Documentary
The Last Czars Recap: Netflix’s Ambitious New Docuseries Gets Off To A Fine Start
This The Last Czars Episode 1 recap for the episode titled “The Chosen One” contains spoilers. The best word for Netflix’s new six-part docuseries on...
Diego Maradona Review: It’s Not About Football
Director Asif Kapadia completes his trilogy of documentaries focusing on flawed geniuses (after Senna and Amy) with Diego Maradona. The film charts the life of one Diego...
The Casketeers Season 2 Review: Death Has Never Been So Funny
The Casketeers is one of those shows that makes you thankful for Netflix. Where else could you expect to find a docuseries about Maori funeral...
Girls Incarcerated Season 2 Review: New Girls, New Prison, Same System
The first season of Girls Incarcerated debuted last March. We reviewed it, we liked it, and as the comments of support for the show and the troubled...
The Alcasser Murders Review: Another True Crime Series Arrives on Netflix
Another week, another true crime series graces Netflix — this one based on the notorious 1992 rape and murder of three 14-year-old girls in Alcasser,...
‘Killer Ratings’ Review: Did A TV Host Order Murders To Boost Ratings?
Don’t judge me for this, but if you’re the host of a TV show famous for arriving first at murder scenes, ordering those murders yourself...
A Tale of Two Kitchens Review: Same Food, Two Different Cultures
Netflix documentary A Tale of Two Kitchens documents Chef Gabriela Cámara‘s vision of opening a restaurant in two very different cities with a similar menu;...
‘ReMastered: The Lion’s Share’ Review – The Fascinating Tale Of A Single Song That Tells A Much Bigger Story
You know that song, don’t you? It’s got that really recognizable bass line provided by acapella vocals, that famous verse, ‘in the jungle, the mighty...
Dying To Tell Review: Netflix Documentary Highlights The Most Noble Journalism
While watching Hernán Zin’s Netflix documentary Dying to Tell (Morir para contar) it suddenly dawned on me that the footage we see of explosions, heavy ammo and...
Jailbirds Review: Netflix Explores Life Inside Sacramento County Jail
Netflix’s new six-part documentary series Jailbirds is a fine piece of work, and a useful real-life counterpart to one of the streaming platform’s flagship shows. But obvious...
‘The Spy Who Fell to Earth’ Netflix Film Review
I have a confession to make: I’m a sucker for a good spy thriller. I love them, not just the James Bond films of the...
‘ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads’ Netflix Documentary Review
What do Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain, and Robert Johnson all have in common? They are members of the infamous ’27 Club’, a group...
‘Street Food’ Season 1 | Netflix Series
Often when I watch a documentary about food, it’s usually early morning, when I’m hungry, and a tad moody, and I make my life even...
‘Grass is Greener’ Netflix Film Review
It is easy to see why Grass is Greener was made today. Early in the documentary film, they tie the migration of cannabis into the...
‘Hostile Planet’ Episode 1 Recap: “Mountains”
This Hostile Planet Episode 1 recap for the episode titled “Mountains” contains spoilers. NatGeo’s new animal documentary series Hostile Planet boasts a recognizable host in Bear...
‘Apollo 11’ Review – A Straightforward, No-Frills Documentary
First Man premiered at TIFF to loads of politically slanted criticism that the film blatantly ignored the landing on the moon as an American accomplishment. Of...
Ten Controversial Documentaries
In this article, Bianca Garner looks at ten controversial documentaries. As such, some of the content described here could be deemed unpleasant for some. In...
Selling Sunset Season 1 Review
I do aspire to have enough money to be considered rich, mostly because of the lifestyle I want, but if it makes me into an...
‘ReMastered: The Miami Showband Massacre’ Netflix Review
In July 1975, 5 people, including 3 members of the Miami Showband, were ambushed and murdered at what appeared to be a military checkpoint by...
‘Antoine Griezmann: The Making of a Legend’ Netflix Review
The against-all-odds sporting documentary is nothing new, much less on streaming platforms, where we’ve had Manchester City: All or Nothing on Amazon Prime, and First Team: Juventus and Sunderland...