Documentary

‘Grenfell: Uncovered’ Review – A Bleak, Vital Account Of A Stain On Our National Conscience

June 20 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix is on quite a run of wrenching documentary films exposing avoidable tragedies, and there is perhaps no tragedy more flagrantly avoidable than the one...

‘Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem’ Review – The Man Who Walked So Donald Trump Could Run

June 16 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The comparison is so obvious, I might as well just lead with it. Everything about the chaotic mayoral tenure of Rob Ford, who is the...

‘Titan: The OceanGate Disaster’ Review – Spoiler Alert, It Was the Rich Guy’s Fault

June 12 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Titan: The OceanGate Disaster isn’t a whodunit, but it can nonetheless be summed up by saying, simply, that the rich guy did it. Then again,...

‘The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets’ Review – The Weirdest Episode of ‘Cribs’ You’ve Ever Seen

June 10 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The weirdest episode of Cribs you’ve ever seen, The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets has a pretty clear selling point. The three-part Peacock docuseries,...

‘Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy’ Review – A Horrifying Account Of Flagrant Malpractice

June 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix love a themed series. In the absence of Untold – which concluded its fifth “season” with Shooting Guards, The Liver King, and The Fall...

‘Call Her Alex’ Review – Hulu’s Serviceable Docuseries Hits The Right Bases But Misses Some Opportunities

June 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The important thing to understand about Call Her Alex is that its subject, Alex Cooper, is much more interesting than the docuseries itself. After premiering...

‘Untold: The Fall of Favre’ Review – An Eye-Opening Insight Into Power and Privilege

May 20 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Well, we’d better be careful with this one, folks. You can say a lot about Brett Favre, but at least you can’t accuse him of...

‘American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden’ Review – Riveting And Crucial, If A Little Jingoistic

May 14 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix’s American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing was a sobering exploration of the impact of domestic terrorism and America’s post-9/11 psyche, and I thought about...

‘Fred & Rose West: A British Horror Story’ Review – A Truly Heinous Story, Superficially Recounted

May 14 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It says a lot about how truly depraved two people can be that they remain at the forefront of the public consciousness decades after the...

‘Untold: The Liver King’ Review – A Hilarious Charade, Both Intentionally and Unintentionally

May 13 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Brian Johnson, aka The Liver King, is a fascinating subject for Netflix’s Untold because he’s at once both a ridiculous charlatan and an indescribably compelling...

‘Untold: Shooting Guards’ Review – This Is The Pettiest High-Profile Sports Story Of All Time

May 6 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It wouldn’t quite be accurate to call Untold: Shooting Guards a tale of two halves, but it’s pretty close. At a certain point in the...

‘Con Mum’ Review – A Thoroughly Miserable, Formulaic Scam Documentary

March 25 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

You probably know what to expect from a Netflix documentary titled Con Mum. And, for the most part, that’s what you get. The 90-minute film...

‘Miss Italia Mustn’t Die’: Can Italy’s Miss Italia Survive the War on Beauty?

February 26 2025, by Daniel Hart

There’s a lot to unpack with Miss Italia Mustn’t Die. It’s not a straightforward documentary on Netflix, but there’s plenty of depth to it, giving...

‘American Murder: Gabby Petito’ – A True Crime Series That Forces Us to Ask “Why?”

February 17 2025, by Daniel Hart

Let me be clear. The story of Gabby Petito, as depicted in American Murder: Gabby Petito, is a profound tragedy and very sad. If you...

‘Surviving Black Hawk Down’ Review – A Refreshing Take on the 1993 Mogadishu Battle

February 10 2025, by Daniel Hart

After watching Surviving Black Hawk Down, I started to wonder if the United States of America really has the world’s best military, as it claims....

‘Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action’ Review – Brilliant Netflix Doc Highlights Trash TV’s Moral Bankruptcy

January 5 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

At one point in Netflix’s brilliant two-part docuseries Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action, The Jerry Springer Show is described as a modern-day version of the...

‘Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever’ Review – Chris Smith’s Netflix Documentary Treats Its Subject With Kid Gloves

January 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I hate Bryan Johnson. Not that I’ve ever met him, obviously. Never spoken to him either. In fact, now that I think about it, I...

‘The Manhattan Alien Abduction’ Explores The Most Credible and Contested Alien Abduction Case

October 30 2024, by Romey Norton

The Manhattan Alien Abduction follows the insane story of a woman named Linda who claims to have been abducted from her bedroom in Manhattan —...

Review: ‘Will & Harper’ Is A Beautiful, Heartfelt Film That Everyone Should See

September 28 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I don’t go to Will Ferrell for emotional sentiment, so I was surprised when, in Will & Harper, he moved me to tears several times....

Review: ‘Mr. McMahon’ Is So Good That Vince Hates It

September 25 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Two days before the release of Netflix’s six-part docuseries Mr. McMahon, Vince McMahon himself took to social media to slam it. After five minutes of...