Documentary
The Family Review: Who Really Controls Power in Washington, D.C.?
The question of who really controls global power is an old one, and rarely satisfactorily answered. What is ostensibly representative democracy is believed by many...
Basketball Or Nothing Review: Another Sporting Hit For Netflix
It’s admirable how quickly and capably Netflix finds a niche and then attacks it. It’s like watching a shark devour swimmers who ignore those warning...
Last Chance U Recap: Meltdown
This recap of Last Chance U Season 4, Episode 6, “S Show” contains significant spoilers. You can read our recap of the previous episode by...
Last Chance U Recap: A Strange Ending To Season 4
This recap of Last Chance U Season 4, Episode 8, “Hustlers Survive” contains significant spoilers. This is the last episode of season 4 — you...
Last Chance U Recap: First Home Game, Baby
This recap of Last Chance U Season 4, Episode 3, “Home on the Range” contains significant spoilers. You can read our recap of the previous...
Last Chance U Recap: The Backlash
This recap of Last Chance U Season 4, Episode 7, “Famous Forever” contains significant spoilers. You can read our recap of the previous episode by...
Last Chance U Recap: An Explosion of Talent
This recap of Last Chance U Season 4, Episode 1, “Dream U” contains significant spoilers. You can read our review of season 4 by clicking...
Last Chance U Recap: Another “Mistake” By Bobby Bruce
This recap of Last Chance U Season 4, Episode 2, “The Eye in the Skye” contains significant spoilers. You can read the recap of the...
Last Chance U Recap: Falling Apart
This recap of Last Chance U Season 4, Episode 5, “The Hangover” contains significant spoilers. You can read our recap of the previous episode by...
Last Chance U Recap: War
This recap of Last Chance U Season 4, Episode 4, “Garden City” contains significant spoilers. You can read our recap of the previous episode by...
Last Chance U Season 4 Review: INDY Part 2 Is A Disaster
What we witness in Netflix’s Last Chance U season 4 is what we usually see on TV but beneath the surface, where cameras are always in...
The Taco Chronicles Review: A Distinctly Mexican Look At A Favorite Foodstuff
Food documentaries have always been a huge part of Netflix’s streaming catalog, and its latest, the six-part, distinctly Mexican The Taco Chronicles, fits right in. It...
Parchís: The Documentary Review: Young, Dumb and in the Spotlight
Netflix’s Parchís: The Documentary was released on Netflix on July 10, 2019. Mental health. It’s a trending term at the moment. Globally we underestimate the...
Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers Review | Disinformation or Actual Information
I think we are all suckers for a good conspiracy story. Netflix has hundreds of streaming documentaries and even a show that offers Top 10...
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...