Documentary

Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal review – the elite university salesman

March 15 2021, by Daniel Hart

Netflix documentary film Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal will be released on the streaming service on March 17, 2021.  As a brit, I’ve...

The Lost Pirate Kingdom season 1 review – Netflix brings an exciting period in history

March 15 2021, by Daniel Hart

Netflix documentary series The Lost Pirate Kingdom season 1 was released on the streaming service on March 15, 2021. It’s appalling how much I did...

Last Chance U: Basketball season 1, episode 8 recap – the ending explained

March 10 2021, by Daniel Hart

This recap of Netflix’s Last Chance U: Basketball season 1, episode 8, “Bound for Promised Land” — the ending explained — contains spoilers. The seventh...

Last Chance U: Basketball season 1 review – this series will never get boring

March 9 2021, by Daniel Hart

Netflix’s Last Chance U: Basketball season 1 will be released on the streaming service on March 10, 2021.  There’s a reason why Last Chance U is award-winning....

Nevenka: Breaking the Silence review – Nevenka Fernández bravely leads this Netflix docuseries

March 5 2021, by Daniel Hart

Netflix documentary series Nevenka: Breaking the Silence was released on the streaming service on March 5, 2021. Nevenka: Breaking the Silence recalls a time in...

Murder Among the Mormons review – a sensational story of deception

March 1 2021, by Daniel Hart

This review of the Netflix true-crime series Murder Among the Mormons does not contain spoilers. The documentary series will be released on the streaming service...

Canine Intervention review – a feel-good show about doggo anger management

February 25 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ve said it before, and here I am saying it again – dogs are largely better than people. They’re also easy money, from a content...

Pelé review – a surprisingly frank exploration of national and personal identity

February 23 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of Pelé on Netflix contains spoilers. Most of what you hear about Pelé is that he’s the best footballer who ever lived, at...

The Big Day review – Netflix gets romantic with a docuseries about extravagant Indian weddings

February 14 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s Valentine’s Day, in case you haven’t noticed. Luckily Netflix is on the ball with their themed releases, and the romantically-inclined docuseries The Big Day...

Nadiya Bakes season 1 review – the famous chef brings her show to Netflix

February 11 2021, by Daniel Hart

Netflix’s Nadiya Bakes season 1 will be released on the streaming service on February 12, 2021. Whether you like or hate The Great British Bake...

Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel Review – constant rabbit holes and web sleuths

February 9 2021, by Daniel Hart

This review of Netflix documentary series Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel does not contain any spoilers.  If you’ve never heard of Cecil...

We Are: The Brooklyn Saints season 1 review – the importance of youth sport programmes

January 29 2021, by Daniel Hart

Netflix’s We Are: The Brooklyn Saints season 1 was released on the streaming service on January 29, 2021.  With Last Chance U relieving their football duties and...

Spycraft review – an informative if slightly melodramatic docuseries

January 20 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

Everyone knows these days that Netflix is the place to be for solid if unremarkable documentary series’. Whatever you’re into, there’s surely one for you,...

What Would Sophia Loren Do? review – a documentary proving you can find strength from your idol

January 15 2021, by Daniel Hart

Netflix short film What Would Sophia Loren Do? was released on the streaming service on January 15, 2020. As we get older, we soon realise...

Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer review – a generic but worthwhile true-crime series

January 13 2021, by Daniel Hart

Netflix series Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer was released on the platform on January 13, 2020. With Discovery+ around the corner, you...

Tiger review – a solid sporting documentary that can’t quite back its own claims

January 11 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

Matthew Heineman and Matthew Hamachek (and executive producer Alex Gibney) would evidently like Tiger, a two-part, four-hour documentary streaming on HBO, to be the latest...

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy review – exploring an epidemic

January 11 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy debuted on Netflix on January 11, 2021. With all the talk of pandemics these days, it’s easy to forget about...

Tony Parker: The Final Shot review – we get it, he’s great

January 8 2021, by Michael Frank

If you have followed the basketball world in the 21st century, you know Tony Parker’s name. You know he’s a great player that became a...

Pretend It’s a City review – a warm and enthusiastic look at New York

January 8 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

Nobody from New York has ever been shy about telling people they’re from New York, which is probably just as well for the purposes of...

Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons season 5 review – banged up again

January 8 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

Raphael Rowe is an interesting guy, and Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons is interesting largely because of him. You’d think doing 12 years’ hard time after a...