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Category: Documentary

Motherland

Motherland

It’s one born every minute in Ramona S Diaz’s look at one of the busiest maternity wards in the world.

Posted on 7 Aug 20187 Aug 2018 by siibillamlawPosted in Documentary, PhilippinesTagged 2017, Ramona S Diaz, Review. 1 Comment

Small Talk

Small Talk

Brick by brick, walls crumble in Huang Hui-chen’s touching documentary.

Posted on 26 Oct 201731 Oct 2017 by siibillamlawPosted in Documentary, TaiwanTagged 2016, Huang Hui-cheng, LEAFF, Review. Leave a comment

The Birth of Sake

The Birth of Sake

By letting the movie write itself, director Erik Shirai gives us an unadulterated look at the world of traditional sake brewing.

Posted on 14 Apr 201717 Sep 2019 by siibillamlawPosted in Documentary, JapanTagged 2015, Erik Shirai, Review. 2 Comments

Go Grandriders!

Go Grandriders!

While it might not have the focus it should have, Go Grandriders’ heart is very much in the right place.

Posted on 10 Feb 201710 Feb 2017 by siibillamlawPosted in Adventure, Documentary, Family, TaiwanTagged 2012, Hua Tien-hao, Review. Leave a comment

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size

A blend of past and present, Bringing Godzilla Down to Size is an in-depth, intelligent and balanced view of the world behind the monster.

Posted on 14 Jun 2015 by siibillamlawPosted in Documentary, Japan, KaijuTagged 2008, Akira Tsuburaya, Alex Cox, Haruo Nakajima, Ken Satsuma, Norman England, Shinichi Wakasa, Shōgo Tomiyama, Teuyoshi Nakano, Tom Katagawa. Leave a comment

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