Review of Bigger, Stronger, Faster
The film uses a mixture of interviews, graphics, animation, and archival footage to weave an interesting story. The archival footage is especially put to good use. There are clips from movies by Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, both admitted steroid users. There are clips and interviews with professional athletes like Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis. The film covers the use of steroids in professional sports as well as the Olympics. But they also compare steroid use with other forms of performance enhancement.
Review of Nanking
Nanking is the true story of what happened in 1937 when the Japanese invaded China. If anyone ever questioned the need for a strong military, they only need to watch this film.
Review of Taxi to the Dark Side
While the theme of the movie is about our government’s use of torture as a matter of policy, the storyline that is used to illustrate this policy concerns an Afghan taxi driver by the name of Dilawar.
Review of Joe Louis: American Hero…Betrayed
This is an HBO film about heavyweight champion Joe Louis. This film is similar in content to the Ken Burn’s film Unforgivable Blackness, which was about the first black heavyweight boxing champion – Jack Johnson. Joe Louis’s story takes place nineteen years later.
Review of War Dance
Anyone who pays even a little attention to the world around them knows of the suffering going on in places like Somalia, Uganda, Darfur, and Rwanda. I learned more after reading the book A Long Way Gone, a memoir by Ishmael Beah. Films like Hotel Rwanda and Darfur Now have also brought attention to the plight of the hundreds of thousands of people caught between the rebel fighters and the various military factions. This film takes it to a more personal level.
Review of In The Shadow of the Moon
The main focus of the film is the events leading up to the Apollo 11 space flight. Subsequent flights are talked about out of sequence. The astronauts from the other flights are there mainly to reflect on the historical Apollo11 flight and to relate their personal experiences.