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Friday, September 18, 2020

Report from the Vinyl Nation

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Kevin L. Jones 0 Comments Christopher Boone, I Need That Record, Kelley Stoltz, Kevin Smokler, Record Store Day, Vinyl Nation

A record collector reviews a movie about record collecting

DOCUMENTARY FILM

‘Class Action Park’: Amusing Ourselves to Death

August 28, 2020September 3, 2020 Sara Stewart 0 Comments Chris Charles Scott III, Chris Gethard, Class Action Park, John Hodgman, Seth Porges

HBO Max documentary about legendary 1980s New Jersey playground brings back the pain

DOCUMENTARY Gaming TELEVISION

‘High Score’ Plays it Safe

August 27, 2020 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments

Fun Netflix docuseries about video-game history underplays the dark side of the industry

DOCUMENTARY FILM

The Beat Goes On

August 5, 2020August 19, 2020 Sara Stewart 1 Comment Alison Ellwood, Beauty and the Beat, Belinda Carlisle, Jane Wiedlin, Kathy Valentine, The Go-Gos

Documentary revives the reputation of the Go-Go’s, one of the great bands of the 80s

DOCUMENTARY FILM Politics TELEVISION

Eight Must-Watch Candidates

July 24, 2020 Matt Hanson 0 Comments A Face in the Crowd, A Perfect Candidate, documentaries, HBO, movies, Nashville, Street Fight, The Contender, The Manchurian Candidate, The Wire, Wag the Dog

Vote yes for these on-screen campaigns to join your viewing list

DOCUMENTARY FILM Netflix TELEVISION

Essential Workers

July 16, 2020July 23, 2020 Kenji Fujishima 0 Comments Adi Barash, Allan King, Dying at Grace, Frederick Wiseman, Lenox Hill, Near Death, Ruthie Schatz

Lenox Hill, Frederick Wiseman, and Allan King document the medical profession

DOCUMENTARY FILM Netflix

Walter Mercado: the Brightest Star

July 8, 2020July 7, 2020 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mucho Mucho Amor, Walter Mercado

‘Mucho Mucho Amor’ highlights the fabulous life and not-so-tragic death of the Latin world’s most famous astrologer

DOCUMENTARY FILM

Stormy Leather

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Joan Jett, Liam Firmager, Lita Ford, Suzi Q, Suzi Quatro

The worshipful documentary ‘SUZI Q’ fleshes out the life of bass-playing ’70s phenom Suzi Quatro

DOCUMENTARY FILM

‘Welcome to Chechnya’ and ‘Unsettled’

June 30, 2020July 5, 2020 Michael Giltz 0 Comments David France, Tom Shepard, Unsettled, Welcome to Chechnya

For queers escaping the horrors of Chechnya, Syria and the like, the U.S. is still the Promised Land

DOCUMENTARY FILM YouTube

‘Handsworth Songs’ Is Essential Amid Today’s Social Unrest

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Kenji Fujishima 0 Comments England, Handsworth Songs, John Akomfrah, Margaret Thatcher

John Akomfrah’s documentary about the 1985 Handsworth riots in England mirrors racial issues

DOCUMENTARY FILM

‘You Don’t Nomi’ and the Cult of ‘Showgirls’

June 19, 2020June 23, 2020 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Elizabeth Berkeley, Gaspar Noé, Henry and June, Joe Ezterhas, Kyle MacLachlan, Paul Verhoeven, Philip Kaufman, Showgirls, You Don't Nomi

Documentary chronicles our obsession with a masterpiece of shit

DOCUMENTARY FILM

Human Rights Watch Film Festival Goes Digital

June 16, 2020June 18, 2020 Inney Prakash 0 Comments 8th, Coded Bias, Down a Dark Stairwell, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch Digital Film Festival, Ursula Liang

And struggles with diversity issues

DOCUMENTARY FILM

Bruce Lee: American Hero

June 7, 2020June 9, 2020 Frank Wu 0 Comments Be Water, Bruce Lee, ESPN

‘Be Water’: a magnificent ESPN documentary that puts the dragon in the context of his times

DOCUMENTARY FILM

Asian American History Gets its Due in Epic PBS Documentary

June 5, 2020 Frank Wu 0 Comments

Comprehensive, hopeful, and profoundly patriotic

DOCUMENTARY FILM

‘The Painter and the Thief’

May 23, 2020May 23, 2020 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Barbora Kysilkova, Benjamin Ree, Karl-Bertil Nordland, The Painter and The Thief

A lovely documentary about art, crime, redemption, and friendship

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