Gary is a documentary about former star child Gary Coleman. I watched his sitcom DIff’rent Strokes back in the day and I guess you could say I had a certain affinity for him just because we were around the same … Continue reading
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin is a Netflix documentary about a young man with degenerative muscular disease who lived out a deep and meaningful life in World of Warcraft. The doc is clever in how it shows off his real … Continue reading
Of course the music of John Williams is the soundtrack of my life… if you’re reading this, it’s probably made a huge impact on you too. Jaws, Star Wars, Superman, Close Encounters, ET, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, and onwards to … Continue reading
It takes real effort to make a truly bad documentary. Even if you (the viewer) aren’t interested in the topic or even disagree with the thesis, a doc is usually at least informative and interesting on some level. Seeking Mavis … Continue reading
Will & Harper is a personal Netflix documentary that follows professional funny actor Will Ferrell and professional funny writer Harper Steele as they drive cross country. Harper recently transitioned to a woman so we watch two old friends meet again … Continue reading
As a kid, I had a certain admiration for Christopher Reeve that went beyond his role as Superman. Of course, I loved his Superman (parts 1 and 2 anyway) enough that I always liked seeing him in the small handful … Continue reading
Apollo 13: Survival sounds like an Asylum knockoff of Ron Howard’s Apollo 13 from 1995. And compared to that movie, it might as well be. If you’ve seen that far superior ’95 film, there’s very little reason to bother with … Continue reading
I added Just. One. Mile. to my watchlist after podcaster Jeff Cannata gushed about it emotionally on The Filmcast. There it sat for a year until it qualified as the least watched movie in my list. Which is a little … Continue reading
Inside the Mind of a Dog sounds like a companion piece to Inside the Mind of a Cat, also a Netflix documentary about our furry friends. But it’s not… it seems to have an entirely different focus (and Rob Lowe, … Continue reading
How to Rob a Bank is basically just another Netflix true crime documentary. Nothing special in its production. It’s a little interesting in terms of its subject matter… a crafty man and his accomplices take to robbing banks in the … Continue reading