UPHEAVAL: THE JOURNEY OF MENACHEM BEGIN- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Jailed in a Soviet gulag before the war and scarred by loss in the Holocaust, Menachem Begin is remembered as one of Israel’s most democratic prime ministers for defending Jewish immigration and signing an historic peace accord with Egypt.”
12/3/22- Just 4 reviews for this documentary– 3 are very good and 1 is fair. TRDB.
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THE CORRIDORS OF POWER- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Political heavyweights help build a picture of how America has responded to reports of genocide, war crimes and mass atrocities as the only global superpower after the fall of the Soviet Union.”
11/27/22- Just 3 reviews and they are all excellent. TRDB.
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ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Directed by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is an epic, emotional and interconnected story about internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography, and rare footage of her personal fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the overdose crisis.”
11/27/22- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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BAD AXE- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A real-time portrait of 2020 unfolds as an Asian-American family in Trump’s rural America fights to keep their restaurant and American dream alive in the face of a pandemic, Neo-Nazis, and generational scars from the Cambodian Killing Fields.”
11/23/22- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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IN HER HANDS- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Filmed across two turbulent years, In Her Hands tells the story of Zarifa Ghafari, who at 26 became one of Afghanistan’s first female mayors and the youngest to ever hold the position. The film documents her fight for survival against the backdrop of her country’s accelerated unraveling. ”
11/20/22- Really poor reviews and a few good ones for this documentary about Afghanistan and about women in some cultures.
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IS THAT BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU?!?- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “From celebrated writer and film historian Elvis Mitchell, IS THAT BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU?!? is both a documentary and deeply personal essay. The film examines the craft and power of cinema from a perspective often overlooked: the African American contribution to films released from the landmark era of the 70s.”
11/16/22- Excellent reviews from the critics and poor ones from audiences. TRDB.
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RETROGRADE- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “RETROGRADE captures the final nine months of America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan from multiple perspectives: one of the last U.S. Special Forces units deployed there, a young Afghan general and his corps fighting to defend their homeland against all odds, and the civilians desperately attempting to flee as the country collapses and the Taliban take over.”
11/16/22- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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NOTHING LASTS FOREVER- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Hidden from public view, a war is raging inside the diamond industry. When filmmaker Jason Kohn infiltrates this highly secretive world, he uncovers a vast, far reaching crime that threatens the value of every diamond ever mined.”
11/16/22- Just a few reviews for this documentary and they are excellent. TRDB.
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THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Trailblazing, hell-raising country music legend Tanya Tucker defied the standards of how a woman in country music was supposed to behave. Decades after Tanya slipped from the spotlight, rising Americana music star Brandi Carlile takes it upon herself to write an entire album for her hero based on Tanya’s extraordinary life, spurring the greatest comeback in country music history.”
11/10/22- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Inspired by Lizzy Goodman’s bestselling book, MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM is an immersive archival journey through the explosive New York music scene of the early 2000s.”
11/6/22- Weak reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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