Documentary

‘Web of Death’ Season 1 Review – Hulu’s Best True Crime Docuseries to Date

January 20 2023, by M.N. Miller

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

January 14 2023, by M.N. Miller

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!

January 14 2023, by M.N. Miller

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

January 13 2023, by Amanda Guarragi

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

January 10 2023, by Romey Norton

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

January 10 2023, by Ricky Valero

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

January 6 2023, by Romey Norton

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

January 5 2023, by M.N. Miller

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...

‘Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street’ Review – The Rise and Fall of Bernie Madoff

January 2 2023, by Romey Norton

Who doesn’t love a smooth criminal? Con artists usually have a suave charm that makes them hard to hate and easy to admire. These masters...

‘Rise of Empires: Ottoman’ Season 2 Review – A Stylistic Documentary with Great Visuals

December 30 2022, by Amanda Guarragi

Rise of Empires: Ottoman Season 2 dives further into the story of this grand historical battle between empires. The first season accurately depicted the families...

‘I Am a Killer’ Season 4 Review – A Chilling and Compelling Series

December 21 2022, by Romey Norton

The popularity of watching true-crime documentaries and series is still super high amongst audiences, each one being as gritty and harrowing as the last. While...

‘Beast of Bangalore: Indian Predator’ Review – A Hollow True Crimes Series about Sexual Assault

December 17 2022, by Amanda Guarragi

When it comes to documentary series about sexual assault, the subject matter is always difficult to digest. As a woman, it’s even harder to sit...

‘The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari’ Review – Harrowing and Visceral

December 17 2022, by M.N. Miller

At first, Academy-Award-nominated filmmaker Rory Kennedy’s (Downfall: The Case Against Boeing) The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari appears to have begun its journey at a pace...

‘Kangaroo Valley’ Review – An Eye-Opening Wildlife Documentary

December 14 2022, by Amanda Guarragi

Kangaroo Valley is a nature documentary that has been released on Netflix. It’s a rather eye-opening wildlife doc that focuses on the beloved kangaroos in Australia....

‘Last Chance U: Basketball’ Season 2 Review – A Reminder that We Should Never Give Up Hope

December 14 2022, by Ricky Valero

Very few sports docuseries have become must-watch in the way the Last Chance U franchise has. First, it was football, and now with basketball. The...

‘In Broad Daylight: The Narvarte Case’ Review – Haunting and Eye-Opening Look at an Imaginary Justice System

December 9 2022, by M.N. Miller

Netflix’s true crime documentary, In Broad Daylight: The Narvarte, tells the bloody, tragic, and jaw-dropping true story of the murders of five people and the investigators...

‘Harry & Meghan’ Season 1 Review – An Uninspiring Series Offering Absolutely Nothing

December 8 2022, by Louie Fecou

It is interesting to see a major Royal, even one that is technically not a Royal anymore, go public in such a controversial manner. Princess...

‘The Elephant Whisperers’ Review – Touching Story of a Couples Life with Elephants

December 8 2022, by Romey Norton

Set in the beautiful and peaceful rural backdrops of a South Indian village, this India-set short documentary tells the heartwarming story of the first couple...

“Sr.” Review – A Film About the Connections Between Family, Art, and Everything In Between

November 30 2022, by M.N. Miller

You will hear a lot of talk about filmmakers making movies of a personal nature during almost any awards season. This year is no exception,...

‘Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields’ Review – Another Shocking Crime Docuseries

November 29 2022, by Ricky Valero

True crime series Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields opens with an explanation of the “killing field,” where it seems that women were being abducted...