Documentary

Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure review – extensive and thorough coverage

January 7 2022, by Marc Miller

This review of the Peacock original docuseries Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure may contain minor spoilers.  Peacock’s new sports docuseries (and I am using air...

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts review – that same old magic

January 2 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

Only rarely will one ever encounter a piece of media so finely calibrated to evoke nostalgia. For anyone who came of age alongside or slightly...

Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer Review – informative and infuriating must-see crime series

December 27 2021, by Romey Norton

This review of Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer is spoiler-free.  The world is attracted to Times Square. It’s full of glitz, glamour, bright lights,...

Puff: Wonders of the Reef review – a pufferfish perspective

December 17 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of the Netflix documentary Puff: Wonders of the Reef does not contain any spoilers With narration from Rose Byrne, Puff: Wonders of the...

Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story review – a bleak return to a mad world

December 10 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story is spoiler-free. Tiger King introduced us to such a menagerie of eccentric criminals one suspects you...

14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible review – the inspiring story of a madman

November 30 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of the Netflix documentary 14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible does not contain spoilers.  “Sometimes, the idea that you come up with may seem...

Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier review – an ignored German missing person

November 27 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of the Netflix docuseries Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier does not contain any spoilers. First of all, what works in favor...

Animal season 1 review – a celebrity narration on the wildlife on Netflix

November 10 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

The review of the Netflix documentary series Animal season 1 does not contain any spoilers. Think that Netflix’s Animal will be like any other wildlife...

Catching Killers review – Netflix releases yet another true crime series

November 5 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

The review of the Netflix series Catching Killers does not contain spoilers. Catching Killers is a four-piece American-produced true-crime series that provides harrowing and chilling...

Camp Confidential: America’s Secret Nazis review – a bizarre assignment

November 2 2021, by Romey Norton

This review of Netflix’s animated documentary Camp Confidential: America’s Secret Nazis does not contain spoilers. Netflix has a short animated documentary, with a running time...

The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea review – a gripping docuseries

October 22 2021, by Romey Norton

Netflix documentary series The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea was released on the streaming service on October 22, 2021. Netflix strikes again with...

Flip a Coin: ONE OK ROCK Documentary review – a field of wonder

October 21 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix’s Flip a Coin: ONE OK ROCK Documentary was released on the streaming service on October 21, 2021. COVID-19 has caused multidimensional impacts around the...

Found (2021) review – intimate, culturally relevant

October 19 2021, by Marc Miller

Netflix documentary film Found (2021) will be released on the streaming service on October 20, 2021.  Found is a documentary from director Amanda Lipitz (Step)...

Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano review – a look inside the making of Nacho Cano’s newest musical

October 12 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

The article reviews the Netflix documentary Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano. It does not contain any spoilers. The Spanish documentary Making Malinche: A...

Convergence: Courage in a Crisis review – a powerful documentary

October 12 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix documentary Convergence: Courage in a Crisis was released on the streaming service on October 12, 2021. It’s been two and half years since COVID-19...

The Movies That Made Us season 3 review – from halloween classics to a Christmas must watch

October 12 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix series The Movies That Made Us season 3 was released on the streaming service on August 12, 2021. After two successful seasons, The Movies...

House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths review – an emotional rollercoaster

October 8 2021, by Romey Norton

This review of the Netflix documentary series House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths does not contain spoilers. Netflix has released a thriller documentary series, House...

Jacinta Review – a powerful piece of documentary filmmaking

October 7 2021, by Marc Miller

We review the Hulu Documentary Film Jacinta which was released on Hulu on October 8th, 2021. Jacinta takes place over three years in Maine. Where...

Vendetta: Truth, Lies and the Mafia review – the story of anti-mafia mafia

September 25 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of the Netflix documentary series Vendetta: Truth, Lies and the Mafia does not contain spoilers. The Cosa Nostra is one of the most...

Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan review

September 22 2021, by Romey Norton

This review of the Netflix documentary Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan does not contain spoilers. Netflix documentary Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces...