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8.5

Interesting, Although Bleak, True Story!

Killers of the Flower Moon: Unadulterated E...

Oct 29, 2023Comments off

This film is based on the non-fiction book of the same name by David Grann (2017).  Writer/Director Martin Scorsese has faithfully told this amazing –

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History of an Iconic Song!

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Son...

Jul 20, 2022Comments off

The now-deceased singer/songwriter, poet, and novelist, Leonard Cohen, is loved by many millions of fans around the world.  This documentary skims over Cohen’s life history

7.5

A Very Depressing Story!

Nightmare Alley: A One-Way Trip to Hell!

Mar 03, 2022Comments off

This film is Director Guillermo Del Toro’s remake of the 1947 “Nightmare Alley.”  It has a terrific cast, and the acting is excellent.  The costumes

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Incredible Rise to the Top!

Inventing David Geffen: Amazing Life Story!...

Sep 27, 2021Comments off

If you want to see a terrific documentary (and you don’t mind being reminded of how inconsequential your life has been), then look no further

8.5

A Terrific Documentary!

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Aug 09, 2021Comments off

This documentary about Anthony Bourdain, directed by Morgan Neville, is my favorite one of the year (at least so far).  Mr. Bourdain, trained by the

8.5

An "Infectious" Documentary!

The Collective: Extreme Corruption in the R...

Apr 16, 2021Comments off

On October 30, 2015, a fire breaks out at a Bucharest nightclub, the “Colectiv.”  The club didn’t have any fire exits and 27 people were

8.5

Amazing True Story!

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution – Insp...

Mar 21, 2021Comments off

This documentary has an Academy Award nomination, and it deserves it!  It’s about “Camp Jened,” a camp for disabled kids, that somehow created an enduring

8.5

MLK Gives Amazingly Realistic Performance!

MLK/FBI: Who Knew? (Amazon Prime)

Feb 16, 2021Comments off

This is an excellent and informative documentary, directed by Sam Pollard, about the FBI’s hyper-intrusive surveillance of MLK from1963-April 4, 1968 – the date of

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An Octopus With Charisma!

My Octopus Teacher: An “ImmersiveR...

Nov 25, 2020Comments off

I was never into Octopuses.  I didn’t like the way they tasted.  “Octopus’s Garden,” written and sung by Ringo on “Abbey Road,” was one of

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Interesting Political Documentary!

Boys State: Documentary about Teenagers �...

Sep 02, 2020Comments off

This documentary (by Director Jesse Moss) is quite compelling and won the Sundance U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize!  The film chronicles the week at the