Documentary
‘D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!’ Review – Addictive, a Bit of Ridiculous Fun
The subject of D.B. Cooper: Where are You?! is a mystery. It has been fifty years since he supposedly leaped into that dark, cold Pacific...
‘How To Change Your Mind’ Season 1 Review – Changing Your Mind on Psychedelics
Writer and professor Michael Pollan leads the four-part docuseries How To Change Your Mind, which goes on an in-depth journey into the possibilities that come...
‘My Daughter’s Killer’ Review – A Fathers Love Turns Into a 30 Year Obsession
Netflix has released the true crime documentary My Daughter’s Killer, where we follow the story of a dedicated father who fights for decades to bring his...
‘The Rehearsal’ Season 1 Review – Ingenious Social Experiment Overflowing with Comedy and Insight
Nathan Fielder is best known for creating the critically acclaimed series Nathan for You, which blended Sacha Baron Cohen’s style of mockumentary humor with Brass...
‘Navalny’ Review – Standing Man, Standing Man
There have been many great works on dissidents in the past decade. The first that comes to mind is Betty Medsger’s book, The Burglary: The...
‘The Only’ Review – The Inspirational Story of One of the Greatest Soccer Players Ever
The story of the life of U.S. Women’s Hall of Fame soccer goalkeeper Briana Scurry is here in the form of a documentary called The...
‘Warriors on the Field’ Review – A Celebration of Indigenous Players In Aussie Rules Football
The promise of sport is that it tends to be (mostly) a meritocracy where, regardless of race, heritage, or belief, anyone who is talented enough...
‘Girl in the Picture’ Review – A Haunting and Disturbing True Crime Tale
Skye Borgman’s Netflix documentary Girl in the Picture has many twists and turns. You never know where it will end up other than everyone ends...
‘America the Beautiful’ Review – From the Wild West to the Waterland, This Wildlife Documentary Showcases All North America Has to Offer
Disney+ is home to the latest documentary series showcasing the world’s most beautiful landscapes and homes to animals that we need to preserve and protect....
‘The Art of Incarceration’ Review – Showing a Different Side to the World “Down Under”
Netflix has released The Art of Incarceration, a documentary film that recounts the stories of the prisoners of Victoria Fulham’s correctional centre. We follow the...
‘At Home With the Gils’ Season 1 Review – A Heartwarming Family with a Soul for Music
Amazon Studios has released the documentary series At Home With the Gils. Across 5 episodes, we follow one of the most famous families in Brazilian...
‘The Future Of’ Season 1 Review – What Does the Future Hold?
This is a unique and quirky docuseries that aims to examine new and emerging tech trends to imagine revolutionary possibilities. And Netflix is never one...
‘The Martha Mitchell Effect’ Review – Another Dark Story In America’s History
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in. This scandal eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon, which is why it’s...
‘Home’ Season 2 Review – Take a Peek Inside Some of the World’s Most Unique Houses
Apple TV+ docuseries Home returns for a second season, exploring even more inspiring examples of architecture from around the globe and the homeowners’ intrinsic stories,...
‘Halftime’ Review – A Rousing Success
There are currently a half dozen documentaries upcoming chronicling famous Americans during one of the most divided times in this country’s history. Netflix’s Halftime follows...
‘Civil: Ben Crump’ Review – Lessons In Modern Day Civility
I would never call Civil a puff piece. Far from it, as I’m sure some of the more cynical or even conservative may claim. Mr....
‘Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear’ Review – A Look at One of Cinema’s Greatest Characters
When Toy Story was first released in 1995, a young Andy was enamored by this new toy based on his favorite movie named Buzz Lightyear. On...
‘Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration’ Review – A Super Gay Night of Comedy
LGBTQ+ legends and red-hot rising stars perform on the same stage. And it’s a night that promises to be a historic night of laughter and...
‘Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet’ Review – Fascinating, Forthright and Frightening
Created by Brian Knappenberger in collaboration with Luminant Media and Imagine Documentaries, this series is a collection of stories gathered over a number of years...
‘Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis’ Review – Thrilling and Overwhelmingly Powerful
I was taken aback by the Netflix crime documentary, Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis. Some of the events are jaw-dropping and play out like a limited...