The Subtle Art is a documentary based on a book that I haven’t read (if it helps, I did read “On Bullshit” which seems to be in the same ballpark as far as marketing goes). It’s basic philosophy is that … Continue reading
I decided to give The Automat documentary a try not because I’m fascinated by automats but because I was fascinated by why anyone would make a documentary about automats. And why Mel Brooks was the face of the marketing. Is … Continue reading
The Volcano: Rescue for Whakaari is a surprisingly foreboding and frightening Netflix documentary about a recent event I hadn’t heard about. In 2019, a tourist island volcano off the coast of New Zealand pops while two boat-fulls of tourists are … Continue reading
I was going to lead off this review with the pithy comment, “In the next episode of No Objectivity Theater, it’s the Disney+ documentary Mickey: The Story of a Mouse”. I was going to say that, but now I can’t … Continue reading
Good Night Oppy is a documentary about the two Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity. It exists on the borderline between hard science and fluffy science communication. It’s a flick that my jaded, hard science loving brain was enjoying but also … Continue reading
Presented as a Netflix series, these four 30-40 minute episodes play more like a padded movie than anything else. It tells the story of a young man in 1995 who noticed a goofy Pepsi commercial was promising an actual Harrier … Continue reading
Three cheer for the interobang!?! Oh wait what? Yeah, Is That Black Enough for You?!? is a pretty good documentary about the rise of black film (blaxploitation, even) from 1968-1978… and black actors, directors, and writers throughout cinema history in … Continue reading
Capturing the Killer Nurse is the documentary version of the true life story of a nurse who killed his patience for almost twenty years. Just a week or two earlier, the Good Nurse starring Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne impressed … Continue reading
The Sound of 007 is a documentary about the songs and scores of the James Bond franchise over the past 60 years. My first instinct was to be above a bunch of navel gazing at the classic Bond theme… but … Continue reading
Next up on Existential Crisis Theater: Netflix’s new documentary A Trip to Infinity. I suck at math but I love the elegance of math… the simplicity and the complexity. I love the theories and concepts, even if my brain breaks … Continue reading