chronicle of one interesting personal quest. Yes, as shown from the documentary, its director/producer/cinematographer/co-editor Park Jeong-mi really attempted a penniless one-year nomad project after being so suffocated by her static … Continue reading
Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger (2026) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Oasis back in action
Documentary film “Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger”, which was released in South Korean theaters shortly after being premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, is a powerful experience you should not miss even if you are not so familiar … Continue reading
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Tagged Brothers, Concert, Documentary, Musician, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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My Penguin Friend (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): This penguin steals the show anyway
2024 film “My Penguin Friend”, which is currently available on Netflix in South Korea, is a sentimental but undeniably earnest presentation of one fascinating real-life story. While I have no idea on how much it actually fictionalizes its real-life story, … Continue reading
Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing (2026) ☆☆☆(3/4): The story still continues…
It is difficult not to get angry as watching Netfilx documentary film “Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing”, which was released in last month. As a sequel to the 2022 Netflix documentary “Downfall: The Cast Against Boeing”, the documentary may not … Continue reading
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Tagged Airplane, Documentary, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Whistleblower
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The Truth vs. Alex Jones (2024) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The judgment on a vile purveyor of lies
As far as I heard from many others during last several years, Alex Jones is a truly vile piece of sh*t, and 2024 HBO documentary film “The Truth vs. Alex Jones” confirms me on that more. It is often infuriating … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Fake news, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Trial
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What Should We Have Done? (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): The memories of his schizophrenic sister
Japanese documentary filmmaker Tomoaki Fujino’s 2023 documentary film “What Should We Have Done?” is often difficult to watch for good reasons. Mainly consisting of old video clips showing a number of personal moments from Fujino’s deeply troubled older sister and … Continue reading
