Posts filed under 'Documentary/History'
THE FINAL YEAR- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Enjoying rare access to Barack Obama and some of his top aides during the last year of his presidency, filmmaker Greg Barker captures the urgency of White House foreign policy experts as they hasten to cement Obama’s global legacy.”
1/19/17- Very good reviews from the critics and poor ones from audiences. TRDB.
10/17/18- I enjoyed the movie especially seeing the intense work done by Obama’s subordinates. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Tags: documentary
January 19th, 2018
THE FORGOTTEN REFUGEES- 2005.
This documentary is about the treatment and expulsion of Jews from Middle East countries through the years and is well worth seeing if you can get a copy.
I liked it very much. TRDB.
Tags: documentary, history
January 15th, 2018
WHAT LIES UPSTREAM- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Spelling out in dire fashion the ongoing dangers of pollution in America’s drinking water supply, documentarian Cullen Hoback examines public-health threats in Michigan and West Virginia, and exposes the collusion between government and industry.”
1/12/18- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
January 13th, 2018
MY COFFEE WITH JEWISH FRIENDS- 2018. One reviewer said this about the movie-
1/12/18- I saw 4 reviews and all 4 were positive but none were exceptional. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
January 13th, 2018
THE GREEN FOG- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this experimental movie created for the final night of the 2017 San Francisco International Film Festival, director Guy Maddin and collaborators reimagine Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” using a visual collage of found footage from a host of sources.”
1/5/18- I’ve seen just 5 reviews and they were all very good. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
January 5th, 2018
IN THE LAND OF POMEGRANATES- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. ” In the Land of Pomegranates (2018) – DVD NetflixIn this engrossing documentary, a group of Palestinian and Israeli youngsters gathers in Germany for a “Vacation from War” retreat, where each side faces the “enemy” and engages on a personal level, recognizing their shared humanity.”
1/5/18- Fair reviews at best for this documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
January 5th, 2018
THE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Racial hatred’s savage roots were on display in Recy Taylor’s gang rape by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. When she identified her attackers despite the danger to herself and her family, the case became a seminal moment in the civil rights movement.”
12/15/17- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
December 15th, 2017
QUEST- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set in a neglected North Philadelphia neighborhood, this affecting documentary charts a decade in the lives of the Rainey family, whose home music studio has become a refuge from the strife that pervades their community.”
12/7/17- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
December 7th, 2017
THE NEW RADICAL- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a world they see as corporatized and soul-killing, a generation of millennial radicals are taking to the Internet and using technology to attack the system. This documentary shines a light on the crypto-anarchists at the heart of the movement.”
12/1/17- Fair reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
December 1st, 2017
BIG TIME- 2017. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The puckish architect Bjarke Ingels has built his career on defying convention and distancing himself from his peers. He is 39 years old, founder of a company pretentiously and provocatively called BIG and is on his definite way to becoming one of the world’s most innovative and successful contemporary architects.”
12/1/17- Very good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
December 1st, 2017
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