Tag Archives: Real-life story

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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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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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

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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

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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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Dream (2023) ☆☆(2/4): A coach for a bunch of homeless soccer players

South Korean film “Dream” is definitely not for me. As a sports drama film, it is so generic that I was not surprised or moved enough in any possible way. As a tearjerker, it is so artificial that any of … Continue reading

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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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Wolfgang (2021) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): He’s still cooking…

To be frank with you, I do not know much about how famous Wolfgang Puck has been during last four decades, so documentary film “Wolfgang”, which is currently available on Disney+, fills my blind spot to some degree. Here is … Continue reading

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Boston Strangler (2023) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A dry, middling true crime drama

“Boston Stranger”, which is currently available on Disney+, is a dry, middling true crime drama which does not distinguish itself much in its growing genre territory. While surely reminiscent of not only “Spotlight” (2015) but also “Zodiac” (2007), the movie … Continue reading

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A House Made of Splinters (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): They still have hope, though

Documentary film “A House of Made of Splinters”, which was Oscar-nominated early in this year, simply but closely observes the children and staff members of a special orphanage in Lysychansk of eastern Ukraine. As following how they live day by … Continue reading

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