Considering I got to the point of referencing any found footage film as “yet another found footage film”, I was a little hesitant to watch this Shudder documentary. And I think I was ultimately right. This doc isn’t terrible but … Continue reading
The thing that’s even creepier and skeevier than the re-enactments in this fairly decent documentary is that it’s produced by Blumhouse. They have the right to make whatever kind of movies they want, but seeing the name of a low … Continue reading
White Hot tells the story of the rise of Abercrombie & Fitch from just a hundred year old clothing store to the most elite and prestigious and nakedest clothing store in your local mall. How it sold an image more … Continue reading
Even by Richard Linklater’s sometimes shaggy standards of what makes a narrative film, this movie is barely a movie. More of a memory or animated documentary about what it was like growing up in the space age of the 1960s. … Continue reading
Unpopular take and also a moment of self-reflection for my apparent monstrosity. Flee is a tragic life story but not one told very well. Yeah, I know… how wrong a take can a guy have? The documentary / animated film … Continue reading
Lucy and Desi, the documentary, managed to do what I thought was missing in the Aaron Sorkin film Being the Ricardos: actually tell me more about these two Hollywood icons. The Ricardos movie kind of covered things that I, not … Continue reading
This doc did what it was trying to. It got me mad. This isn’t a doc about some crazy thing that happened half-way around the world or a hundred years ago. I fly. Not a lot, but I fly… and … Continue reading
Another documentary about unexpected PBS celebrities… you got your Bob Ross docs, your Mr. Rogers docs, your Sesame Street docs, and now a Julia Child doc. Who’s next? Dr. Ruth? I’m blushing already. This Julia Child doc is interesting but … Continue reading
Not much into these true crime documentary series and movies that are all the rage. But I gave this one a shot because it’s just a single film and not spread out across six episodes… and because it’s not about … Continue reading
For unknown reasons, this documentary showed up at my local theater. For lesser known reasons, I went to see it. Stay home… if curious, watch a YouTube video about the subject or wait for streaming rental. The flick is the … Continue reading