Documentary

The Great Robbery of Brazil’s Central Bank review – real life Money Heist without the drama

March 16 2022, by Adam Lock

This review of the Netflix true crime series The Great Robbery of Brazil’s Central Bank contains spoilers. As Netflix grew so did its need for...

Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. review – the latest con artist doc everyone will be talking about

March 15 2022, by Adam Lock

This review of the Netflix true crime series Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. contains spoilers. Netflix has moved on from an obsession with true crime murderers...

Formula 1: Drive to Survive season 4 – what the ending says about the Abu Dhabi finale

March 11 2022, by Daniel Hart

I don’t think I’ll ever forget what happened in the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on December 12, 2021. I remember being in a state...

Dear… Season 2 review – more of the same sanitized back-patting

March 4 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of Dear… Season 2 is spoiler-free. Dear… is a show that absolutely should not work as well as it does, but also one...

Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale review – love, care, togetherness and climate change

March 4 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix documentary film Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale was released on the streaming service on March 4, 2022. Climate change is one of the important...

Lucy and Desi review – fixing what Being the Ricardos got wrong

March 3 2022, by Ricky Valero

Amazon Original Documentary film Lucy and Desi will be released on the streaming service on March 4, 2022. After watching Being the Ricardos and being...

Wasteland (2022) review – the “sh**ness” problem in America

February 24 2022, by M.N. Miller

Paramount+ docuseries Wasteland (2022) was released on the streaming service on February 24, 2022. The four-part docuseries Wasteland (2022), now streaming on Paramount +, is...

Race: Bubba Wallace review – Netflix docuseries chronicles NASCAR star’s fight against racial injustice

February 22 2022, by Romey Norton

Netflix Docuseries Race: Bubba Wallace was released on the streaming service on February 22, 2022. Directed and executive produced by Erik Parker, (L.A. Burning: The...

Downfall: The Case Against Boeing review – heartbreaking investigation into the Boeing disasters

February 18 2022, by Romey Norton

Netflix documentary Downfall: The Case Against Boeing was released on the streaming service on February 18, 2022.  Do you remember the flight crashes in 2018...

Lincoln’s Dilemma review – eye-opening, morally complex and thought-provoking

February 18 2022, by M.N. Miller

Apple TV+ docuseries Lincoln’s Dilemma was released on the streaming service on February 18, 2022. Apple TV+ has an exposure problem. That is something they...

Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy review – a surprisingly endearing documentary

February 12 2022, by Adam Lock

This review of the Netflix documentary series Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy does not contain spoilers and is based on Act 1.  Nearly all of the...

The Tinder Swindler review – serial dater steals more than just your heart

February 2 2022, by Romey Norton

Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler was released on the streaming service on February 2, 2022. How, in the 21st century, with all the technology and...

Three Songs for Benazir review – award-winning Afghan documentary affects us all

January 25 2022, by Romey Norton

Netflix documentary short Three Songs for Benazir was released on the streaming service on January 24, 2022. Netflix has released the documentary short Three Songs...

Neymar: The Perfect Chaos review – “So, is he a diva?”

January 24 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of the Netflix limited series Neymar: The Perfect Chaos does not contain any spoilers. 29-year-old controversial football player Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior...

Midnight Asia: Eat · Dance · Dream season 1 review – pack your bags, we’re going to Asia

January 21 2022, by Romey Norton

Netflix docuseries Midnight Asia: Eat · Dance · Dream season 1 was released on the streaming service on January 20, 2022.  There has been a...

Cheer season 2, episode 9 recap – the ending explained – who won Nationals?

January 12 2022, by Daniel Hart

This recap of Netflix’s Cheer season 2, episode 9, “Daytona Pt. 2: If the Judges Disagree,” — the ending explained — does contain spoilers. Read...

Cheer season 2 review – a cocktail of euphoric and confusing emotions

January 11 2022, by Daniel Hart

This review of Netflix’s Cheer season 2 does not contain any major spoilers.  Check out our review of season 1. There was no surprise whatsoever...

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

January 7 2022, by M.N. 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,...