I don’t usually review franchises as a whole but the Jackass movies are so similar and deliver practically the same film with each instalment that this just seemed the easier option. As a general point, it goes without saying that … Continue reading The Jackass Franchise (2002 – 2022) Review
There is something powerful about simply retelling a story as a matter-of-fact series of events. This is the form that Attica takes, using witnesses from the event, people in and around the protest and those still affected by it, be … Continue reading Attica (2021) Review
Ascension is a good idea but you need to buy into what you are watching. There is no “hand-holding” here and it becomes fairly clear, fairly quickly, that you will witness events as a fly-on-the-wall rather than as a narrative … Continue reading Ascension (2021) Review
Animation suits the documentary format so well that its surprising that more movies of this medium don’t use it. It is especially fitting when a person is recounting incredible events of their life. Rather than recreations, which documentaries like The … Continue reading Flee (2021) Review
A good documentary, particularly music ones, can entertain those that are not even fans of the artist or subject. Granted, that is harder to do when aspects of the music documentary are also concert footage, but the experience of being … Continue reading P!nk: All I Know so Far (2021) Review
How much you like Framing Britney Spears will be based entirely on how much of a fan of the singer you are. If you are a fan of Britney Spears then this is a great journal of the singer’s career, … Continue reading Framing Britney Spears (2021) Review
The Mole Agent is a fantastic idea that doesn’t quite deliver what it intends to. That doesn’t make it a bad film, or a less effective documentary, but what it will do is infuriate some as the movie it becomes … Continue reading The Mole Agent (2020) Review
From the opening scenes and the shocking footage of the tragedy at the very heart of Collective, you realise you are watching something important. What follows though is an impressive deep dive and unprecedented look at both the impact of … Continue reading Collective (2019) Review
Crip Camp is a movie of two halves. The first tells the tale of a summer camp which gave freedom to those that had been restricted in society and spotlights very personal tales while doing it. The second half is … Continue reading Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (2020) Review
The key to any documentary, even one about specific musicians, is that if their story is interesting enough, it won’t matter if you are not a fan. Unfortunately, BLACKPINK’s documentary does not fall into this category. That’s because this is … Continue reading BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky (2020) Review
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