A SPACE PROGRAM- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “This high-spirited documentary chronicles a project by bricolage artist Tom Sachs, who assembled a team to help him construct a homemade spaceship. The vessel then launches on a mission to Mars carrying two female astronauts.”
3/18/16- Fairly good critical review. TRDB.
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EVERYTHING IS COPY- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Author and screenwriter Nora Ephron became famous first for her acerbic wit and later for her stormy marriage to journalist Carl Bernstein, as chronicled in this candid but affectionate documentary directed by Ephron’s son Jacob.”
3/18/16- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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THE BRAINWASHING OF MY DAD- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Alarmed and intrigued by her father’s gradual conversion to hard-right political views, documentarian Jen Senko examines the ascent of right-wing media, which whips up civic resentments daily through an army of conservative talk-radio pundits.”
3/18/16- Poor reviews by both critics and audiences. TRDB.
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THE BIRTH OF SAKE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “At Yoshida Brewery, which is nearly 150 years old, a small group of skilled artisans practices the 2,000-year-old tradition of saké-making, spending months away from friends and family as they devote themselves to preserving the ancient craft.”
3/18/16- Just 2 professional reviews— 1 up and 1 down. Audiences have liked it very much. TRDB.
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CITY OF GOLD- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “From behind the wheel of his green pickup truck, acclaimed food writer Jonathan Gold sets off on a journey to explore the panoply of regional cuisines and trademark dishes to be found within the vast urban sprawl of Los Angeles.”
3/11/16- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
10/30/16- An excellent documentary just as much about LA as it is about food. TRDB.
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BOOM BUST BOOM- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Using humor, puppets and interviews with leading economists, this eye-opening documentary examines the causes of the 2008 financial crisis, concluding that mainstream economic theories ignore a central truth about human behavior.”
3/12./16- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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HERE COME THE VIDEOFREEX- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1969, CBS News hired a group of alternative-media journalists armed with portable video cameras to report on the counterculture beat. While the results were never aired, the collective remained together and created its own progressive legacy.”
3/9/16– I’ve read just 2 reviews for this documentary and they are both good. TRDB.
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TRAPPED- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Amid a political climate that’s produced a staggering array of regulations restricting abortion providers, this topical documentary looks at the clinics struggling to provide care and the people going to court to protect women’s reproductive rights.”
3/4/16- Great reviews for this well-times documentary. TRDB.
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THEY WILL HAVE TO KILL US FIRST- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a strict reading of Sharia law, Islamic jihadists who invaded northern Mali in 2012 invoked a total ban on music, driving Malian musicians into exile. But they’re determined to reclaim their musical culture, as chronicled in this documentary.”
3/4/16- Excellent reviews by the critics and very good ones by audiences. TRDB.
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COLLIDING DREAMS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Taking a considered look at the history of conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people, this comprehensive documentary explores Zionism’s ideals and aims, and the difficulty of finding compromise in a land scarred by decades of hostility.”
3/4/16- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
3/11/16- An exhaustive and exhausting account of Zionism and its role from inception to the present day. An interesting study if perhaps a bit too long. TRDB. At the Theater.
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