Documentary

Human Nature review – an elegant, delicate, and beautifully structured documentary

April 19 2020, by M.N. Miller

Early in the new documentary film Human Nature, Hank Greely, a Bioethicist from Stanford University, said, “The idea of gene therapy is simple — add in...

Amazing Grace review – musical history observed

April 17 2020, by Alix Turner

Amazing Grace is the film of Aretha Franklin recording her landmark gospel album in Los Angeles in 1972. That’s it in simple terms, but that’s...

Home season 1 review – Apple TV+ docuseries reveals conceptual housing

April 17 2020, by Daniel Hart

Apple TV+ documentary series Home season 1 will be released on the platform on April 17, 2020. Despite the world in turmoil, it’s no surprise...

‘The Innocence Files’ Episode 9 Recap and Breakdown – A Shoddy Drawing

April 15 2020, by Daniel Hart

There’s a lot of conspiracy in The Innocence Files Episode 9 that seems less dramatic than the previous episodes. It opens in Macomb, Michigan, where...

‘The Innocence Files’ Episode 8 Recap and Breakdown – Waiting On Death Row

April 15 2020, by Daniel Hart

In 2005, Alfred Dewayne Brown was convicted of capital murder for the killing of Houston police officer Charles Clark. Lawyer Brian Stolarz was adamant that...

‘The Innocence Files’ Episode 6 Recap and Breakdown – Positive Identification

April 15 2020, by Daniel Hart

The Innocence Files Episode 6 delves into how eyewitness identification works. The chapter begins with Janet Burke being asked to recall what she can remember...

‘The Innocence Files’ Episode 5 Recap and Breakdown – No Witnesses

April 15 2020, by Daniel Hart

There’s more scandalous information in The Innocence Files Episode 5. First of all, the new jurors were unaware of a mistrial in Franky Carrillo’s first...

‘The Innocence Files’ Episode 4 Recap and Breakdown – A Star Witness

April 15 2020, by Daniel Hart

Franky Carrillo was charged with the murder of Donald Sarpy. Episode 4 gives us a scenario: a young kid who lived in an area of...

‘The Innocence Files’ Episode 3 Recap and Breakdown – Careless Science

April 15 2020, by Daniel Hart

There’s a lot riding on bite mark analysis in The Innocence Files Episode 3. It opens up with Dr West harping on how they shouldn’t remove Confederate...

‘The Innocence Files’ Episode 2 Recap and Breakdown – Introduction of DNA

April 15 2020, by Daniel Hart

Episode 2 is really the downfall of bite mark analysis, with Dr Michael West blabbering on about how his work is effective, while his opposite...

‘The Innocence Files’ Episode 1 Recap and Breakdown – Teeth Marks

April 15 2020, by Daniel Hart

On September 15, 1990, in Mississippi, 3-year-old Courtney Smith was announced missing. The Innocence Files Episode 1 details how Courtney Smith was found in a...

Money Heist: The Phenomenon review – how a Spanish crime-drama became a global mega-hit

April 3 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

Today, the fourth season of the indescribably popular Spanish crime-drama Money Heist debuts on Netflix, and it’s accompanied by an hour-long documentary feature, Money Heist: The Phenomenon, which...

Dolphin Reef review – an impressive undersea adventure on Disney+

April 3 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

Dolphin Reef is one of two Disneynature documentaries to drop on Disney+ today, the other being Elephant, an ever so slightly lesser production that felt...

Sunderland ‘Til I Die season 2 review – a curious docuseries of a recovering football club

April 1 2020, by Daniel Hart

Netflix’s Sunderland ‘Til I Die season 2 was released on the platform on April 1, 2020 – add it to your list now. If I’m...

How to Fix a Drug Scandal series review – Netflix unveils a judicial collapse

March 31 2020, by Daniel Hart

Netflix documentary series How to Fix a Drug Scandal will be out on the platform on April 1st, 2020. When crime drug lab chemist Sonja...

A Life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story review – a feat that will never be repeated

March 20 2020, by Daniel Hart

A Life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story will be released on Netflix on March 20th, 2020 – Add it to your list now. ...

Tiger King review – a true-crime story so weird it must be true

March 20 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

Is now the best time ever for a Netflix true-crime series to grip the entire world at once? These things, as we have established time...

Dirty Money season 2 review – a damning exploration of corporate greed

March 12 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of Dirty Money Season 2 contains some minor spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these words....

Our Godfather review – a polarizing documentary feature

March 9 2020, by M.N. Miller

Our Godfather is an interesting case study — fascinating really, in taking away the Hollywood lore of most gangster films for a clean, no-nonsense, but arm’s-length...

Babies season 1 review – time to feel scientifically broody with Netflix’s new docuseries

February 16 2020, by Daniel Hart

Netflix series Babies season 1 will be released on the platform on February 21, 2020 – add it to your list now. “I never want...