Tag Archives: Real-life story

The Outpost (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): In the middle of a hell called war

Posted on July 5, 2020 by kaist455

“The Outpost” turns out to be more engaging and thoughtful than I expected. While this is surely another tense, gritty, and brutal modern American war drama, it distinguishes itself to some degree as tactfully handling its story and characters with … Continue reading →

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DOSED (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Going through alternative addiction therapies

Posted on July 4, 2020 by kaist455

Documentary film “DOSED” observes a bumpy and difficult personal quest to sobriety via alternative addiction therapies. While some of you probably have some reasonable doubt on those alternative addiction therapies, the documentary still engages us as glimpsing into a series … Continue reading →

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Athlete A (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A shocking sexual abuse case behind USA Gymnastics

Posted on June 26, 2020 by kaist455

It is often difficult to process what is told in Netflix documentary film “Athlete A”, which was released on this Wednesday. Like many other recent documentary films on sexual abuses, the documentary gives us a series of devastating testimonies on … Continue reading →

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Wasp Network (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A sprawling misfire based on one intriguing tale

Posted on June 25, 2020 by kaist455

Olivier Assayas’ new movie “Wasp Network”, which was released on Netflix in last week, is a curious misfire. While it has not only an intriguing story setting but also a bunch of talents assembled together under Assayas’ direction, the overall … Continue reading →

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Just Mercy (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Conventional but timely anyway

Posted on June 14, 2020 by kaist455

“Just Mercy” is a conventional but timely drama film based on one infuriating real-life case of legal injustice. Although it occasionally feels too mild and colorless in terms of story and characters, it is still engaging mainly thanks to several … Continue reading →

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Spelling the Dream (2020) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Breaking the Bee

Posted on June 10, 2020 by kaist455

Netflix documentary “Spelling the Dream”, which is also known as “Breaking the Bee”, examines one interesting current ethnic trend of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, but it only comes to scratch the surface in the end. Although it is fairly … Continue reading →

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Misbehaviour (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Women’s liberation Vs. Miss World

Posted on May 30, 2020 by kaist455

“Misbehaviour”, which went straight to video on demand (VOD) in UK after its premiere in this March but was released in South Korean theaters in this week, is a feel-good movie about one significant moment in the history of Women’s … Continue reading →

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Becoming (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): Her journey continues

Posted on May 11, 2020 by kaist455

Netflix documentary film “Becoming”, which was released in last week, made me miss a lot when the American society and government looked relatively more normal, decent, and sensible. When Barack and Michelle Obama entered the White House in early 2009, … Continue reading →

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A Secret Love (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): A longtime couple who finally comes out

Posted on May 3, 2020 by kaist455

Netflix documentary film “A Secret Love”, which was released in last Wednesday, is an intimate portrayal of a longtime couple who endured and prevailed together for many years as deeply loving each other in secret. While their long story of … Continue reading →

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Circus of Books (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Her parents’ unconventional business

Posted on April 28, 2020 by kaist455

Netflix documentary film “Circus of Books”, which was released on last Wednesday, tells an interesting personal story revolving around an old gay porn shop in California and its unlikely owners. As they admits to us at one point in the … Continue reading →

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