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Expedition Happiness Quicktake
November 22, 2020
Rating **** The idea was to buy an old school bus, refurbish it into a home on wheels, and then travel across Canada, the ...
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 Quicktake
October 18, 2020
Rating **** 1/2 The Trial of the Chicago 7 by Aaron Sorkin tells the story of how Mayor Richard Daily used overwhelming police force ...
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A soundtrack disaster
June 20, 2020
Since this site is dedicated to nonfiction, I won’t write a full review of the film Da Five Bloods. Besides, I could not make ...
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Epstein: Filthy Rich Quicktake
June 2, 2020
Rating ***** I’ve followed a lot of criminal cases where things break down. Usually, it’s at the detriment of an innocent defendant. Sometimes, as ...
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The Report Quicktake
December 5, 2019
The Report written and directed by Scott Z. BurnsRating ***** A few years ago the film Spotlight won an Oscar for best picture. I ...
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American Factory Quick Take
August 22, 2019
American Factory Directors Steven Bognar and Julia RechertRating ***** This documentary is jammed pack with relevant content: the decline of factory jobs, culture differences ...
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Two nonfiction film quicktakes
March 30, 2019
I have two really good nonfiction films to recommend. First up is Apollo 11.Apollo 11 directed by Todd Douglas Miller. Rating ***** Back in ...
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