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Tag Archives: Terrorism
September 5 (2024) ☆☆☆(3/4): The Munich Massacre of 1972 via live TV
It is always interesting to watch professionals doing their best, and “September 5” is one of such prime examples. Here are a bunch of professionals simply trying to do their job well under one extraordinary circumstance which drew the attention … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Media, Real-life figure, Real-life incident, Real-life story, Terrorism, TV
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The Green Prince (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A most wanted informer
The real-life story told in documentary “The Green Prince” is as dramatic as any thrilling spy movies. Here is a man working against almost everything which had defined his social/political background, and it is interesting to hear his remarkable story … Continue reading
Bethlehem (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A police procedural around both sides
Israeli film “Bethlehem” sometimes loses its focus on the relationship between its two different characters as looking around many other things in the story. Its story is inherently engaging as a tense drama mixed with current topics, and there are … Continue reading
The Attack (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : She suddenly looks different to him
With its thought-provoking subject, “The Attack” hits its hero hard while giving no easy answer to his devastated personal circumstance or the political situation surrounding him and his world. After his life is suddenly turned upside down by a … Continue reading
The Gatekeepers (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Their secret jobs and their serious concerns
The interviewees of Oscar-nominated documentary “The Gatekeepers” have fascinating stories to tell. They worked behind the scenes as the soldiers of a long, messy conflict still continuing at this point, and they are quite willing to talk about those turbulent … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Espionage, Israel, Palestine, Secret Agency, Terrorism
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Shadow Dancer (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4): A desperate mother forced into tricky circumstance
While its story has a specific background, “Shadow Dancer” focuses on the universal human toil observed inside the murky world where trust can be dangerous and expose can be fatal. It is a slow, quiet thriller which may require you … Continue reading
Source Code (2011) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Clever SF thriller within repeated 8 minutes
Above all, “Source Code” is something I welcome without hesitation: a smart SF thriller with efficiency and skills. Its scientific settings are a little too shaky and ambiguous, and, to be frank with you, I had to operate some parallel … Continue reading
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