Documentary
‘African Queens: Njinga’ Season 1 Review – A Fascinating Docudrama
In the 17th century, Ndongo and Matamba had a fearsome female queen named Njinga who persevered against the Portuguese. The European power had swarmed the...
‘Make or Break’ Season 2 Review – An Adrenaline Filled Party Wave
The Apple TV+ reality series Make or Break returns for the show’s second season. Throughout the eight-episode docuseries, we follow surfers from across the globe...
‘Planet Sex With Cara Delevingne’ Season 1 Review – A Brilliantly Laid-Out Docuseries
Planet Sex with Cara Delevingne explores the idea of human sexuality, examining issues including relationships, sex appeal, and the popularity of pornography. Cara Delevingne hosts...
‘Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence’ Review – Sensitive and Difficult-to-Watch Docuseries
Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence is an extremely difficult watch. The three-part documentary series, directed by Zach Heinzerling, chronicles the experiences of...
‘A Common Sequence’ Review – Thought-Provoking and Staggeringly Effective
The world that the documentary A Common Sequence exposes to you is staggeringly simple and mind-blowing all at the same time. The filmmakers draw fascinating...
‘Full Swing’ Season 1 Review – A Fantastic Documentary Series
Netflix continues its run in the sports docuseries world with Full Swing, an immersive docuseries that follows a group of professional golfers on and off...
‘Killing County’ Opinion – The Disturbing Truth About Policing Can’t Be Ignored
Killing County is a true crime documentary series on Hulu. Executive produced by former NFL star and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick and narrated by actor...
‘Rowdy’ Review – An Exhilarating Ride of Successes and Setbacks
The documentary Rowdy dropped on Amazon Freevee on February 3rd. Following legendary NASCAR driver Kyle Busch, it details his journey to success as well as his...
‘Gunther’s Millions’ Review – A Loving Story That Descends Into Madness Because of Greed
It starts out as a harmless inheritance for Gunther, a dog who was given a fortune. Karlotta Liebenstein was a German Countess who resided in...
‘Pamela, a Love Story’ Review – An Unflinching Account of an Icon’s Unbelievable Life
Pamela Anderson is a cultural icon who has lived her life in the searing spotlight for decades now, since her meteoric rise to fame back...
‘Killing County’ Review – A Fascinating, Important, and Damning Docuseries
Hulu has spent a lot of time and money trying to catch the streaming giant, Netflix, in the true crime docuseries space. You have a...
‘The Pez Outlaw’ Review – An Engaging, Humorous and Light-Hearted Feature
Just when you think you have seen every kind of documentary, along comes another one that is just so off the beaten track that you...
‘Web of Death’ Season 1 Review – Hulu’s Best True Crime Docuseries to Date
My main complaint with Hulu’s build-up of true crime docuseries to date is not the apparent competition between its rival, Netflix. It’s the fact that...
‘Super League: The War for Football’ Review – Let This Docuseries Be a Warning for the Future
There is something about docuseries that come from Apple TV+ that gets it right. From the brilliant 1971: The Year Music Changed Everything to the...
‘Break Point’ Season 1 Review – A Smash Hit!
Tennis is one of the most popular sports in the world. More than 87 million hitting that fuzzy yellow ball with an overpriced racket. That’s...
‘The Test’ Season 2 Review – A Change In Leadership, Changes Perspectives
In 2020, The Test: A New Era for Australia’s Team premiered on Prime Video. It’s a series that explores the highs and lows of Australia’s cricket...
‘The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker’ Review – Homeless Hero to Stone-Cold Killer
If you’re too young to remember, forgot, or are clueless (like me), Kai, aka Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, was the subject of a 2013 viral video...
‘How I Caught My Killer’ Season 1 Review – Everyone’s New True Crime Obsession
Hulu has arrived with a nine-episode true crime series, How I Caught My Killer, which follows stories of how the victims ended up helping find...
‘Mumbai Mafia: Police vs the Underworld’ Review – Exposing Mumbai’s Handling of Organized Crime
Mumbai Mafia: Police vs The Underworld comes from the team behind Crime Stories: India Detectives and follows the battle between Mumbai Police’s “encounter specialists” and organized...
‘Death in the Dorms’ Season 1 Review – A Fairly Standard True Crime Series for Diehards
Hulu is the little brother of Netflix when it comes to streaming services. How else would you explain their latest trend in creating a plethora...