Review of the Netflix Documentary Series Turning Point
Review of the Netflix Documentary Series Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on TerrorRating ***** If you can watch only one 9/11 documentary, make it this one. This five-part documentary series expertly encapsulates the mistakes made before and after that terrible day. Rather than focus solely on the events of 9/11, this documentary series examines […]
Review of the HBO docuseries The Crime of the Century
The Crime of the Century: Big Pharma and the Opioid Epidemic Written and Directed by Alex GibneyRating ***** In a scene in the second installment of this two-part documentary, the filmmakers follow DEA agents as they raid the house of a man in Lubbock, Texas whom they believe was selling large quantities of fentanyl. That […]
All about slavery and the fight for equal rights
One of this site’s goals is to bring attention to books, films, and documentaries that you might have overlooked. There is a lot of great content out there. Sometimes I like to group things based on subject matter, as I did in my recent post about abstract art. This post will point you to hours […]
My pick for the 2021 best documentary Oscar
Thanks to on-demand video and streaming, I’ve been able to see all five of the Oscar-nominated feature documentaries. I’m a fan of documentaries, but had these films not been nominated, I might not have sought them out. The one documentary that I felt should have been nominated but wasn’t was the film A Thousand Cuts, […]
Review of Murder Among the Mormons
Review of Murder Among the MormonsRating ***** Murder Among The Mormons is a story about greed, deception, and self-preservation. It all starts when a man named Mark Hofmann announces the discovery of a historical document that calls into question the beginnings of the Morman church. The document, later known as the salamander letter, goes through […]
Review of Room 2806
Review of Room 2806: The Accusation rating ***** An uneducated immigrant brings down one of the most powerful men in the world. That is the theme in this excellent four-part Netflix docuseries. Before Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, R Kelly, and a host of other powerful men brought down by women in sexual assault cases, there […]