Movie Review: Moonage Daydream
Most documentaries stick to a well trodden layout that works. A few talking heads, some well designed statistical graphics, and a little voiceover helps the …
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Movie Review: The Tinder Swindler
Eff you, Simon Leviev. As someone who barley matches with 1 or 2 women on dating apps every month or so, your cruel behavior makes …
Movie Review: Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
The United States of America is one of the greatest countries in the world…AND racism is built into the fabric of American society. Like a …
Movie Review: Flee
Up until Flee, movies about refugees were either told from the perspective of documentarians going into places where they exist, or straight up fictionalized stories. …
Movie Review: My Name Is Pauli Murray
Rosa Parks. Thurgood Marshall. Ruth Bader Ginsburg. School integration. Diner sit ins. All of these people and actions are trademarks of the trailblazing Civil Rights …
Movie Review: The Lost Leonardo
The Salvator Mundi. I remember the news stories. A painting by the artistic genius himself, Leonardo Da Vinci. Or was it really? The Lost Leonardo …
Movie Review: Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Concert documentaries have split into two groups now: either they focus on a single performer delivering a show (J. Balvin‘s recent doc), or they’re like …
Movie Review: Summer of Soul
Woodstock. Even the name inspires all sorts of music fans and baby boomers to swoon nostalgically for all the amazing talent on display at what …
Movie Review: The Boy From Medellin
Music documentaries produced by brand managers of the musician have an upper limit on their entertainment value. Bad ones come off condescending, and even the …
Movie Review: My Octopus Teacher
Thank goodness for award hunting streaming services. Netflix has been pushing all their films to as many awards shows as possible, boosting their prestige and …