Rating ***** An eight-year-old boy dies from suspicious circumstances. Who is responsible? The mother and her boyfriend? Social workers, who failed to do the proper follow-ups? Police officers, who did a cursory investigation when alerted to possible child abuse? Those are some of the questions … [Read more...] about Review of the Netflix Docuseries The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez
Review of the Netflix Docuseries The Pharmacist
Review of The Pharmacist Directed by Julia Willoughby Nason and Jenner Furst Rating ***** Ever since Making a Murderer started streaming on Netflix back in 2015, I've been a fan of docuseries. If you go to the sitemap page on this site and choose docuseries under categories, you'll find an … [Read more...] about Review of the Netflix Docuseries The Pharmacist
My 2020 Oscar Picks
For the past several weeks I've asked a lot of people about the Oscars. Which film do you think will win? What was your favorite documentary? In almost every case the person I've asked hadn't seen any of the nominated films. I don't go to the movies anymore was a typical answer. I wait for them to … [Read more...] about My 2020 Oscar Picks
My Pick for best documentary 2019
I've been able to watch four of the five Oscar-nominated documentaries. I'll update this post if I happen to get a chance to see the fifth nominated documentary before this weekend. American Factory This film is about a Chinese automotive glass company called Fuyao and their efforts to build … [Read more...] about My Pick for best documentary 2019
Review of Don’t F**K With Cats
Review of Don't F**K WIth Cats written and directed by Mark LewisRating ***** I was first drawn to this docuseries by the premise: a group of individuals forms a Facebook group to track down and identify the perpetrator of an animal cruelty video. What transpires over three episodes is a … [Read more...] about Review of Don’t F**K With Cats
Review of The Devil Next Door
Directed by Yossi Bloch and Daniel SilvanRating ***** Was John Demjanjuk the murderous Ivan the Terrible, who worked the gas chambers at the Nazi death camp Treblinka, or was he a victim of misidentification? That's the question at the center of this five-part Netflix documentary series. … [Read more...] about Review of The Devil Next Door