Documentary

My Heroes Were Cowboys review – what a ride!

September 16 2021, by Romey Norton

Netflix has just released My Heroes Were Cowboys, a short documentary based on the life of Rob Wiltshire. At only 23 mins long I would class...

The Women and the Murderer review – a sickening murderer that terrified women in Paris

September 10 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of the Netflix documentary The Women and the Murderer does not contain any spoilers. The Women and the Murderer has a slightly different...

Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali review – moving and introspective

September 9 2021, by Bashirat Oladele

Netflix documentary Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali was released on the streaming service on September 9, 2021. “Malcolm X and Muhammed Ali were...

Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed review – an intimate experience

August 25 2021, by Romey Norton

Netflix documentary Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed was released on the streaming service on August 25, 2021.  Bob Ross hosted PBS’ The Joy...

John of God: The Crimes of a Spiritual Healer review – disturbing but insightful

August 25 2021, by Romey Norton

Netflix documentary series John of God: The Crimes of a Spiritual Healer was released on the streaming service on August 25, 2021.  Documentary series John...

Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes review – good but a little disjointed

August 18 2021, by Romey Norton

Netflix documentary Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes was released on the streaming service on August 18, 2021.  Netflix has answered our prayers and...

Untold: Deal with the Devil Review – an athlete finally out of the spotlight gets her chance to tell her story

August 17 2021, by Michael Frank

Netflix’s Untold: Deal with the Devil was released on August 17, 2021 — Untold is part of a weekly docuseries. Read the review of the...

Untold: Malice at the Palace Review – a comprehensive, human look at the NBA’s biggest brawl

August 10 2021, by Michael Frank

Netflix’s Untold: Malice at the Palace was released on August 10, 2021 — Untold is part of a weekly docuseries.  The first installment of Netflix’s...

Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord review – making millions from your bedroom

August 3 2021, by Romey Norton

Netflix documentary Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord was released on the streaming service on August 3, 2021. Netflix is known for its catalog of curious...

Pray Away review – profound and powerful

August 3 2021, by Marc Miller

Netflix documentary Pray Away was released on the streaming service on August 3, 2021.  The very first scene in Pray Away is incredibly powerful, even...

The Movies That Made Us season 2 review – noteworthy nostalgia

July 24 2021, by Dempsey Pillot

Netflix docuseries The Movies That Made Us season 2 was released on the platform on July 23, 2021. Everyone loves a good movie. What most people...

Naomi Osaka review – Netflix docuseries is an intimate, mesmerising insight of a star athlete

July 16 2021, by Daniel Hart

Netflix limited docuseries Naomi Osaka will be released on the streaming service on July 16, 2021. It’s heavily reported that tennis star Naomi Osaka is...

Heist (2021) season 1 – does crime really pay off?

July 14 2021, by Romey Norton

Netflix docuseries Heist season 1 was released on the streaming service on July 14, 2021.  There is something very exciting, thrilling, and sexy about breaking...

Private Network: Who Killed Manuel Buendía? review – an expert deep dive

July 14 2021, by Marc Miller

Netflix documentary Private Network: Who Killed Manuel Buendía? was released on the streaming service on July 14, 2021.  There has been an outstanding number of...

Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime review – interview with a killer

July 9 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of the Netflix true-crime series Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime does not contain spoilers. Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime tells the...

Cat People season 1 review – your purr-fect watch this year.

July 7 2021, by Romey Norton

This review of the Netflix docuseries Cat People season 1 does not contain spoilers.  As a huge lover and proud cat-mum myself, I was very...

Audible review – a rousing success

July 1 2021, by Marc Miller

This review of Audible is spoiler-free. Mathew Ogens (Go North) has flair, a visual style, and a superior sense of sound and sound editing. Like...

Wonder Boy review – absorbing and deeply moving

June 27 2021, by Marc Miller

Netflix documentary Wonder Boy was released on the streaming service on June 26, 2021. In French, he told the weathered caseworker going over his adoption...

Sisters on Track ending explained

June 24 2021, by Romey Norton

This article discusses the ending of the Netflix documentary film Sisters on Track, so it will contain major spoilers.  The first part of the documentary...

Sisters on Track review – take your chance and run with it

June 24 2021, by Romey Norton

Sisters on Track is a Netflix Original Documentary set in New York City, about a family in Brooklyn trying to reach their dreams. We watch...