Review of First Man Written by Josh Singer Directed by Damien ChazelleRating *** If this film gets any nominations in any category at this year's Oscar's, I'm going to be pissed. This film proves that if you don't have a good script you can't make a good movie no matter how much money and … [Read more...] about Review of First Man
Review of Making a Murderer Part Two
Review of Making a Murderer Part Two by Laura Ricciardi and Moira DemosRating ***** At the end of the first Making a Murderer docuseries I was confident that Brendan Dassey was innocent. I had some reservations about Steven Avery, but there was enough reasonable doubt that had I been on the … [Read more...] about Review of Making a Murderer Part Two
Review of The Sentence
Review of The Sentence written and directed by Rudy ValdezRating **** This site is full of stories about our broken criminal justice system. This excellent HBO documentary gives an up close and personal look at mandatory sentencing through the eyes of one family. Cindy Shank is a mother of three … [Read more...] about Review of The Sentence
Review of Incident at Big Sky
Review of Incident at Big Sky: The Inside Story of the Search for Two Savage Killers in MontanaWritten by Johnny France and Malcolm McConnellRating ***** A father and son, Don and Dan Nichols, spend a year in the mountains of Montana. They are survivalists. The twenty-year-old son is devoted to … [Read more...] about Review of Incident at Big Sky
Review of Nomadland
Review of Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica BruderRating **** I recently saw a video that demonstrated the many features of a Volkswagon camper van. On the outside, it looked like a nondescript passenger van. But once inside the van transformed into a very … [Read more...] about Review of Nomadland
Review of The Last Stand
Review of The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of The Little Bighorn by Nathanial Philbrick Rating ***** Last month I had a chance to visit Little Bighorn in Montana. We opted for a bus tour of the battlefield. Our guide gave a good overview of the story, but there was a lot … [Read more...] about Review of The Last Stand