What makes Billie Holiday’s biopic so interesting is that her life would be worthy of a movie regardless of the fact that she is responsible for that song. This becomes both a gift and a curse for the movie though, … Continue reading The United States vs Billie Holiday (2021) 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
One aspect of Almost Famous that makes it so watchable is the fact that it feels like it could have been a true story. It wouldn’t surprise me if there were many bands watching this movie and recognising the different … Continue reading Almost Famous (2000) Review
This is It was always going to face a challenge. Michael Jackson was planning the tour to end all tours and this movie was to capture that experience, with the concert itself being the final centrepiece to the whole film. … Continue reading This is It (2009) Review
How much you appreciate Miss Americana won’t depend on your love of Taylor Swift but rather how objective you like your documentaries, particularly those with seemingly so much control from the subject. To the unfamiliar, you would wonder why Taylor … Continue reading Miss Americana (2020) Review
A biopic is only ever as interesting as the focus of the movie. British rock-gods Queen or more specifically their charismatic front-man Freddie Mercury should be the perfect subjects for an interesting true life story. However, the more you dive into … Continue reading Oscars 2019: Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) Review
When people talk about screen chemistry then they should look at the work that Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga put in on A Star is Born. They hold this movie together so well that you are captivated from the moment the … Continue reading Review Bonanza: A Star is Born (2018) Review
If you are going to do a music mockumentary then This is Spinal Tap has to be your touch-point. You can either avoid all similarities or embrace what your film could be by building on the best aspects of that movie. … Continue reading Review Bonanza: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) Review
It is difficult to comprehend how influential This is Spinal Tap really is. It is probably not the first mockumentary but it is one of the best and would lead the way for so many other movies and TV shows that … Continue reading Review Bonanza: This is Spinal Tap (1984) Review
The test for any decent documentary is that it should engage and entertain even if you aren’t interested in the subject matter. A good story is a good story in any medium so the story of the seemingly meteoric rise of … Continue reading Oasis: Supersonic (2016) Review
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